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AGASSIZ
AGASSIZ is a 2002 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2021.
Records from 2013 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 July 2025.
- Built
- 2002
- Last inspected
- 30 July 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2013–2021
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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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
30 July 2025
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
10 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
9 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
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Identity
1132369
WDA9847
589282
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-589282
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)36.0 ft × 12.8 ft × 4.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 14 / net 11
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderWINNINGHOFF BOATS INC · ROWLEY, MA, UNITED STATES · built 2002
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUGHTON, MI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 27 January 2026 · expires 31 January 2027
Service, as the file records itResearch Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it14 - Simplified, Gross Ton
11 - Simplified, Net Ton
11 - 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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Detail on this page
16 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 10 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 2 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.
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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.
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Inspection history · 16
30 July 2025
Administrative Inspection · ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8208123
26 June 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8167014
21 June 2024
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7979879
22 May 2023
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7694004
23 June 2022
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7484748
20 May 2022
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7455151
11 January 2022
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7379016
11 January 2022
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7449146
10 November 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7442528
13 May 2021
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7199622
21 December 2020
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7114815
23 September 2019
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6824785
22 May 2017
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6152562
24 April 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6131467
13 March 2017
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6104290
28 June 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5921709
Deficiency record · 10
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
A vessel on a Great Lakes route must carry Six hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter, and Six hand orange smoke distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.037 in subchapter Q of this chapter. A hand red flare distress signal approved in accordance with § 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter may be substituted for the hand orange smoke required.
Vessel only had 3 had red flares meeting the 160.021 requirement.
46 CFR 180.68
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight attached to a life buoy with a lanyard and corrosion-resistant clip. Vessels waterlight was not working, and had the wrong battery installed in it. Vessel limited to daylight hours only until corrected.
46 CFR 180.70(d)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
Remote fuel shutoff stations must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high indicating purpose of the valve and direction of operation. Pull rods under the helm were labeled as fuel shutoff, when they do not stop the flow of fuel. Label for fuel shutoff valves in the aft deck needs replaced.
46 CFR 185.608
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
(a) 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;
(4) Tide tables; and
(5) Current tables, or a river current publication issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or a river authority.
(b) Extracts from the publications listed above for the areas to be transited may be provided instead of the complete publication.
Vessel did not have physical copies of all pubs onboard. Captain had access to all references via phone, but nothing was physically onboard the vessel. Provide a plan to ensure access to required pubs is available at all times onboard the vessel when it is away from the dock.
46 CFR 184.420
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
(a) Marine employers must establish programs for the chemical testing for dangerous drugs on a random basis of crewmembers on inspected vessels who:
(1) Occupy a position, or perform the duties and functions of a position, required by the vessel's Certificate of Inspection;
(2) Perform the duties and functions of patrolmen or watchmen required by this chapter; or,
(3) Are specifically assigned the duties of warning, mustering, assembling, assisting, or controlling the movement of passengers during emergencies.
Vessel is required a deckhand per the COI, and not all of the persons filling the deckhand position are part of the vessels drug testing program. Persons filling the deckhand position must be enrolled in the drug testing program used by the company.
46 CFR 16.230
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 20 May 2022
Resolved
VHF/FM radio installations shall comply with FCC installation requirements of 47 CFR Part 80. Passenger vessels shall be equipped with Digital Selective Calling capable radios, connected to GPS input, programmed with the vessel's MMSI call number and inspected in accordance wiht the Great Lakes Radio Agreement.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 13 March 2017
Resolved
Watertight bulkhead at Frame 6 has 02 penetrations (1 port, 1 stbd) for electrical cable runs into engine room not watertight or fire retardant. Make watertight & fire retardant to satisfaction of attending MI.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 28 June 2016
Resolved
Wires not supported with appropriate brackets and anti-chafing gear in lazarette and engine room. Install metal supports not more than 24 inches apart and anti-chafing gear IAW 46CFR183.340(b).
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 28 June 2016
Resolved
Expired items in first aid kit. Replace expired items.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted
Issued 28 June 2016
Resolved
No records of crew training. Log all crew training including date of training and description of training.
Casualty record · 2
13 September 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4714949
10 November 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7442528
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,
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