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HITCH HIKER
HITCH HIKER is a 1972 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 9 deficiencies.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 April 2026.
- Built
- 1972
- Last inspected
- 20 April 2026
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 9 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
20 April 2026
Deficiencies
9 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
11 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
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Simplified, Gross Ton
2 - Simplified, Net Ton
0 - Dead Weight, Ton
2 - Simplified, Net Ton
0 - Dead Weight, 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 · 13
20 April 2026
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8350882
8 May 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8112636
15 May 2024
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7904765
12 May 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7680366
7 June 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7445143
19 April 2021
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7178515
4 May 2020
Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6947829
9 April 2020
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6923912
19 April 2019
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6653538
19 April 2019
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6726637
3 April 2018
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6372446
4 April 2017
Internal Structural Exam · DAPI Audit · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6083309
2 May 2016
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5866997
Deficiency record · 9
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 8 May 2025
Resolved
Equipment, materials, and arrangements not covered by standards in this subchapter may be inspected in accordance with standards acceptable to the cognizant OCMI as good marine practice. Seal the fwd engine room bulkhead penetrations.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 15 May 2024
Resolved
Provision shall be made by means of plugs, covers, etc., to prevent the admission of air into the space protected. No closure devices were provided for the 3 ER ventilation ducts.
OLD T 46 CFR 181.20-35
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 12 May 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. First aid kit medicine expired.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 May 2023
Resolved
Each ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material. No retro tape on the ring life buoy.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 12 May 2023
Resolved
Remote fuel shutoff must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 1-in high with the purpose of the valve. No markings to indicate fuel shutoff.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 7 June 2022
Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. Portable extinguishers shall be installed on a hanger or bracket intended for such purpose. Vessel fire extinguishers are not mounted.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 7 June 2022
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight unless it is limited to daytime operations. Vessel waterlight does not work. Vessel is limited to daylight operations until light is working.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 19 April 2019
Resolved
Engineroom hatch not weather tight.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Functionality of Safety Systems
Issued 19 April 2019
Resolved
Fuel shut off at tank not accessible in an emergency.
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.