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STARFISH
STARFISH is a 2007 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2025, along with 34 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2025.
Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 September 2025.
- Built
- 2007
- Last inspected
- 23 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 34 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2011–2025
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
23 September 2025
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
34 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 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
not do.
Identity
1197401
WDM2651
876980
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-876980
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)65.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 4.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 39 / net 31
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCHESAPEAKE BOATS INC · CRISFIELD, MD, UNITED STATES · built 2007
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portSEA ISLE CITY, NJ
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery
DocumentationValid · issued 13 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 it39 - Simplified, Gross Ton
31 - Simplified, Net Ton
31 - 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.
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Inspection history · 27
23 September 2025
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8238845
31 March 2025
Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8102647
13 January 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8063056
13 January 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8064679
22 October 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8022694
30 September 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8007668
25 September 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7794525
15 August 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7769200
10 April 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7665625
13 December 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7608329
15 November 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7594537
30 September 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7569457
16 August 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7535012
29 July 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7519480
1 October 2021
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7324548
22 June 2021
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7239089
25 May 2021
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7201174
31 March 2021
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7165567
8 June 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6962702
23 April 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6664294
27 March 2019
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6647486
18 April 2018
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6394536
6 February 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6350203
5 April 2017
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6112516
24 March 2017
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6110762
3 May 2016
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5863133
26 April 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5857463
Deficiency record · 34
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
The minimum capacity of the fire pump must be 189 liters (50 gallons) per minute at a pressure of not less than 414 kPa (60 psi) at the pump outlet. The pump outlet must be fitted with a pressure gauge. Vessel's fire pump pressure gauge was inoperable. Install new gauge to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 181.300(b)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
A vessel must be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartment under all practicable conditions. Bilge manifold, electronic submersible pump indicators, and high level alarms are not marked for the compartments that they serve. Mark each valve at the bilge manifold, pump indicator, and high level alarm with the compartment that they are intended for to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 182.500(a)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. The gasket on the hatch leading to the lazarette is broken and not properly sealing. Replace gasket to satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 179.360(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
When using DSC techniques, coast stations and ship stations must use maritime mobile service identities (MMSI) assigned by the Commission or its designees. Vessels MF/HF radio has wrong MMSI number. Reprogram radio with correct MMSI number issued by FCC.
47 CFR 80.103(b)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
Flexible hose designed for use with hose clamps may be installed with two clamps, at both ends of the hose. Vessel’s generator hoses are secured in multiple areas with one hose clamp. Install two hose clamps where needed to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 182.720(e)(3)(v)(B)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
The discharge ends of fuel tank vent pipes must be fitted with removable flame screens or flame arresters. The flame screens must consist of a single screen of corrosion resistant wire of at least 30 × 30 mesh. Vessels fuel tank vent pipe is missing flame screen. Install flame screen to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 182.450(e)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
All electrical equipment and circuits must be clearly marked and identified. Vessel’s distribution panel did not properly identify which equipment each switch controlled. Relabel each switch on distribution panel to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 183.220(d)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Anchoring devices
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
Flexible hose must be fabricated with an inner tube and a cover of synthetic rubber or other suitable material reinforced with wire braid. Vessels hydraulic lines under anchor winch assembly is corroded allowing elements to reach and corrode wire braid. Replace hydraulic lines to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 182.720(e)(3)(iii)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 23 September 2025
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’s adult life jacket stowage in accommodation area was marked without the number available. Mark the number of adult life jackets stowed at required areas to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 185.604(f)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Signs, indications
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
On a vessel on which the number of passengers permitted on upper decks is limited by stability criteria … the maximum number of passengers allowed on an upper deck must be indicated … at the entranceway to that deck. Vessel has wrong passenger allowance posted. Replace with proper passenger allowance (30 persons).
46 CFR 185.602(g)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
Each life float must meet the requirements in subpart 160.010 of this chapter for a peripheral body type buoyant apparatus designed so that persons supported are only partially immersed (180 N (40 lb.) of buoyancy per person required). All life float retroreflective tape is deteriorated. Replace all retro tape to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 160.027-2
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
All cable and wire must: Be installed with metal supports spaced not more than 610 millimeters (24 inches) apart, and in such a manner as to avoid chafing and other damage. Wire run in compartment 4 on starboard side and starboard side of engine room is secured by zip ties. Replace zip ties with metal supports to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 183.340(b)(4)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 23 September 2025
Resolved
An interconnected detection and alarm system must: Be installed such that the actuation of alarm in one area results in both audible and visual alarms in all areas. Vessel’s interconnected detection system was not actuating alarms in all areas.
