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CARETTA
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named CARETTA
CARETTA is a 2011 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2012, most recently in May 2026, along with 15 deficiencies.
Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 May 2026.
- Built
- 2011
- Last inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
1237985
1160173
Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-1160173
Inspections, by type
Years with a record
13 calendar years (2012–2026)
The 19 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 13.0 ft × 3.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 5 / net 5
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSIGHTSEER MARINE LLC · HUDSON, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2011
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationTwin Hull
Hailing portISLE OF PALMS, SC
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it5 - Simplified, Gross Ton
5 - Simplified, Net Ton
5 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
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. Reports.
Inspection history · 19
6 May 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8368205
1 May 2025
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8127492
8 January 2025
Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8059247
1 May 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7905247
8 February 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7635139
18 January 2023
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7622968
14 February 2022
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7395838
20 April 2021
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7179252
21 January 2021
Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7128418
12 March 2020
DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6926011
15 February 2019
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6626626
30 November 2018
Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6589844
16 February 2018
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6356374
7 March 2017
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6098260
12 January 2017
Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6075444
11 May 2016
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5874164
8 January 2016
Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5794090
14 May 2014
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4859409
24 January 2012
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4235184
Deficiency record · 15
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 6 May 2026
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. One of these lights must be located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery space.
Vessel missing 01 flashlight.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 6 May 2026
Resolved
Unless other means are provided to ensure that a potential waste receptacle fire would be limited to the receptacle, waste receptacles must be constructed of noncombustible materials with no openings in the sides or bottom.
Plastic trash cans present.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificate for medical care
Issued 1 May 2025
Resolved
The Coast Guard will issue a medical certificate to a mariner meeting the medical and physical standards for merchant mariners. Medical certificates issued to all other mariners will be issued for a maximum period of 5 years.
Captain's medical certificate is expired.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 1 May 2025
Resolved
A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry three hand smoke distress signals approved in accordance with 160.037.
Vessel has 02 hand smoke distress signals instead of the 03 required on board.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 1 May 2025
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by § 181.300 must have at least three 9.5 liter (21/2 gallon) buckets, with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant OCMI, placed so as to be easily available during an emergency. The words “FIRE BUCKET” must be stenciled in a contrasting color on each bucket.
Vessel has 03 5 gallon buckets instead of 2 1/2 gallon buckets.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 8 February 2023
Resolved
A power-driven vessel underway shall exhibit: A masthead light forward; Sidelights; and A sternlight.
The vessel's Port, Starboard, and Aft nav lights were non-functional.
Limited to day time operations
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 April 2021
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. Restricted to 35 passengers until new adult life jackets are on board. 46 CFR 180.71
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificate for medical first aid
Issued 28 April 2021
Resolved
The manning requirements for a particular vessel are determined by the OCMI after consideration of the applicable laws, the regulations in this part, and all other factors involved, such as: emergency situations, size and type of vessel, installed equipment, etc. Crew CPR/First Aid Certification expired. 46 CFR 15.501
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Signs, indications
Issued 28 April 2021
Resolved
Remote fuel shutoff stations must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 1 inch high indicating purpose of the valve and direction of operation. Vessel missing fuel shutoff valve label. 46 CFR 185.608
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 28 April 2021
Resolved
The official number of the vessel, preceded by the abbreviation "NO." must be marked in block-type Arabic numerals not less than three inches in height on some clearly visible interior structural part of the hull. The number must be permanently affixed to the vessel so that alteration, removal, or replacement would be obvious. If the official number is on a separate plate, the plate must be fastened in such a manner that its removal would normally cause some scarring of or damage to the surrounding hull area. Vessel missing permanently marked official number. 46 CFR 67.121
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Place in service two USCG approved adult PFDs.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide updated USCG Light List and Coast Pilot.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Installation
Issued 16 February 2018
Resolved
Both starting batteries are sitting on the deck. Batteries must be placed in appropriate boxes to satisfaction of USCG.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Transverse Frame
Issued 13 January 2017
Resolved
Replace to original frames 1, 42, 43, and 46.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Transverse Frame
Issued 16 March 2016
Resolved
Conduct monthly examinations of cross deck framing, and log these exams. This log will include date of exam and condition of framing. If any notable changes occur, inform the Coast Guard immediately.
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.