GALLOPING CLAM

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

GALLOPING CLAM is a 2017 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2017, most recently in March 2026, along with 8 deficiencies.

Records from 2017 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 31 March 2026.

Built: 2017
Last inspected: 31 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 8 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 31 March 2026

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations15

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2017–2026)

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

1279211

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1436388

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1436388

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)47.9 ft × 19.0 ft × 5.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 35 / net 35

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDEHART SHIPYARD LLC · ABBEVILLE · built 2017

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 4 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it35 - Simplified, Gross Ton
35 - 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

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 · 15

31 March 2026 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8338837

16 September 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8212779

11 March 2025 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8090068

24 September 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8008299

18 September 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7765865

7 March 2023 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7650030

14 December 2021 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7367917

27 September 2021 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7322947

3 October 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7077192

12 September 2019 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6810978

7 May 2019 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6768404

3 October 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6554202

20 September 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6274497

3 July 2017 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6256918

17 January 2017 Construction Oversight · Drydock Exam · Simplified Stability Test · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6183125

Deficiency record · 8

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment

Issued 18 September 2023 Resolved

Each portable fire extinguisher on a vessel must be of an approved type. MI found a 5-B:C fire extinguisher in the operating station. Install approved 10-B:C fire extinguisher at the operating station. Replace within 7 days. 46 CFR 181.500 (a)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 September 2023
Resolved 21 September 2023
Resolution: POC sent proof of new fire extinguisher and proper installation.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment

Issued 18 September 2023 Resolved

Table 181.500(b) of this section indicates the minimum required classification for each space listed. The accommodation space shall have one 2-A for each for each 2,500 square feet (762 meters) or fraction thereof. Vessel shall add a 2-A fire extinguisher near the accommodation space within 7 days. 46 CFR 181.500 (b)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 September 2023
Resolved 21 September 2023
Resolution: POC sent proof of new fire extinguisher and proper installation.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment

Issued 18 September 2023 Resolved

A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by § 181.300 must have at least three 2 1/2 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 three two gallon fire buckets. Replace within 7 days. 46 CFR 181.610

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 September 2023
Resolved 21 September 2023
Resolution: POC sent photo of new buckets.

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 3 July 2017 Resolved

Vessel is restricted to operation within the Laguna Madre only until MMSI # is entered into DSC VHF radio.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 20 September 2017

Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General) › Not on Board

Issued 3 July 2017 Resolved

Prior to carrying passengers, vessel must have 6 red flares and 6 orange smoke signals on board.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 July 2017

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Storage

Issued 3 July 2017 Resolved

Prior to carrying passengers, vessel must seperate child life jacket storage from adult life jacket storage.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 July 2017

Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Emergency Instructions

Issued 3 July 2017 Resolved

Prior to carrying passengers, post emergency instructions at the operating station.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 July 2017

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery

Issued 3 July 2017 Resolved

Prior to carrying passengers, provide log books to record emergency drills and training.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 July 2017

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.