LAUNCH 5

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

LAUNCH 5 is a 2005 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 May 2026.

Built: 2005
Last inspected: 15 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 6 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 15 May 2026

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations12

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 6 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

1177289

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2260905

790088

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-790088

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)31.4 ft × 11.0 ft × 3.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 7 / net 7

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP. · SALISBURY · built 2005

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 16 January 2026 · expires 31 January 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 it7 - Simplified, Gross Ton
7 - 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

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

15 May 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8373798

1 April 2025 Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8103713

12 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7897881

6 April 2023 Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7664731

25 March 2022 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7418470

3 June 2021 Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7214943

28 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7184769

10 August 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7029538

3 July 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7029507

22 April 2019 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6667957

1 August 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6491410

6 April 2017 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6117139

19 May 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5879120

Deficiency record · 6

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)

Issued 5 June 2026 Resolved

Every vessel subject to Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must have a detailed inspection of the radio installation by a FCC-licensed technician in accordance with 80.59 every five years. If the vessel passes the inspection, the technician will issue a Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate. FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate expired as of 6/1/26.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 June 2026
Resolved 15 June 2026
Resolution: Received copy of updated FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate with expiration of 6/13/2031.

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

Issued 5 June 2026 Resolved

A vessel on a Lakes, Bays, and Sounds route must carry: 3 red hand flares approved iaw 160.037, and 3 hand orange smoke distress signals approved iaw 160.037. A red hand flare may be substituted for a hand orange smoke distress signal. At time of inspection the vessel only had 3 distress signals total (3 red hand flares). Provide 3 additional red hand flares, or 3 orange smoke, to have the required 6 total distress signals onboard.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 June 2026
Resolved 21 July 2026
Resolution: Three additional hand red distress signals were purchased and placed onboard.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 5 June 2026 Resolved

A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by 181.300 must have at least three 2.5 gallon buckets, with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant OCMI, placed as to be easily available during an emergency. The words "FIRE BUCKET" must be stenciled in contrasting color on each bucket. Only one fire bucket available onboard at time of inspection.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 June 2026
Resolved 21 July 2026
Resolution: Two additional fire buckets, properly labeled and with lanyards, were provided onboard.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)

Issued 4 April 2022 Resolved

Due to adverse weather conditions, MOB drill was unable to be observed. Vessel is to complete MOB drill to the satisfactory of the attendign inspector.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 April 2022
Resolved 10 May 2022
Resolution: Drills performed satisfactorily.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 28 April 2021 Resolved

Vessel must undergo a drydock examination and internal structural examination at least once every two years. Subject vessel hull exams are due 30APR21. Vessel is restricted from operating after 30APR21 until hull exams are conducted to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspectors.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 May 2021
Resolved 3 June 2021
Resolution: Completed DDX and ISE exam.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 10 August 2020 Resolved

Drills were not conducted at the time of inspection. Conduct required drills in the presence of a marine inspector.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 10 February 2021
Resolved 3 June 2021
Resolution: Conducted MOB and fire drills onboard LAUNCH 5.

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.