The 13 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 8 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Fishing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)64.6 ft × 20.1 ft × 11.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 103 / net 70
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMARINE MART INC · PORT ISABEL, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsFishery
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itCommercial Fishing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it103 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 70 - 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 September 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.
Radio station licence
WDL5971MMSI 367441590 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 22 May 2020, expires 22 May 2030
WDF3580MMSI 367441590 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 3 March 2010, cancelled 9 May 2020
WBC5918MMSI not assigned · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 9 December 1996, cancelled 3 February 2007
WRA9747MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 6 June 1996, cancelled 29 July 2006
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
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. Reports.
Inspection history · 13
20 July 2018Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station South Padre Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6485921
17 March 2010Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station South Padre Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3697651
4 February 2009Type not recorded
No type recorded · CGC AMBERJACK (WPB-87315) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3413516
31 July 2008Type not recorded
No type recorded · CGC AMBERJACK (WPB-87315) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3289031
20 April 2008Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station South Padre Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3188383
5 December 2007Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC MANATEE (WPB 87363) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3113471
26 March 2007Type not recorded
No type recorded · CGC AMBERJACK (WPB-87315) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2897923
12 July 2006Type not recorded
No type recorded · Violation Case Coordination Center · Activity 2710101
10 July 2006Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station South Padre Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2708804
20 February 2005Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Fort Myers Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2299005
3 December 2004Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station South Padre Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2254587
17 July 2000Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC KEY BISCAYNE (WPB 1339) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1516110
4 June 1999Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station South Padre Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1510490
No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.
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.