FRIENDS GOOD WILL

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

FRIENDS GOOD WILL is a 2004 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2026, along with 12 deficiencies and 8 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2017.

Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 August 2026.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 5 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 26
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 8 investigations · 2005–2017

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 2026

Recorded inspections26

…physical examinations22

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 12 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

1163363

—

WDC4005

668869

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-668869

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.5 ft × 17.0 ft × 11.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 54 / net 48

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSCARANO BOAT BUILDING INC · ALBANY, NY, UNITED STATES · built 2004

Hull materialWood

PropulsionDiesel Direct

Hull shapeSail (Distinct Keel)

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSOUTH HAVEN, MI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 30 April 2026 · expires 30 April 2027

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 it54 - Simplified, Gross Ton
44 - Displacement, Gross Ton
51 - Dead Weight, Gross Ton
48 - 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.

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.

This report is in development and is not for sale yet. There is no date, and nothing is charged. Leave an email and we will tell you when it exists, once.

Inspection history · 26

5 August 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8449478

18 August 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8194376

22 May 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7915555

11 December 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7837577

7 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7706271

8 November 2022 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7591367

24 May 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7479576

27 April 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7457254

27 July 2021 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7269718

24 June 2020 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6985735

26 September 2019 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6822588

5 June 2019 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6682865

9 January 2019 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6624724

16 August 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6538370

30 April 2018 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6559550

26 January 2018 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6559535

1 December 2017 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6340349

29 August 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6253924

17 July 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6212607

7 June 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6168759

6 June 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6169512

1 February 2017 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6089525

8 September 2016 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5996373

3 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5993399

28 July 2016 Attraction Vessel Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5955606

9 June 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5925850

Deficiency record · 12

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

Issued 18 August 2025 Resolved

Vessel must comply with FCC requirements that are applicable. Vessel had an expired FCC Station License.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 September 2025
Resolved 4 September 2025
Resolution: Received valid FCC Station License

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts

Issued 24 May 2022 Resolved

Hydrostatic release on 01 of 02 liferafts was installed improperly.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 24 May 2022
Resolved 24 May 2022
Resolution: Crew properly attached hydrostatic release prior to the conclusion of the inspection.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 27 April 2022 Resolved

Propeller hub fasteners found to be loose/missing. Replace as original and lock securely.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 6 May 2022
Resolved 3 May 2022

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 27 April 2022 Resolved

Exhaust elbow insulation is deteriorated. Renew as original.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 June 2022
Resolved 21 June 2022
Resolution: Renewed exhaust blanket

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 16 August 2018 Resolved

Vessel is required 06 hand red and 06 hand orange flares. Vessel only had four each.

Due 24 August 2018
Resolved 17 August 2018

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Strut/Cross Tie

Issued 6 June 2017 Resolved

King/Samson post cracked at upper port section in forpeak.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 July 2017
Resolved 29 August 2017
Resolution: Checked area was epoxied and repaired, DDGH

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 6 June 2017 Resolved

Unable to observe interior hull approximately six feet aft and two feet down from the vessel transducer on the starboard side.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 7 July 2017
Resolved 17 July 2017
Resolution: Area made avaiable for inspecion.

Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Charger

Issued 8 September 2016 Resolved

Battery Charger does not have an ammeter in the charging circuit.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 October 2016
Resolved 29 August 2017
Resolution: Ammenter installed, DDGH

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (emergency) › Circuit Breaker

Issued 8 September 2016 Resolved

Unable to demonstrate using emergency battery start.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 October 2016
Resolved 29 August 2017
Resolution: E battery start demonstrated, DDGH

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring

Issued 8 September 2016 Resolved

Alterations were made to the electrical system with no plans submitted to the OCMI

Due 8 October 2016
Resolved 29 August 2017
Resolution: Plans submitted, DDGH

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring

Issued 8 September 2016 Resolved

Shore tie had possible split in outer covering.

Due 8 October 2016
Resolved 29 August 2017
Resolution: Shore tie repaired, DDGH

Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Fixture

Issued 9 June 2016 Resolved

Automatic battery operated "E" lights did not energize upon loss of 24VDC system.

Due 21 July 2016
Resolved 29 August 2017
Resolution: E lights, repaired, DDGH

Casualty record · 8

8 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2420079

30 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3499672

27 September 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3615875

24 June 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4719496

7 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4710379

10 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4712098

3 September 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5993399

7 June 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6168759

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.