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HOS CAROUSEL
HOS CAROUSEL is a 2015 industrial vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2026.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 March 2026.
- Built
- 2015
- Last inspected
- 17 March 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2026
Identity
1246522
9672600
WDH3940
1216209
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1216209
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
10 calendar years (2016–2026)
The 18 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 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Miscellaneous Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)294.0 ft × 64.0 ft × 24.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 3,835 / net 1,283
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)294.0 ft × 64.0 ft × 24.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 3,835 / net 1,283
BuilderVT HALTER MARINE INC · PASCAGOULA, MS, UNITED STATES · built 2015
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 21 July 2026 · expires 31 August 2027
Service, as the file records itIndustrial Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it3835 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
1283 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
1283 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.
One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.
Inspected as a tow unit · 1
The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
SAPIENTZA Freight Ship · MISLE 1894211 · 1 February 2026 · activity 8305866Inspection history · 18
17 March 2026
ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320727
1 February 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8304530
1 February 2026
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8305866
20 December 2024
Re-Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · ACP COI Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8045381
17 June 2024
ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7937221
28 March 2023
Annual Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7658645
13 June 2022
MTSA/ISPS Verification · ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7475967
31 January 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7388612
8 November 2021
MTSA/ISPS Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7344982
10 August 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7029456
2 April 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6934790
16 July 2019
MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6751178
5 October 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6555479
21 May 2018
Periodic Inspection · ACP Periodic Oversight · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6420592
22 June 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6183862
20 May 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5881852
12 April 2016
MTSA/ISPS Verification · ACP Annual Oversight · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5852757
14 March 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5841876
Deficiency record · 4
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for rescue boats
Issued 17 June 2024
Resolved
Each lifeboat launching mechanism must be arranged so it may be actuated from a position within the survival craft. The line of the remote controls on the lifeboat parted while testing it during CG inspection.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 17 June 2024
Resolved
Two spare charges shall be provided for each required SCBA or one spare if vessel is equipped with suitable means for fully recharging the air cylinders. Vessel relies on air compressor to comply with this requirement. Vessel is awaiting parts to fix air compressor.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 16 July 2019
Resolved
Limit switch by davit control for the STBD lifeboat was stuck and inoperable, IAW 46 CFR 199.190, each lifesaving appliance must be working order and ready for immediate use. 46 CFR 199.190; 50ac.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 16 July 2019
Resolved
Brake gear alignment for STBD lifeboat was not operable and needed adjustment, IAW 46 CFR 199.190, each lifesaving appliance must be working order and ready for immediate use. 46 CFR 199.190; 50ac.
Casualty record · 1
1 February 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8305866
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.