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SUPERIOR GOAL
SUPERIOR GOAL is a 1979 offshore supply vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2025, along with 41 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2016.
Records from 2012 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 9 December 2025.
- Built
- 1979
- Last inspected
- 9 December 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 41 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 5 investigations · 2012–2016
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 Offshore class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
9 December 2025
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
41 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2016–2025)
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
610064
7948184
WDA5251
174191
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-174191
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 6.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 99 / net 79
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCOASTAL CONSTRUCTION · GALLIANO, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
Service, as the file records itOffshore Supply Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it99 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
79 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
79 - 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
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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Inspection history · 22
9 December 2025
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8280173
21 October 2025
Annual Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8257539
11 September 2025
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8234999
7 August 2025
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8204914
13 January 2025
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8062945
12 November 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8033429
28 September 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8010755
13 August 2024
In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7977812
1 June 2022
Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7465570
16 September 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7313810
26 February 2021
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7159476
24 February 2021
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7145392
16 April 2020
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6940062
10 February 2020
Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6909216
9 May 2019
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6680670
20 June 2018
Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6452450
3 May 2018
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6404936
31 October 2017
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6298214
21 March 2017
Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6109101
2 October 2016
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6018397
29 September 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6018289
11 February 2016
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5813289
Deficiency record · 41
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 13 November 2025
Resolved
The main steering apparatus shall be tested by operation and the inspector shall examine the mechanism thereof
throughout its length. Full range of travel tested and found jockey bar making contact with stbd rudder stop and parts of internal structure. Jockey bar and/or hydraulic ram requires modification. 46 CFR 176.25-35(a) Old-T
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 13 November 2025
Resolved
Vessels not equipped with a single source emergency lighting system shall have individual storage battery powered automatically operated lights in strategic locations. An emergency light installed near generator space was inoperable. 46 CFR 184.30-5(b) Old-T
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 13 November 2025
Resolved
When the OSV is underway, the EPIRB must be stowed in its float-free bracket with the controls set for automatic activation and mounted in a manner so that it will float free if the OSV sinks. Hydrostatic release had been recently replaced but lacked an expiration marking.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 13 November 2025
Resolved
All life floats and buoyant apparatus shall be conspicuously marked with the vessel's name. In addition the number of persons allowed on each life float
or buoyant apparatus shall be conspicuously
marked or painted thereon in letters and numbers at least 1 1/2 inches high. 46 CFR 180.20-5(a)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation bridge visibility
Issued 21 October 2025
Resolved
Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate. Pilothouse port and starboard forward window laminate had failed resulting in an obscured view. Inland Nav Rules #4 "Look Out".
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 28 September 2024
Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow for the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection. Vessel sustained damage while moored, due to being struck by a passing barge. Conduct an assessment of damage through a comprehensive damage survey by a qualified individual. Provide damage survey results, to include an assessment of the condition of lift legs and pads, to the Coast Guard prior to commencement of repairs. 46 CFR 177.100 Action Code 705 C
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Irrespective of build date a vessel that operates on a coastwise or oceans route must have an interconnected fire detection system in compliance with 46 CFR 181.450. Vessel is not equipped with interconnected fire detection system in all required spaces.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Each ring life buoy must be of an approved type, constructed in accordance with subpart 160.050 of this chapter; except a ring life buoy that was ap proved under former subpart 160.009 of this chapter may be used if it is in good and serviceable condition. Aft life buoy was damaged and in need of replacement.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Public address system
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Part 134 of 46 CFR, as well as parts 125 through 133 of subchapter L, applies to each liftboat of United States flag to which this subchapter applies and each control system for a liftboat jacking system must be designed so that a loss of power, loss of pressure in the hydraulic system, or low hydraulic pressure will activate an Audible and visual alarm at the operating station.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Visible and audible alarms must be installed at the pilothouse to indicate high bilge level. Vessel had an arrangement to silence and therefore disable high bilge level alarms.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
All Machinery must be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection against fire, explosion, machinery failure and personnel injury. Fuel lines shall be accessible, protected from mechanical injury, and effectively secured against excessive movement and vibration by the use of soft non-ferrous metal straps with no sharp edges. Starboard main engine had flexible fuel lines which had sustained damaged from chaffing and vibration and were being directly exposed to the hot surfaces of the engine.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Life floats and buoyant apparatus, together with their oars and paddles, shall be conspicuously marked with the vessel's name. Vessel did not have means to secure the paddles to the life float and the vessel’s name needed to be remarked on the paddles.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress messages: obligations and procedures
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
A durable placard must be posted next to all radiotelephone installations with the emergency broadcast instructions and information, specific to the individual vessel. Vessel did not have a placard posted with vessel specific.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
New installations of electrical equipment and material, and the repair or replacement of wire and cable, on an existing vessel, which are completed to the satisfaction of the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) on or after March 11, 1996, must comply with this part. Cables and wires must be installed with metal supports spaced not more than 610 millimeters (24 inches) apart, and in such a manner as to avoid chafing and other damage. The use of plastic tie wraps must be limited to bundling or retention of multiple cable installations, and not used as a means of support.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Vessel shall be reasonably safe from fire caused by and/or originating in electrical equipment, and reasonably safe from electrical shock of personnel. Vessel had chaffed and exposed wires protruding from the starboard generator.
