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R/V TYNDALL POINTE
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Other hulls named R/V TYNDALL POINTE
R/V TYNDALL POINTE is a 2006 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2006, most recently in August 2025, along with 39 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2011.
Records from 2006 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 August 2025.
- Built
- 2006
- Last inspected
- 18 August 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 39 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2007–2011
Identity
1179882
WDN6131
800478
Flag
UNITED STATES
368296260
Maury page id
psix-800478
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded1
Years with a record
13 calendar years (2006–2025)
The 20 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)35.7 ft × 14.0 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 20 / net 16
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSEA HAWK INDUSTRIES INC · SEBRING, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2006
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portGLOUCESTER POINT, VA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 30 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it20 - Simplified, Gross Ton
16 - Simplified, Net Ton
16 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
WDN6131MMSI 368296260 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 10 February 2023, expires 10 February 2033 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDC8678MMSI 367091280 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 February 2016, cancelled 11 April 2026
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspection history · 20
18 August 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8212600
8 July 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8179328
18 July 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7953112
20 July 2023
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7744626
2 June 2021
Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7249053
20 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7202169
28 April 2017
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6150073
1 August 2016
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5959076
15 March 2016
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5833350
8 October 2015
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5738229
30 October 2014
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5038330
13 March 2014
Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4833312
3 August 2011
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4093561
17 March 2010
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3700382
4 March 2008
Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3157978
20 June 2007
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2966084
6 June 2007
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2962426
31 May 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2951512
6 July 2006
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2716791
2 June 2006
Simplified Stability Test · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2668292
Deficiency record · 39
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 18 August 2025
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must:(1) Be approved in accordance with § 160.050 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.150. Life ring Buoy grab line was deteriorated and had breaks in the line.
46 CFR 180.70 (b)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 18 August 2025
Resolved
Each item of survival craft equipment must be of good quality, and efficient for the purpose it is intended to serve. Lifeline and pendants: The lifeline and pendants must be as furnished by the manufacturer with the approved life float or buoyant apparatus. Replacement lifelines and pendants must meet the requirements in Subpart 160.010 of this chapter. Life float lifelines and pendants are deteriorated and not serviceable.
46 CFR 180.175 (a) & (f)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 18 July 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 180.175(f)(4): The life float light must be a floating waterlight approved under approval series 161.010 or other standard specified by the Commandant. Waterlight did not have manufacture approved batteries installed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 18 July 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 180.70(d)(1): Each floating waterlight on a ring life buoy must be approved in accordance with § 161.010 in subchapter Q of this chapter. Waterlight did not have manufacture approved batteries installed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 20 July 2023
Resolved
The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets and immersion suits. Vessel was missing appropriate marking of adult life jackets via stenciling.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 20 July 2023
Resolved
The life float light must be a floating waterlight approved under approval series 161.010 or other standard specified by the Commandant. The floating waterlight must be attached around the body of the life float or buoyant apparatus by a 10 mm (3/8 inch) lanyard, resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light, and at least 5.5 meters (18 feet) in length. Vessel was missing the waterlight and had the incorrect lanyard size for life float.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 20 July 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating waterlight is required. It must be approved in accordance with § 161.010, have a lanyard of at least 910 millimeters (3 feet) in length, but not more than 1,830 millimeters (6 feet), securing the waterlight around the body of the ring life buoy, and must be attached to the lanyard with a corrosion-resistant clip. Vessel was missing a waterlight on the ring life buoy. Vessel limited to daytime operation only.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio life-saving appliances
Issued 20 July 2023
Resolved
Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, must have on board an FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically float free and activate. Vessel was missing an EPIRB. Vessel limited to no more than 3NM from shore.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Location of emergency installations
Issued 20 July 2023
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. Fuel shut off markings should be openly marked on the deck for easy visibility.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 20 July 2023
Resolved
A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating. Vessel was missing visual indicators for each automatic bilge pump.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 20 July 2023
Resolved
At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected. Vessel had 02 cableways between the machinery and accommodation spaces that must be sealed with fire retardant sealant.
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Carriage of Charts and Publications
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Provide updated charts for operating area.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Door
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Replace severed hatch drain on E/R after hatch.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Add additional hose clamps on various piping systems on vessel (bilge, fuel).
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Provide approved brackets for portable fire extinguishers.
Communications › Radio Communications › Radiotelephone Transceiver (2-27.5 MHz)
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Prove proper operation of single side band radio.
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Prove operation of DSC capability of VHF radio.
Stability › Unintentional Flooding › General
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Install coamings on engine room downflooding points. Provide list of materials and layup procedure.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 30 October 2014
Resolved
Replace/fix all around white mast head light. Restricted from operating in reduced visibility and nighttime.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 30 October 2014
Resolved
Replace expired alcohol test strips restricted to no more than two hours from the dock.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Vent Pipe
Issued 13 March 2014
Resolved
Repair fuel tank vent located starboard aft on vsl
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 13 March 2014
Resolved
1. Repair hole in hull located in forepeak.
2. Address chipping/FRP Damage located along starboard bow.
Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Pipe Flange
Issued 13 March 2014
Resolved
Remove 05 sea valve covers/vents for inspection of ball valves.
Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Weld
Issued 13 March 2014
Resolved
Address pitting/ cracks and wastage located on propeller.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 3 August 2011
Resolved
Provide an adequate approved first aid kit for the vessel.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 3 August 2011
Resolved
Provide current light list for AOR on COI.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 3 August 2011
Resolved
Provide most current charts for AOR identified on COI.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder
Issued 11 August 2006
Resolved
Install suitable rudder stops for steering system.
Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Hatch Cover
Issued 11 August 2006
Resolved
Mahe hatchewater tight.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 6 July 2006
Resolved
Prove proper operation of generator included on fire system shut down.
Stability › Freeing Ports › General
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Freeing port calculations do not include the operators station deck area. MSC has determined that both decks must be used in claculating correct deck area for freeing port calculations.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › Coaming
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Combing going into forward cabin is required to be 6" in height for a weather tight door on a vessel on an exposed route.
Stability › Water on Deck › General
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Prove all deck hatches are water tight.
Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Propeller Shaft
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Provide shaft calculations. Proving shaft is appropriate for rated horsepower and vessel length.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Piping (exhaust)
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Make proper repairs to Main Engine Exhaust piping. Vessels Exhaust piping was damaged and leaking water into steering gear compartment during stability test. Piping was leaking in the area of the forward bulkhead of the steering gear compartment.
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Provide emergency lighting in forward accommodation area. IAW 46 CFR 183.432
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Smoking
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Provide smoke activated heat detection system IAW 46 CFR 177.410 (3)
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Superstructure
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Complete structural plan review on cabin attachment. Approved plans show cabin attachment using fasteners, however manufacturer is now fiber glassing the cabin to the hull.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator
Issued 2 June 2006
Resolved
Complete electrical plan review. Vessel's approved plans do not show a A/C Generator, however this vessel has added a 5.5KW Electrical Generator. Generator has been drawn into approved plan, however cable sizes, current ratings, and installation have not been verified. Generator line drawing needs additional information and specification sheet for Generator Sheet is needed.
Casualty record · 2
31 May 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2951512
18 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4054166
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 1
FINS & GRINS (2007–2011). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.