DANA BOWKER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

DANA BOWKER is a 1971 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 June 2026.

Built: 1971
Last inspected: 5 June 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
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 5 June 2026

Recorded inspections16

…physical examinations16

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

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WAM5788

52258

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-52258

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Vessel history report

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 16

5 June 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8392760

6 April 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8343615

28 August 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8219653

2 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8014324

17 April 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7897015

20 September 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7795029

6 July 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7498403

18 April 2022 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7436433

8 June 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7219261

15 July 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7007822

14 April 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6940077

23 April 2019 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6669323

30 May 2017 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6160378

15 May 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6243778

19 April 2017 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6128195

25 July 2016 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5851758

Deficiency record · 10

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 28 August 2025 Resolved

Repair switch for electric submersible wires. Appears to be wired backwards.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 September 2025
Resolved 1 October 2025
Resolution: Vessel's operator repaired the switch and it was tested by attending marine inspector.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 20 September 2023 Resolved

Vessel missed inspection window for Annual.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 September 2023
Resolved 20 September 2023
Resolution: Completed Annual Exam.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Vent for fuel tank did not have a flame screen. Replace flame screen.

Due 13 May 2019
Resolved 10 May 2019
Resolution: Flame screen replaced.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 23 April 2019 Resolved

Vessel failed to have an annual inspection in 2018.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 June 2019
Resolved 16 July 2019
Resolution: Letter of Warning issued and accepted.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)

Issued 23 April 2019 Resolved

Vessel operated without a valid COI during the 2018 operating season.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 June 2019
Resolved 16 July 2019
Resolution: Letter of Warning issued and accepted.

Stability › Intact Righting Energy › General

Issued 10 May 2017 Resolved

Install 193 pounds of ballast under the propulsion engine and fix to prevent shifting. Or complete a simplified stability proof test.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2017
Resolved 30 May 2017
Resolution: Two 100 pound lead ingots were installed under the engine.

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › General Arrangement Plans

Issued 19 April 2017 Resolved

Complete plan review for new engine, propeller, propeller shaft and engine mounts.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 May 2017

Operations/Management › Vessel Activity › Construction/Repair

Issued 19 April 2017 Resolved

Prove proper U/W operation of vessel.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 May 2017

Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls

Issued 19 April 2017 Resolved

Prove proper operation of fire suppression system engine shutdown.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 May 2017

Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Servicing

Issued 25 July 2016 Resolved

System was serviced, but a faulty switch was discovered during examination. whenever the wire was moved the engine would begin to stall. Vessel was taken out of service and PYC called a service technician.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 18 August 2016
Resolution: Syetem was repaired and tested properly.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.