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NORTHERN STAR

Built
1999
Last inspected
9 May 2025
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 9 May 2025
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 8 calendar years (2016–2025)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

WDE9567
509477
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-509477

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)65.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 8.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 75 / net 60
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderA & M MANUFACTURING INC · OLD TOWN, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1999
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEWPORT, VT
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 8 May 2026 · expires 30 April 2027
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it75 - Simplified, Gross Ton
60 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
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Inspection history · 12

9 May 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8135808
3 June 2024 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7926404
9 May 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7909951
22 May 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7694412
24 May 2022 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7459397
14 May 2021 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7197074
16 May 2019 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6689102
15 June 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6177214
21 October 2016 Plan Review "T" Boat · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6027404
26 May 2016 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5888693
17 February 2016 Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5816940
9 February 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5812086

Deficiency record · 12

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 9 May 2025 Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:(1) Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible;(2) U.S. Coast Pilot or similar publication;(3) Coast Guard Light List. (Vessel did not have current nav pubs at time of inspection).
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 June 2025
Resolved 3 July 2025
Resolution: New publications provided.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 9 May 2025 Resolved
When, in accordance with § 178.210 of this chapter, a vessel must be provided with a stability letter, the stability letter must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, at the operating station of the vessel. Stability letter not onboard vessel at time of inspection.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 June 2025
Resolved 3 July 2025
Resolution: Stability letter posted.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Fitness for duty - intoxication
Issued 9 May 2025 Resolved
Chemical testing of personnel must be conducted as required by this subpart and in accordance with the procedures detailed in 49 CFR part 40. Master could not provide evidence of drug testing enrollment at time of inspection.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 June 2025
Resolved 9 June 2025
Resolution: Recieved proof of drug testing enrollment.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 9 May 2025 Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew. (Vessel's first-aid kit expired).
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 June 2025
Resolved 3 July 2025
Resolution: New first-aid kit provided.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 9 May 2025 Resolved
Each rescue ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. Port bridge wing life buoy retroreflective tape requires renewal.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 June 2025
Resolved 3 July 2025
Resolution: Retroreflective tape renewed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices
Issued 9 May 2025 Resolved
All escape hatches and other emergency exits used as means of escape must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 50 millimeters (2 inches) high: “EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR”. Aft below-deck entrance not labeled.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 June 2025
Resolved 3 July 2025
Resolution: Aft below-deck entrance labeled.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 9 May 2024 Resolved
Repair bottom support for starboard rudder. Renew upper rubber bearing iwo rudder post.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 17 May 2024
Resolved 16 May 2024
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 9 May 2024 Resolved
Replace starboard cutlass bearing.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 17 May 2024
Resolved 16 May 2024
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 22 May 2023 Resolved
Replace ring bouy ivo pilot house and properly mark.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 May 2023
Resolved 5 June 2023
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 22 May 2023 Resolved
Properly mark ring buoy on stern.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 May 2023
Resolved 5 June 2024
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 22 May 2023 Resolved
Replace batteries in water lights.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 May 2023
Resolved 5 June 2024
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 26 May 2016 Resolved
Engine interlock did not work during testing.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 June 2016
Resolved 26 May 2016
Resolution: Witnessed proper operation.

Recorded names · 1

MOONLIGHT LADY (2011). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

Ownership record

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