BIG JOHN

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BIG JOHN is a 1977 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 4 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 May 2026.

Built: 1977
Last inspected: 21 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

587662

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WDH9283

154144

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-154144

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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections24

…physical examinations21

…with no type recorded3

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. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.0 ft × 17.1 ft × 9.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 52 / net 42

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderG & S BOATS · DESTIN, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1977

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portDESTIN, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery

DocumentationValid · issued 2 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it52 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
42 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 24

21 May 2026 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Vessel Attendance

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8380924

8 May 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC OLIVIA HOOKER (WPC 1161) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8369684

30 January 2026 Vessel Attendance · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8303919

28 April 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC COBIA (WPB 87311) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8131098

21 April 2025 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8103383

6 May 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7907930

27 February 2024 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7871593

7 February 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7859767

18 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7686081

16 May 2022 Annual Inspection · Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7459957

2 May 2022 Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7443659

21 March 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7417766

20 October 2021 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7336233

18 May 2021 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7201035

5 May 2020 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6946645

3 March 2020 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6919992

19 September 2019 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6816596

6 August 2019 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6776601

29 May 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6421774

8 February 2018 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6346290

27 July 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6219402

18 July 2016 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5837521

28 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Destin · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5922935

24 March 2016 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5999743

Deficiency record · 4

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Interface Detector

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

Repair/replace fwd compartment bilge alarm.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 August 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel replaced bilge alarm

Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Painter

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

Replace lifefloat painter

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 August 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel replaced painter

Communications › Radio Communications › Radiotelephone Transceiver (2-27.5 MHz)

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

Prove proper operation of SSB

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 August 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel repaired and proved proper operation.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Scuttle

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

Repair aft compartment hatch knife edge.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 August 2016
Resolved 25 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel repaired hatch

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.