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NOAA FISHERIES: Office of Science and Technology

The United States Coast Guard has ceased providing Personal Identifying Information (PII) previously included in the data which comprise the report "Merchant Vessels of the United States" also known as the "List of Documented Vessels."   That report's data is the content for NOAA's searchable database accessible on this webpage.    All questions regarding the availability of PII data must be addressed to efoia@uscg.mil or the following address:

COMMANDANT (CG-611)
ATTN FOIA OFFICER
US COAST GUARD STOP 7710
2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE SE
WASHINGTON DC 20593-7710

Vessel Documentation Search By ID

You can access our copy of the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) vessel data base and extract vessel characteristicsand documentation.  This data base is updated periodically. Our query program only retrieves data about vessels which are craft that are 5 net tons or larger and are documented by the USCG. Craft less than5 net tons ("boats") are numbered by individual states.

Contact the USCG Vessel Documentation Center for vessel title and lien information. http://www.uscg.mil/nvdc

Access the following link to download “Merchant Vessels of the United States" in various formats.  This data does not include PII.

 

Please enter the six- or seven-digit USCG identification number in the box below and click on the submit button to retrieve vessel data. Search By Name
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