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DEEZ KNOTS

DEEZ KNOTS is a 2006 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 11 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2025.

Records from 2009 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 April 2026.

Built
2006
Last inspected
20 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
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 20 April 2026
…with no type recorded2
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 10 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

WDF5209
871745
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-871745

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)31.0 ft × 10.5 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 13 / net 10
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCOMMERCIAL WATER SPORTS INC · CLERMONT, NJ, UNITED STATES · built 2006
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Outdrive
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNAGS HEAD, NC
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 15 May 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 it13 - Simplified, Gross Ton
10 - 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.

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Inspection history · 20

20 April 2026 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8319986
24 March 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8319962
15 April 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8099912
10 April 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8112689
29 March 2024 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7888111
17 May 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7699693
27 June 2022 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7488945
4 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7448342
25 April 2022 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7444112
8 September 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7052911
7 September 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7057748
10 August 2020 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7033264
28 April 2020 Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7033255
14 May 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6719387
16 May 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6422544
26 April 2018 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6429198
17 May 2017 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6152749
26 April 2017 DAPI Audit
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6136432
28 September 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6017470
28 April 2016 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6017723

Deficiency record · 11

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 17 April 2024 Resolved
The vessel owner/operator must provide satisfactory documentation of fixed firefighting equipment servicing. The operator does not have documentation proving annual servicing.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 April 2024
Resolved 18 April 2024
Resolution: Received report of fire extinguisher servicing.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 17 April 2024 Resolved
For portable fire extinguishers, inspection and maintenance must be conducted IAW Chapter 4 NFPA 10. Fire extinguisher IVO vessel's operating station has a pin that is falling out.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 17 April 2024
Resolved 24 April 2024
Resolution: Tamper seal put in place to prevent pin from falling out of fire extinguisher. All SAT.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 17 April 2024 Resolved
Provisions must be made for the closing of ventilation to a space that is protected by fixed firefighting systems. Vessel is unable to secure 01 vent to the vessel's machinery space. Vessel also has a crack on the face of the fuel shut-off compartment.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 17 April 2024
Resolved 24 April 2024
Resolution: Velcro renewed for machinery space ventilation and fuel shuff-off compartment crack sealed. All SAT.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 17 April 2024 Resolved
A visual and audio alarm must activate when the vessel's high water detection is activated. Audible alarm is inoperable.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 May 2024
Resolved 24 April 2024
Resolution: High water alarm replaced. All SAT.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 17 April 2024 Resolved
Automatic Bilge Pumps must have a light at the operating station indicating the operation of the pump. Light is inoperable at the operating station.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 May 2024
Resolved 24 April 2024
Resolution: Owner elected to change fwd automatic bilge pump to manual bilge pump. All SAT.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Muster list
Issued 17 April 2024 Resolved
Emergency instructions must be carried aboard the vessel if there is no mounting area. Emergency instructions were not aboard the vessel. 46CFR185.512 details recommended emergency instruction contents and format.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 May 2024
Resolved 24 April 2024
Resolution: Emergency instructions placed on the vessel.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 4 May 2022 Resolved
EPIRB battery expired.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 June 2022
Resolved 17 May 2023
Resolution: Battery Updated
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 8 September 2020 Resolved
Winch that is used for the parasail line is inoperable
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 4 May 2022
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 14 May 2019 Resolved
Prove proper operation of forward bilge pump.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 May 2019
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 14 May 2019 Resolved
Repair inoperative navigation lights as needed.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 4 May 2022
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 14 May 2019 Resolved
Provide first aid kit.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 May 2019

Casualty record · 3

28 August 2009Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 dead · activity 3579748
7 September 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 7057748
10 April 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8112689
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.

Recorded names · 1

TIED HIGH (2009). 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.