SOUTHERN STAR

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

SOUTHERN STAR is a 1981 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 12 deficiencies and 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 July 2026.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 29 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 21
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: 1 with no removal date recorded

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 29 July 2026

Recorded inspections21

…physical examinations17

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls 1 with no removal date recorded

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

637365

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WDM9108

198783

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-198783

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)44.0 ft × 14.6 ft × 7.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 23

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderNEW JERSEY BOAT WORKS INC · LUMBERTON, NJ, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portORANGE BEACH, AL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 23 January 2026 · expires 28 February 2027

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 it29 - Simplified, Gross Ton
23 - 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

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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 21

29 July 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC OLIVIA HOOKER (WPC 1161) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8450564

27 April 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8345285

18 February 2026 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8305406

18 June 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC DOLPHIN (WPB 87354) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8166984

14 May 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8126840

16 April 2024 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7896096

21 February 2024 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7868071

24 April 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7674971

3 February 2023 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7631795

16 September 2022 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7560280

11 April 2022 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7430466

14 March 2022 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7412433

22 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7337631

5 August 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7036373

3 October 2019 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6822429

8 May 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6679329

25 April 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6669908

8 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6402500

10 May 2017 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection · COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6129578

25 April 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6132034

26 May 2016 Internal Structural Exam · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5892581

Deficiency record · 12

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 27 April 2026 Resolved

(Exhaust Piping) shall be gas-tight throughout its lengeth. MI observed exhaust piping on vessel's generator engine to have a leak within the engine compartment. 46 CFR 182.20-20(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 May 2026
Resolution: Received photographic evidence of def cleared. All sat.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks

Issued 23 April 2024 Resolved

The discharge ends of fuel tank vent pipes must be fitted with removable flame screens or flame arresters. The flame screens must consist of a single screen of corrosion resistant wire of at least 30 × 30 mesh. Observed hole in flame screens affixed to the port and starboard gooseneck vents. Replace flame screens.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 May 2024
Resolved 17 June 2024
Resolution: Vessel Rep sent pitcure of fixed flame screen installed on tank vent piping. Picture uploaded into documents

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 25 April 2023 Resolved

A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power bilge pump only on a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters in length carrying not more than 49 passengers, provided that: the pump is permanently mounted. vessel bilge pump was not permanently mounted.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 May 2023
Resolved 26 April 2023
Resolution: Owner reattached the bilge pump float switch.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Anchoring devices

Issued 25 April 2023 Resolved

A vessel must be fitted with ground tackle necessary for the vessel to be safely anchored. vessel's swivel joint on ground tackle was wasted.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 May 2023
Resolved 26 April 2023
Resolution: Vessel owner replaced wasted swivel and shackles.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)

Issued 25 April 2023 Resolved

A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. forward hatch on the bow was not watertight.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 May 2023
Resolved 26 April 2023
Resolution: Owner made scuttle watertight.

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

Issued 2 May 2022 Resolved

EPIRB WAS SECURED IN SUCH WAY TO PREVENT THE AUTOMATIC FLOAT FREE CAPABILITIES

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 June 2022
Resolved 2 May 2022
Resolution: EPIRB mounted in higher location; deficiency rectified

14 - Pollution Prevention › 144 - MARPOL Annex IV (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › Sewage treatment plant

Issued 2 May 2022 Resolved

VESSEL HAS AN INSTALLED TOILET AND DOES NOT HAVE AN OPERABLE TYPE I, II, OR III APPROVED DEVICE.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 June 2022
Resolved 25 May 2022
Resolution: Preformed inspection on MSD and associated Y and overboard valve, Sat.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)

Issued 2 May 2022 Resolved

VESSEL DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS ACT SAFETY CERTIFICATE. 47 CFR 80.401

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 June 2022
Resolved 4 May 2022
Resolution: received valid radiotelephony cert.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 2 May 2022 Resolved

THE VESSEL GENERATORS FRESH WATER COOLING PIPING HAS A HOLE ALLOWING SALT WATER INGRESS INTO THE ENGINE ROOM.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 June 2022
Resolved 3 May 2022
Resolution: Deficiency rectified

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 5 August 2020 Resolved

Ibstall UL21 smoke detector in overnight accomodation space. Vessel is restricted from carrying overnight passengers until corrected. 46 CFR 181.405 (c)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 August 2020
Resolved 2 May 2022
Resolution: Smoke detectors were installed in accomodation space.

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

Issued 5 August 2020 Resolved

Vessel missing required flares, aquire 02 more smoke flares. 46 CFR 180.68(a)(2)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 September 2020
Resolved 2 May 2022
Resolution: Flares were replaced.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 26 May 2016 Resolved

EKO01 Provide first aid kit meeting 46CFR160.041

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 June 2016
Resolved 10 June 2016
Resolution: Received email with photos of replaced first aid kit items. Deficiency cleared.

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.