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SAMSON III
SAMSON III is a 2019 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2019, most recently in March 2026, along with 11 deficiencies.
Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 March 2026.
- Built
- 2019
- Last inspected
- 9 March 2026
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 11 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
9 March 2026
Deficiencies
11 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
8 calendar years (2019–2026)
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
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Simplified, Gross Ton
3 - Simplified, Net Ton
3 - 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 · 9
9 March 2026
Deficiency Check · Vessel Attendance · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8320892
26 February 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8085203
29 May 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7922623
26 February 2024
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7868119
27 February 2023
Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7642705
23 February 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7400600
2 February 2021
Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7134454
8 June 2020
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6971254
11 April 2019
Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Simplified Stability Test · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6661252
Deficiency record · 11
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 March 2026
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must be approved in accordance with § 160.050 in subchapter Q.
Ring life buoy was not USCG Approved and the body was cracked.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 9 March 2026
Resolved
A vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length carrying not more than 12 passengers, with independent gasoline fuel tanks built in accordance with ABYC H-24.
Plastic fuel tanks are delaminating on the top of the tank.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 9 March 2026
Resolved
Fuel tanks must be adequately supported and braced to prevent movement.
Straps holding fuel tanks in place were missing and replaced during the inspection.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 26 February 2024
Resolved
Each person operating a vessel to which this part applies shall present the certificate or lease or rental agreement required by § 173.21
Current registration was not on board or able to be presented.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 26 February 2024
Resolved
Certificate of number must contain the following information: (7) Primary Operation
VIS data shows vessel's primary use as pleasure, must verify updated to Commercial Passenger Carrying
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 26 February 2024
Resolved
Man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request.
No log was on board or available upon request.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 26 February 2024
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must: (1) Be approved in accordance with § 160.050
Ring life buoy was deteriorated, not meeting construction standards outlined in 160.050.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Record of employment
Issued 26 February 2024
Resolved
Employers must maintain records of... (2) Identify the total number of individuals chemically tested annually for dangerous drugs in each of the categories of testing required by this part
List of employees enrolled in drug and alcohol program not on board/available.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 23 February 2022
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. One of these lights must be located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery space.
Vessel missing 01 flashlights.
46 CFR 183.430
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 23 February 2022
Resolved
Except as otherwise provided in this section every vessel must be fitted with a suitable magnetic compass designed for marine use, to be mounted at the primary operating station.
Except on a vessel limited to daytime operations, the compass must be illuminated.
Vessel missing compass.
46 CFR 184.402
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 February 2021
Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or replaced.
Replace UV damaged/frayed line on lifebuoy.
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.