GENE FLATOW is a 2008 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2025, along with 12 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2014.
Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 19 September 2025.
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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.
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)67.1 ft × 26.6 ft × 7.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 57 / net 39
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)67.1 ft × 26.6 ft × 7.7 ft
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGLADDING-HEARN SHIPBUILDING · SOMERSET, MA, UNITED STATES · built 2008
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portBROOKLYN, NY
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 16 September 2025 · expires 31 October 2026
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 it57 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 39 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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Inspection history · 20
19 September 2025Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8237391
8 November 2024Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8032005
31 October 2024Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8027552
12 September 2024Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8000572
6 September 2023COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7786066
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 September 2025Resolved
Electrical equipment and installations must be suitable for the roll, pitch, and vibration of the vessel underway. Observed electrical cable coupling for Starboard floodlight on collision bulkhead penetration wasted in forward peak tank.
46 CFR 183.220(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 October 2025
Resolved 3 October 2025
Resolution: Received photographic evidence of STBD Forepeak bulkhead cable penetration repair.
"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 did not complete its next DDX/ISE by its due date of 31OCT2024. Complete a credit DDX/ISE.
46 CFR 176.600(c)(1)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 8 November 2024
Resolution: Completed Credit Dry-Dock and Internal Structural Exam.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 12 September 2024Resolved
Operational test of the means provided for pumping bilges... While testing vsl bilge system, MI identified three inoperable automatic bilge pumps.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: Recieved photo/ email that pump was reconnected, tested, and found to be in proper operations.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire-dampers
Issued 12 September 2024Resolved
Provisions must be made for closing all supply duct cowls or sloops and exhaust duct discharge openings for a spare protected by a fixed gas extinguishing system. All closure devices must be readily available and mounted in the vicinity of the vent... While testing the port after fire campers, MI identified missing springs from system preventing fire damper closure.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 September 2024
Resolution: Cleared on the spot
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 12 September 2024Resolved
For fixed gas fire extinguishing system, the owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector. While conducting inspection, MI observed outdated servicing tags for manual release on port/ starboard side.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: Received report dated 18SEP2024. Under Documents.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 September 2024Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or replaced... MI identified 01 lifejacket with a large tear.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 12 September 2024
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 18 October 2018Resolved
46CFR182.465(h)
PROVISION MUST BE MADE FOR CLOSING ALL SUPPLY AND EXHAUST DUCT DISCHARGE OPENINGS FOR A SPACE PROTECTED BY A FIXED GAS EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM.
3 OF 4 FIRE DAMPERS INOPERABLE. FIRE DAMPER OPERATION MUST BE WITNESSED TO SATISFACTION OF COAST GUARD MARINE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO CARRYING PASSENGERS.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 October 2018
Resolution: RECTIFIED.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Ventilation
Issued 12 October 2016Resolved
Port engineroom vent closure for the fan does not properly close. Prove proper operation. 46 CFR 182.460(k)(1).
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 October 2016
Resolution: Owner sent appropriate video attesting to operation of the port engine room vent closure (dampner).
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Strainer
Issued 12 October 2016Resolved
Port #2 compartment installed bilge strainer not properly attached. 46 CFR 182.510(b).
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 October 2016
Resolved 12 October 2016
Resolution: Cleared on the spot.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Buoyant Apparatus › Not on Board
Issued 12 October 2016Resolved
IBAs are being serviced. Prove proper installation. 46 CFR 180.207(b).
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 October 2016
Resolved 2 November 2016
Resolution: Owner attested to proper installation of IBAs aboard vessel.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 12 October 2016Resolved
Port lazarette automatic bilge pump float not properly mounted. Prove proper operation. 46 CFR 182.520(e).
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 October 2016
Resolved 12 October 2016
Resolution: Owner sent over appropriate photograph, attesting to appropriate operation of port lazerette automatic bilge pump float.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Filter
Issued 12 October 2016Resolved
Excess diesel fuel in drip pan under fuel filter on port and starboard engines from filter changing. Properly clean.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 October 2016
Resolved 12 October 2016
Resolution: Cleared on the spot.
13 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4145921
19 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4248770
20 August 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4961073
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.
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