LAUNCH 7

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

LAUNCH 7 is a 2008 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 8 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 May 2026.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 4 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 9
Deficiencies: 8 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 4 May 2026

Recorded inspections9

…physical examinations9

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 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

1214239

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WDE5772

928523

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-928523

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)36.0 ft × 11.0 ft × 3.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 8 / net 7

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP · SALISBURY, MD, UNITED STATES · built 2008

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSALISBURY, MD

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 it8 - 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 · 9

4 May 2026 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8357384

5 May 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8130229

6 May 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7908516

4 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7680779

2 May 2022 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7442240

8 May 2019 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6685784

10 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6411187

16 May 2017 DAPI Audit · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6143976

16 May 2016 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5880614

Deficiency record · 8

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator

Issued 5 May 2025 Resolved

On a vessel of at least 26ft in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high-water level. Vessels audible bilge alarm was non-operational.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 May 2025
Resolved 8 May 2025

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 6 May 2024 Resolved

Child lifejackets must be separated from adult lifejackets. A label must be on the vessel indicating where the child lifejackets are stored.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2024
Resolved 10 May 2024
Resolution: Jackets seperated and labelled.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 6 May 2024 Resolved

Lower housing of fuel filters are plastic. Replace with metal filters or something in compliance with 46CFR182.455

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2024
Resolved 10 May 2024
Resolution: Lower housings replaced.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 6 May 2024 Resolved

Port running light not working. Repair/replace as needed.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2024
Resolved 10 May 2024
Resolution: Light repaired.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 6 May 2024 Resolved

Bilge alarm not working. Repair/ replace as needed.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2024
Resolved 10 May 2024
Resolution: Alarm fixed.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 6 May 2024 Resolved

Digital Selective Calling (DSC) not hooked up on VHF radio. Connect DSC and test to the satisfaction of Marine Inspector.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2024
Resolved 10 May 2024
Resolution: New radio with internal GPS installed. MMSI programmed.

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

Issued 6 May 2024 Resolved

Vessel stability letter has maximum draft requirements. Put loading marks on vessel to comply with stability letter.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2024
Resolved 10 May 2024
Resolution: Draft marks provided.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)

Issued 6 May 2024 Resolved

Vessel could not provide FCC Safety Radio Certificate. Provide certificate.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2024
Resolved 10 May 2024
Resolution: Certificate provided.

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.