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KAUWELA

KAUWELA is a 2006 passenger vessel (uninspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2018, most recently in January 2026, along with 8 deficiencies.

Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 January 2026.

Built
2006
Last inspected
7 January 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
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 7 January 2026
…with no type recorded1
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 8 calendar years (2018–2026)
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

1110976
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1110976

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)31.0 ft × 10.5 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 13 / net 10
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCOMMERCIAL WATERSPORTS INC · CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ, UNITED STATES · built 2006
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 19 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Uninspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it10 - Simplified, Net Ton
13 - Simplified, Gross 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

7 January 2026 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8291958
26 February 2025 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8085520
14 February 2024 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7866263
17 February 2023 Uninspected Passenger Vessel · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7647594
24 February 2022 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7403963
3 March 2021 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7149040
25 August 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Georgetown · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7042982
10 March 2020 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6921121
26 April 2018 Uninspected Passenger Vessel · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6416923

Deficiency record · 8

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 14 February 2024 Resolved
Surround Line frayed and disintegrating
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 February 2024
Resolved 14 February 2024
Resolution: Frayed line replaced
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 10 March 2020 Resolved
Port and Starboard Navigation light missing.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 April 2020
Resolved 3 March 2021
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 10 March 2020 Resolved
Fire Extinguishers not CG Approved Marine Type Fire Extinguishers.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 April 2020
Resolved 3 March 2021
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Lights
Issued 26 April 2018 Resolved
Type I PFD's were not equipped with water lights.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 February 2023
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Quantity
Issued 26 April 2018 Resolved
Vessel not equipped with proper quantity of Type I PFD's.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 February 2023
Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Emergency Instructions
Issued 26 April 2018 Resolved
Required emergency instructions were not posted on board.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 February 2023
Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General) › Quantity
Issued 26 April 2018 Resolved
Vessel not equipped with proper type/qty of visual distress signals.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 February 2023
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › US Coast Pilot
Issued 26 April 2018 Resolved
Vessel does not carry current/up to date navigational publications for areas transited.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 February 2023

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.