46 CFR 183.01-5
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Vessel shall be reasonably safe from fire caused by and/or originating in electrical equipment, and reasonably safe from electrical shock of personnel. Vessel had improper wire termination in the engine room.
46 CFR 183.01-5
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Electrical devices
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Vessel shall be reasonably safe from fire caused by and/or originating in electrical equipment, and reasonably safe from electrical shock of personnel and distribution panel boards shall be the safety type. Vessel had a distribution panel in the galley which could not close properly.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Lighting (Accommodation)
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Vessel shall be reasonably safe from fire caused by and/or originating in electrical equipment, and reasonably safe from electrical shock of personnel. Vessel had exposed light bulb socket in the aft crew accommodation space.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Electrical devices
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
Electrical equipment and installations must be suitable for the roll, pitch, and vibration of the vessel underway. Vessel had unsecured heavy appliances in the galley space.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 1 June 2022
Resolved
Fuel shutoff valves shall be installed in supply lines at tank connection. Starboard fuel shutoff valve will not close, valve handle continuously spins.
46CFR182.20-40(b)(3)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 1 June 2022
Resolved
Machinery shall be installed and maintained as to protect against fire, machinery failure and injury. Two hydraulic hoses on center pump are not serviceable (chaffed and leaking).
46CFR182.01-5(a)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 1 June 2022
Resolved
Marine inspecter will examine all watertight and weather tight closures. Port side engine room escape hatch has a hole in the hatch dog enclosure. Main deck cabin forward door has a notch cut out in the knife edge.
46CFR176.25-5(a)(2) & (5)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 1 June 2022
Resolved
Vessel must carry up-to-date charts. Charts are not corrected and out of date.
46CFR184.420
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 1 June 2022
Resolved
Protective gratings shall be provided where persons may contact exhaust pipe. Port main engine is missing exhaust lagging (shielding).
46CFR182.15-20(g)
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo operation
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
If the lift boat's approved operating manual specifies required actions based upon wind speed, the vessel should have a reliable means to determine wind speed such as a properly operating anemometer (portable or fixed) onboard. Vessel's anemometer was inoperable. Vessel rep ordered replacement during inspection.. CG-CVC-543 Policy Ltr 07-02 paragraph 11.c.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to protect crew from electrical hazards. Wire grommet running into starboard generator winding enclosure was not installed correctly allowing wire to move in enclosure. 46 FR 183.200(b).
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
A vessel with an electrical system operating at more than 50 volts, which is provided with a means to connect to shore power, must must be permanently installed at a convenient location with a circuit breaker at the switchboard or main panel. Refrigeration units were being supplied power through an extension cord running through the galley weathertight opening. Vessel rep elected to remove and utilize ship's installed shore power system. 46 CFR 183.390(a) and (c).
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
The design of all exhaust systems must ensure minimum risk of injury to personnel and protection must be provided for temperatures exceeding 150 deg F at such locations where persons or equipment might come in contact with an exhaust pipe. Main engine exhaust lagging on starboard enigne was missing. 46 CFR 177.970
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 24 February 2021
Resolved
Nautical publications as appropriate for the intended voyage, must be carried onboard adequate and up-to-date. Vessel's Coast Pilot and light lists were outdated (2019). 46 CFR 184.420 (2) and (3).
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats
Issued 9 May 2019
Resolved
Vessel is required to be equipped with an adequate rescue boat. During man overboard drill rescue boat engine would not operate. Crewmembers found excessive water in portable gas tank. A replacement gas tank was provided and engine would operate sporadically allowing it to return to vessel. Crew to service rescue boat and prove satisfactory operation. 46 CFR 180.210 (b)(2).
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating
Issued 31 October 2017
Resolved
Identified 7" horizontal fracture in port leg, 180 degrees from rack, approximately 31'3" above pad. Vessel is authorized to transit from Freeport, TX to New Iberia to complete permanent repair of port leg. The jacking system shall only be used in an emergency. The damaged section of the port leg shall remain above the leg tower at all times.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 25 May 2017
Resolved
Life float had a tear in floatation material requiring replacement.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 25 May 2017
Resolved
Stenciling was worn.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 25 May 2017
Resolved
Charts of operation had not been updated.
Engineering › Lubricating Oil Service System › Gauge
Issued 25 May 2017
Resolved
Crane hydraulic supply line pressure gauge was damaged. Gauge was found to be obsolete. Crew removed and plugged line.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 11 February 2016
Resolved
DOT approved alcohol test strips were all expired and need to be replaced.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephony Cert.
Issued 11 February 2016
Resolved
Vessel did not have a FCC Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephony Certificate. Owner/Operator needs to have a radio inspection and obtain a valid certificate.
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Outlet Box
Issued 11 February 2016
Resolved
Electrical wiring connection to junction box for deck lighting was damaged, leaving a part of the electrical wire exposed. Owner/operator needs to adequately repair the box and insulate the exposed wire.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 11 February 2016
Resolved
Ring lifebuoy's retro-reflective tape is worn and needs to be replaced prior to getting underway and to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Strainer
Issued 11 February 2016
Resolved
Bilge system needs a screen/strainer installed on the starboard suction point in the rudder room prior to getting underway and to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
Casualty record · 5
8 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4259091
21 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4418285
14 November 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4756077
22 March 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5090344
29 September 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6018289
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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
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