DINAH C

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

DINAH C is a 1981 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2025, along with 8 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.

Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 5 August 2025.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 5 August 2025
Documentation: Case Pending · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2011

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 August 2025

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations13

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

643315

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WDH6008

53524

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-53524

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 15.0 ft × 5.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 28 / net 19

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderNEUVILLE BOAT WORKS INC · LOREAUVILLE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationCase Pending · issued 30 June 2004

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 it28 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
19 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 15

5 August 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8202646

24 July 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7965102

17 July 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7960604

14 August 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7768455

13 June 2022 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7475970

10 May 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7191902

8 December 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7108474

9 July 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7001411

3 September 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6803136

26 January 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Grand Isle · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6615505

17 July 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6482638

6 July 2018 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6469475

20 July 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6215159

12 May 2016 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5875571

10 May 2016 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5878675

Deficiency record · 8

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 24 July 2024 Resolved

All escape hatches and other emergency exits used as means of escape must be marked on both sides clearly legible letters at least 50 millimeters (2 inches) high "EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR". Emergency exits onboard were not marked.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 23 October 2024
Resolution: Vsl rep provided photographic evidence of emergency escape hatch marking.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Medical certificate

Issued 24 July 2024 Resolved

Applicants seeking a national endorsement on their Merchant Mariner Credentials must hold an unexpired Medical Certificate. Master did not have valid Medical Certificate.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 28 August 2024
Resolution: Vsl rep obtained valid medical certificate.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 24 July 2024 Resolved

Stations in the marine service must be licensed by the FCC. Vessel did not have a valid FCC Radio Station Authorization.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 25 July 2024
Resolution: Vsl provided satisfactory proof of FCC Radio Station Auth.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 14 August 2023 Resolved

Fuel filters fitted with bowls of other than steel construction must be protected from mechanical damage. Fuel filters in engine room had bowls other than steel construction, and were not protected with flame bowls/shields. - 46 CFR 182.455(b)(6)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 16 August 2023
Resolution: The engine room fuel strainer flame bowls/ shields were put into place.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 14 August 2023 Resolved

All engine exhaust pipes must be water cooled. Port M/E exhaust has a fracture at its cooling water injection point. Repair. - 46 CFR 182.20-15

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 16 August 2023
Resolution: The Owner/ Operator reworked and rewelded the crack that was found on the raw water-cooling inlet into the vessel’s port main engine exhaust to satisfaction.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Marking

Issued 20 July 2017 Resolved

Incorrect life jacket placard on board, provide correct placard for type of lifejackets on board the vessel.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 July 2017
Resolved 21 July 2017
Resolution: Purchased new life jacket placard and placed in accomadation space in vessel.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts

Issued 20 July 2017 Resolved

Outdated charts on board the vessel. Provide up to date charts.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 July 2017
Resolved 21 July 2017
Resolution: Purchased new nautical charts of area and placed onbaord the vessel in the pilot house.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Day Shapes

Issued 20 July 2017 Resolved

Lacking proper dayshapes. Provide proper dayshapes of three balls and one diamond.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 July 2017
Resolved 21 July 2017
Resolution: Purchased new day shapes for the vessel and placed them on board.

Casualty record · 1

27 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3937690

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

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.