46 CFR 181.450(a)(2)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 31 March 2025
Resolved
The rigid plastic cable conduits penetrating the transverse watertight bulkheads are not watertight,and communicate with neighboring watertight compartments. Individual wire run penetrations were not watertight in multiple bulkheads running fore to aft through the second and third transverse watertight bulkheads.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 13 January 2025
Resolved
Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. Vessel experienced a loss of propulsion, but was able to regain use of one engine. Vessel will complete transit to their pier, with an escort. Repair engines to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 30 September 2024
Resolved
A vessel must be provided with a main steering gear that is of adequate strength and capable of steering the vessel at all service speeds. Both rudder shaft braces fastened to the transom were found fractured. Repair braces to original strength.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 30 September 2024
Resolved
Shutoff valves, installed so as to close against the fuel flow, must be fitted in the fuel supply lines and must be manually operable from outside the compartment. The port fuel supply shutoff valve reach rod weld was found wasted. Re-attach reach rod to fuel shutoff valve.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 30 September 2024
Resolved
An interconnected fire detection system in compliance with § 181.450 must be installed in all enclosed areas where passengers and crew have routine access, including accommodation spaces and machinery spaces. Installed fire detection system was found inoperable. Repair or replace interconnected fire detection system to the satisfaction of the OCMI.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 30 September 2024
Resolved
On a vessel on which the number of passengers permitted on upper decks is limited by stability criteria, the maximum number of passengers allowed on an upper deck must be indicated by a durable marking of at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) numbers and letters at the entranceway to that deck. Maximum passenger allowance for upper deck was missing. Provide the maximum passenger allowance markings required for the upper deck.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 10 April 2023
Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural at least once every two years. Vessel must complete drydock examination prior to carrying passengers. Vessel missed it's drydock & internal structure that was due 31MAR23.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
Every vessel subject to Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must have a satisfactory inspection of the radio installation by an FCC-licensed technician...for issuance of a Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate. Vsl did not have a Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate. Provide a picture of the Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate.
CITE: 47 CFR 80.903
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
A ship station license is required for operation of all maritime services transmitting equipment on board a vessel. Vsl did not have a FCC Station License. Provide a picture of the FCC Station License.
CITE: 47 CFR 80.13(b)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Public address system
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
A vessel with more than one passenger deck...must have the public address system operable from the operating station. Vsl's public address system was inoperable. Send a audible video of the PA system working.
CITE: 46 CFR 184.610(c)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
The name of the vessel must be marked or painted in
clearly legible letters on each life float paddle. Vsl's
previous name was written on the paddles. Send pictures of the lifefloat paddes with the new name of the vsl on paddles; ensure the old name cannot be read.
CITE: 46 CFR 185.604(g)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
lacards containing instructions for the donning and use of the life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers. Vsl did not have placard for donning the children lifejackets. Provide a picture of the placard of the donning instructions for the children lifejackets.
CITE: 46 CFR 185.516
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
ach life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans, coastwise, or Great Lakes route, must have a life jacket light approved in accordance with § 161.012 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.112. 39 lifejackets did not have a light. Send a picture of the 39 lifejackets that are installed with lights. Maximum passenger capacity reduced to 71 for night time operations until proof of 39 PFD lights are installed on remaining lifejackets.
CITE: 46 CFR 185.516(a)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
A vessel is inspected for compliance with the standards required by this subchapter...equipment...not covered by standards in this subchapter may be inspected in accordance with standards acceptable to the cognizant OCMI as good marine practice. Send a picture of the space without the old saltwater pump and associated wiring.
CITE: 46 CFR 176.800
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
A vessel is inspected for compliance with the standards required by this subchapter...equipment...not covered by standards in this subchapter may be inspected in accordance with standards acceptable to the cognizant OCMI as good marine practice. During vsl's next drydock, install a permanent plug in the port side lazarette in way of the previous fuel vent thru-hull.
CITE: 46 CFR 176.800
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 29 July 2022
Resolved
The use of twist-on type wire nuts is permitted under the following conditions: (1) The connections must be made within an enclosure and the insulated cap of the connector must be secured to prevent loosening due to vibration; and (2) Twist-on type connectors may not be used for making joints in cables, facilitating a conductor splice, or extending the length of a circuit. The wiring for the engine room saltwater washdown pump needs a junction box. Send a picture of the junction box when installed.
CITE: 46 CFR 183.340 (i)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 25 May 2021
Resolved
The equipment required for lifefloats and buoyant apparatus must meet the following specifications: Each paddle must be of at least 1,220 millimeters (4 feet) in length, lashed to the life float to which it belongs and buoyant. Lifefloat paddles were secured from shifting but not readily available for use in an emergency, as opposed to being lashed and arranged in a way that does not reduce survival craft availability.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › MF/HF Radio installation
Issued 25 May 2021
Resolved
Vessels operated beyond the 20 nautical mile limitation specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, but not more than 100 nautical miles from the nearest land, must be equipped with a MF-DSC frequency transmitter meeting the requirements of §80.1101(c)(3) and capable of transmitting J3E emission and a receiver capable of reception of J3E emission within the band 1710 to 2850 kHz, in addition to the VHF-DSC radiotelephone installation. Vessel has an HF radio instead of an MF radio and it is not DSC capable. 47CFR80.905(a)(2)
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 25 May 2021
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 25 May 2021
Resolved
Every vessel subject to Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must have a detailed inspection of the radio installation by an FCC-licensed technician in accordance with §80.59 once every five years. Communications Act Radiotelephony Certificates may be obtained from the Commission's National Call Center—[phone withheld]—or from its forms contractor. Vessel's VHF-DSC capable radio was recently serviced by an FCC-licensed technician, but it was not programmed with the correct MMSI or ship's call sign. Vessel's deckhand correctly loaded radio while Marine Inspector's were on site.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards
Issued 26 April 2016
Resolved
Rotating machinery is required to have a cover/guard over the machinery. Port main engine flywheel is missing guard. Install protective cover over port main flywheel to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Casualty record · 2
11 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4113572
13 January 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8064679
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
BAY PRINCESS (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.