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SANDLAPPER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

SANDLAPPER is a 2005 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 11 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 January 2026.

Built
2005
Last inspected
5 January 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
14
Deficiencies
11 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 5 January 2026
Recorded inspections14
…physical examinations13
…administrative events1
Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 11 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

US Official No.
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IMO number
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Call sign
WDF5268
MISLE id
1083869
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1083869

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it2 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
2 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
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 · 14

5 January 2026 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8290295
20 March 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8097003
4 March 2024 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7873959
20 March 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7653371
7 March 2022 DAPI Audit · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7407334
26 October 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7340290
15 September 2020 Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7058410
10 June 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6976689
19 February 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6627973
17 September 2018 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6542036
23 February 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6360444
27 March 2017 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6110775
25 October 2016 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6030553
4 April 2016 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5844984

Deficiency record · 11

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 5 January 2026 Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. Navigation lights were not operational. Vessel is limited to daytime operations until rectified.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 February 2026
Resolved 7 January 2026
Resolution: O/o provided photo of working navigation lights.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 5 January 2026 Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating watertight. Watertight did not energize when tested. Vessel is limited to daytime operations until rectified.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 February 2026
Resolved 7 January 2026
Resolution: O/o purchased and installed new waterlight.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 5 January 2026 Resolved
Each rescue boat and ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. Life buoy did not have retroreflective tape.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 7 January 2026
Resolution: O/o provided photos of retro tape added to the life buoy.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks
Issued 5 January 2026 Resolved
The design, construction, and stowage of portable tanks and related fuel lines and accessories must meet the requirements of ABYC H-25. Observed cracking and delamination of 01 fuel tanks.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 February 2026
Resolved 15 January 2026
Resolution: Vessel installed new fuel tank.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 5 January 2026 Resolved
The owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector. A tag issued by a qualified servicing organization, and attached to each extinguisher, may be accepted as evidence that the the necessary maintenance procedures have been conducted. Observed 02 extinguishers due for annual servicing.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 February 2026
Resolved 7 January 2026
Resolution: O/o provided photos of fire extinguisher maintenance.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 5 January 2026 Resolved
Except as otherwise provided in this section, rails or equivalent protection must be installed near the periphery of all decks of a vessel accessible to passengers or crew. Equivalent protection may include lifelines, wire rope, chains, and bulwarks, which provide strength and support equivalent to fixed rails. Aft section of vessel did not have rails, guards, or markings to provide adequate protection for passengers.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 February 2026
Resolved 7 January 2026
Resolution: O/o added life lines from rail to operating station to comply with rails and guards requirements.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 7 March 2022 Resolved
Vessel's registration is endorsed for recreational service. Vessel owner to changew endorsement to "commercial passenger" service.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 March 2022
Resolved 24 March 2022
Resolution: Vessel owner updated registration to reflect "Commercial Passenger" service.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2020 Resolved
The design construction and stowage of portable tanks and related fuel lines and accessories must meet the requirements of ABYC H-25. Fuel supply lines are dry rotted and cracking and needs to be replaces.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 June 2020
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 10 June 2020 Resolved
A vessel of not more than 26 feet in length must carry a minimum of one life buoy of not less than 20 inches in diameter. Life buoy unservicable as well as the lanyard attched to the light which must be in good condition.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 June 2020
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 10 June 2020 Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first aid kit and instructions approved by 160.014 or equivalent contents. First aid kit did not contain required contents. Replenish as required.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 10 June 2020
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 10 June 2020 Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. Luminosity requirements were inadequate per nav rules.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 10 June 2020

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.