JAMES C. ECHOLS is a 1982 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2018, along with 5 deficiencies.
Records from 2016 to 2018. Most recent: inspection, 10 January 2018.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 8 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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.
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.
Tonnage as PSIX records it50 - Simplified, Gross Ton 40 - Simplified, 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 · 7
10 January 2018Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6339107
3 August 2017In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6230665
16 May 2017Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6147852
1 August 2016In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5960100
21 July 2016Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5966982
10 March 2016Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5831609
3 February 2016COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5808687
Vibration in shaft, provide USCG MI with diver report prior to carrying passenger.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 August 2017
Resolved 4 August 2017
Resolution: Vessel provided detailed divers report to attending USCG MI.
Port prop became fouled with a line while underway. A diver has been scheduled to attend to clear fouling. Provide post dive survey report to OCMI and make vessel avail for underway operational test. 46 CFR 2.01-10(b)
Due 1 August 2016
Resolved 2 August 2016
Engineering › Freshwater System (jacketwater cooling) › Piping
Issued 17 February 2016Resolved
Found worn and/or missing lagging on the port and starboard main engine jacket water line. Repair or replace as necessary to the satisfaction of a CG Marine Inspector.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 March 2016
Resolved 10 March 2016
Resolution: All lagging was replaced.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Piping
Issued 17 February 2016Resolved
Found copper tubing penetrating watertight bulkhead in the fuel tank compartment. Piping was not sealed. Remove or cap to the satisfaction of a CG Marine Inspector. OLD "T" 46 CFR
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 March 2016
Resolved 10 March 2016
Resolution: Sealed watertight bulkhead.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 3 February 2016Resolved
Vessel has not completed inspection for renewal prior to expiration of COI. Vessel shall complete inspection prior to carrying passengers.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 4 March 2016
Resolved 17 February 2016
Resolution: Vessel has completed COI Inspection as required.
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.