SWEET CAROLINE is a 2023 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 2 inspections since 2022, most recently in April 2023, along with 4 deficiencies.
Records from 2022 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 6 April 2023.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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.
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.
Tonnage as PSIX records it2 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 1 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.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 8 June 2023Resolved
Remote fuel shutoff stations must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 1" high indicating the purpose of the valve and direction of operation. Placard missing.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 9 June 2023
Resolution: Vessel corrected def and stenciled wordage.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 8 June 2023Resolved
The discharge ends of the fuel tank vent pipes must terminate on the hull of the exterior as high above the waterline and remote from any hull openings, or they must terminate in U-bends as high above the weather deck. Gasoline fuel tank vent terminates on the STBD side of the center console operating station. Propose plan to move vent to meet regulations or apply to the local OCMI for special consideration under 46 CFR 175.550
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 18 September 2023
Resolution: Rectified
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 8 June 2023Resolved
Flexible nonmetallic hose may be used in fuel oil systems, subject to the following requirements; (ii) Flexible hose runs must be visible, easily accessible, protected from mechanical damage and must not penetrate watertight bulkheads; Fuel hoses are under deck and not visible nor accessible except for limited visibility of (2) 4" viewing ports in deck. Provide permanently proposely to meet the regs or special consideration.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 18 September 2023
Resolution: Rectified
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 8 June 2023Resolved
Rail courses or the equivalent must be installed between a top rail required by paragraph (a) of this section, and the deck so that no open space exists that is 12” high except: (1) on a vessel on an excursion trip the following must be installed: (iii) Bars, slats, rail courses or an equivalent spaced at intervals of not more than 4”. Upper railing in some areas well exceeds the 4" spacing requirement and STBD side rescue ladder which takes the place of some of the railing, has ladder rungs which are 12" to 18" spaced creating an opening hazard in that area. Provide permanent solution for rescue ladder openings and plan proposal for the remainder of the normal affected railings.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 18 September 2023
Resolution: Rectified.
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.