GATOR BAIT IX

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

GATOR BAIT IX is a 2014 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 25 February 2026.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 25 February 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 6 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 25 February 2026

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations11

Deficiencies 6 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

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1278649

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1278649

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Simplified, Gross Ton
4 - Simplified, Net 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 · 11

25 February 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8315182

20 February 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8064503

26 February 2024 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7857206

8 March 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7637977

22 February 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392271

5 March 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7139980

19 February 2020 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6894824

26 February 2019 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6630760

20 February 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6337200

21 February 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6087737

23 February 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5817346

Deficiency record · 6

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet

Issued 20 February 2025 Resolved

Vessel must be provided with a stability letter, the stability letter must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, at the operating station of the vessel. If posting is impracticable, the stability letter must be kept on board in a weathertight container readily available for use by the crew and display to passengers and others on request. MI observed stability letter was missing onboard, vessel rep was able to procure one from office. 46 CFR 176.306 Action Code 10-C

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 February 2025
Resolved 20 February 2025
Resolution: Vessel Rep fixed on the spot.

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

Issued 20 February 2025 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. MI observed portable bilge pump onboard was too small for intended use. Vessel rep replaced with larger portable bilge pump. 46 CFR 182.520(b) Action Code 10-C

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 February 2025
Resolved 20 February 2025
Resolution: Vessel rep replaced with larger portable bilge pump.

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

Issued 20 February 2025 Resolved

Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to Provide services necessary for safety under normal and emergency conditions. MI observed float switch on installed bilge pump was not opperable. 46 CFR 183.200 Action Code 50-C

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 March 2025
Resolved 11 March 2025
Resolution: Received photo/video evidence, bilge pump all sat.

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

Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved

Each life jacket must be marked in clearly legible block capital letters with the vessel's name. 01 life jacket was not marked with the appropriate vessel name. 46 CFR 185.604(b) 10c

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 22 February 2022
Resolved 22 February 2022
Resolution: Owner rep relabeled life jacket with appropriate vessel name prior to completion of inspection.

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

Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved

Each child size life jacket must be stowed in a location that is appropriately marked and separated from adult life jackets so the child size life jackets are not mistaken for adult life jackets. The stowage compartment for child size life jackets was not appropriately labeled. 46 CFR 180.78(a)(5) 10c

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 22 February 2022
Resolved 22 February 2022
Resolution: Owner rep labeled compartment for stowage of child size life jackets prior to completion of inspection.

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

Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved

A vessel must carry one floating waterlight approved in accordance with 161.010 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant. Vessel's floating waterlight battery was damaged and needed to be replaced. 46 CFR 180.70(d) 10c

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 22 February 2022
Resolved 22 February 2022
Resolution: Owner rep replaced the floating waterlight battery with a new appropriate battery prior to completion of inspection.

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.