CARETTA

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

CARETTA is a 2013 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 10 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2024.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 January 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 7 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2024

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

Recorded inspections16

…physical examinations15

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 10 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

1245742

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1176874

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1176874

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.8 ft × 13.6 ft × 3.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 12 / net 12

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSEA HAWK INDUSTRIES INC · SEBRING, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2013

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTri Hull

Hailing portCHARLESTON, SC

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 21 May 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it12 - Simplified, Gross Ton
12 - Simplified, Net 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 16

7 January 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8291711

5 February 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8066948

22 August 2024 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7987031

22 August 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7987570

22 January 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7852930

24 January 2023 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7626067

21 December 2022 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7611737

24 January 2022 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7386127

1 February 2021 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7134123

21 January 2021 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7132433

22 January 2020 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6894174

15 January 2019 Drydock Exam · Hull Examination · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6610514

26 January 2018 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6351686

28 February 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6101150

12 January 2017 Drydock Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6069806

30 March 2016 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5850180

Deficiency record · 10

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking

Issued 5 February 2025 Resolved

Starboard hull bow area has larges gouges allow outboard keel. Make permanent/proper repair.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 February 2025
Resolution: Hull damage repaired

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 5 February 2025 Resolved

Both port and starboard outboard cowlings sustained damage from trimming up. Cowlings provide structural fire protection to contain any fire within outboard engine. Repair cowlings utilizing fire retardant resin.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 February 2025
Resolution: Cowling repaired with fire retardanat resin.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 22 August 2024 Resolved

The cognizant OCMI may require that a vessel and its equipment undergo any additional test or inspection deemed reasonable and necessary to determine that the vessel and its equipment are suitable for the service in which they are to be employed Vessel sustained damage from allision with Shem Creek Coleman Blvd bridge. Additional inspection required prior to carriage of passengers to the satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 August 2024
Resolution: Inspectors observed no structural or other damage that would affect the safety of crew/passengers. Vessel cleared to carry passengers.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 9 January 2023 Resolved

A portable hand bilge pump must be: Provided with suitable suction hose capable of reaching the bilge of each watertight compartment and discharging overboard. Vessel portable hand bilge pump did not have a hose suitable of reaching the bilge and discharging overboard.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 February 2023
Resolved 7 February 2023
Resolution: Deficiency Rectified.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 9 January 2023 Resolved

A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump must have at least three 9.5 liter (2 1/2 gallon) buckets. Vessel did not have required number of fire buckets.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 February 2023
Resolved 7 February 2023
Resolution: Deficiency Rectified.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 1 February 2021 Resolved

Permanently mount Rulee 2000 bilge pump in starboard hull.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 1 February 2021
Resolution: The pump in the starboard hull was permanently mounted.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 1 February 2021 Resolved

Show operation of the manual switch of the starboard hull bilge pump.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 1 February 2021
Resolution: The wiring was connected properly and the switch showed proper operation.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills

Issued 29 January 2020 Resolved

Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or documented for review by USCG. Drills are not being recorded conducted log drills.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 February 2020
Resolved 11 February 2020
Resolution: Vessel conducted drills and commenced logging them.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 29 January 2020 Resolved

Ring Life buoys. must be approved in accordance with with 160.050 in subchapter Q or other standard specified by Commandant. Both life rings are missing retro.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 February 2020
Resolved 11 February 2020
Resolution: Vessel placed retro and ensured they are properly marked.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)

Issued 29 January 2020 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. Official number missing.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 February 2020
Resolved 11 February 2020
Resolution: Vessel installed the offical number on a structual member.

Casualty record · 1

22 August 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 7987570

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.

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.