SOCAL DIVER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2020s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

SOCAL DIVER is a 2021 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2022, most recently in December 2025, along with 19 deficiencies.

Records from 2022 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 11 December 2025.

Built: 2021
Last inspected: 11 December 2025
Documentation: Case Pending · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 19 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 11 December 2025

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations9

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 19 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2022–2025)

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

1322003

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WDN2183

1654157

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1654157

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)46.0 ft × 16.0 ft × 8.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 39 / net 31

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderNEWTON BOATS INC · SLIDELL, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2021

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portLOS ANGELES, CA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationCase Pending · issued 21 December 2021

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 it39 - Simplified, Gross Ton
31 - 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 · 11

11 December 2025 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8265288

6 August 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8126708

26 September 2024 Deadweight Survey

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8007826

11 July 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7916420

25 March 2024 Plan Review "T" Boat · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7884720

21 December 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7813761

18 July 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7668224

19 April 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7712677

18 October 2022 Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat · Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7668219

10 June 2022 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7457771

12 January 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Plan Review "T" Boat · Construction Oversight · Simplified Stability Test · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7385811

Deficiency record · 19

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Fitness for duty - intoxication

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual who was directly involved in the SMI. Marine inspector (MI) observed the alcohol testing devices on board were all expired.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: Owner had 6 alcohol swaps on board

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

The master of the vessel shall ensure that: each EPIRB, other than an EPIRB in an inflatable liferaft, must be tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative. MI observed the crew has not tested the EPIRB monthly.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: Master logged EPIRB test and will continued to do so.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, must have on board a FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically float free and activate. MI observed hydrostatic release was expired.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: Owner purchase and installed hydrostatic release.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

A vessel on a limited coastwise route must carry — six hand red flare distress signals and six hand orange smoke distress signals. MI observed all distress signals were expired.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: Owner purchased all new distress signals.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. MI observed expired medications in the first aid kit.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: Owner purchased new kit.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

Each paddle must be of at least 1,220 millimeters (4 feet) in length, lashed to the life float to which it belongs and buoyant. MI observed all paddles were not lashed to the life floats they belong to.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: Master lashed paddles to lifefloat.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

The name of the vessel must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters on each life float paddle. MI observed the paddles were not marked with the name of the vessel.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: Observed paddles were marked with name of the vessel.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

When life floats are stowed in tiers, the separate units must be kept apart by spacers. MI observed there were no spacers to separate the life floats.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: MI observed spacers to separate the life floats.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

The drill entry shall include the following information:date of the drill and training and a general description of the drill scenario and training topics. MI observed lack of general description of the drill scenario.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 August 2025
Resolved 29 August 2025
Resolution: Owner presented new log entry template the master(s) will follow.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. MI observed out of date chart.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 August 2025
Resolved 29 August 2025
Resolution: Updated Charts on board

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

The installation and location must be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. MI observed the bottom of the fire extinguisher bracket in the salon completely rusted out.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 August 2025
Resolved 29 August 2025
Resolution: Owner replaced all rusted brackets.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

The Certificate of Inspection and any SOLAS Certificates be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, in a conspicuous place on the vessel where observation by passengers is likely. MI observed the Certificate of Inspection was not posted.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 August 2025
Resolved 29 August 2025
Resolution: Owner posted COI in the correct location.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

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. MI observed the stability letter was not posted.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 August 2025
Resolved 29 August 2025
Resolution: Owner posted stability letter.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress messages: obligations and procedures

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

A durable placard must be posted next to all radiotelephone installations with the emergency broadcast instructions and information, specific to the individual vessel. MI observed emergency broadcast instruction and information were missing.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 August 2025
Resolved 29 August 2025
Resolution: Owner posted emergency instructions.

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

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets and immersion suits. MI observed child life jackets quantity is marked with a dry erase marker instead of permanent marker.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 August 2025
Resolved 29 August 2025
Resolution: Observed child life jackets quantity is marked with a permanent marker.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

Be stowed in such a way that it runs out freely when the life float or buoyant apparatus floats away from a sinking vessel. MI observed the painter line for the life floats were attached to the weak links in such a way that the knots would get stuck and not allow the life float to float free upon the vessel sinking.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 August 2025
Resolved 6 August 2025
Resolution: Owner corrected def on the spot.

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

Issued 18 July 2023 Resolved

For fixed-gas fire extinguishing systems, the inspections and tests required by Table 176.810(b) of this section, in addition to the tests required by 46 CFR 147.60 and 147.65. The owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector. Crew unable to provide evidence of annual fixed or portable fire extinguisher servicing.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 18 July 2023
Resolved 19 July 2023
Resolution: Vessel operator provide proof of annual servicing of fixed and portable fire fighting equipment.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 18 July 2023 Resolved

Alcohol Testing devices must be used according to the procedures specified by the manufacturer of the testing device and by this part. Vessels alcohol test strips are expired.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 August 2023
Resolved 19 July 2023
Resolution: Operator provided the vessel with new alcohol test strips.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 13 January 2022 Resolved

Contact cognizant OCMI to conduct a New to Zone Inspection prior to the carriage of passengers.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 June 2022
Resolution: Vessel scheduled NTZ COI Inspection with Sector LA-LB.

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.