THE FLAMINGO is a 2024 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 5 inspections since 2023, most recently in March 2026, along with 3 deficiencies.
Records from 2023 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 26 March 2026.
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 it3 - Simplified, Net Ton 3 - Simplified, 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.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 31 March 2026Resolved
The cognizant OCMI may require that a vessel and its equipment undergo any additional test or inspection deemed reasonable and necessary to determine that the vessel and its equipment are suitable for the service in which they are to be employed. Pontoon plug bolts and fittings must be renewed and inspected prior to the vessel carrying passengers.
46 CFR 176.840
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 April 2026
Resolution: Pontoon plug bolts and wing nuts have been renewed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 25 March 2025Resolved
The owner, managing operator, or a qualified servicing facility as applicable must conduct the following inspections and tests: Portable and semi-portable extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. Vessel is required to complete annual external examination of all fire extinguishers on board in accordance with NFPA 10 7.3.2.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 April 2025
Resolved 24 April 2025
Resolution: Received satisfacory photos of properly serviced fire extinguishers.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 March 2025Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight. (2)Each ring life buoy with a floating waterlight must have a lanyard of at least 910 millimeters (3 feet) in length, but not more than 1,830 millimeters (6 feet), securing the waterlight around the body of the ring life buoy. (3) Each floating waterlight installed on a vessel carrying only one ring buoy, must be attached to the lanyard with a corrosion-resistant clip. The clip must have a strength of at least 22.7 kilograms (50 pounds), and allow the waterlight to be quickly disconnected from the ring life buoy. Vessel's floating waterlight was found disconnected from ring life buoy. Crew unable to reattach light due to corrosion on lanyard clip. Replace lanyard clip and install around body of ring life buoy to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 April 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: Submitted satisfactory photo of lifebuoy and floating waterlight.
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.