FOOLS GOLD

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

FOOLS GOLD is a 1983 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.

Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 19 November 2025.

Built: 1983
Last inspected: 19 November 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2011

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 19 November 2025

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations19

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

663154

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WDE6937

220948

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-220948

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.9 ft × 11.4 ft × 5.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 15 / net 10

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderTHOMAS MARINE INDUSTRIES · POMPANO BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1983

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST THOMAS, VI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 24 June 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it10 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
15 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 19

19 November 2025 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8270854

6 October 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8246957

1 October 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8243991

16 January 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8069329

16 January 2024 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7938426

12 September 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7799260

13 December 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7609013

3 May 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7443695

5 January 2022 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7405301

11 March 2021 Administrative Inspection · Uninspected Passenger Vessel

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7164685

19 October 2020 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7079834

7 April 2020 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6941436

25 November 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6862268

19 April 2019 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6666077

7 May 2018 Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6407937

19 January 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6340356

16 October 2017 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6290717

11 October 2016 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6019984

10 May 2016 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5873694

Deficiency record · 10

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 1 October 2025 Resolved

Fireboy shutdown override would not retart the engine. O/O replaced the control unit in front of MI and deomnstrated satisfactory operation of the system.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 October 2025
Resolution: Completed to satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector.

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

Issued 1 October 2025 Resolved

8 of 12 signal flares expired. O/O purchased 8 new flares.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 October 2025
Resolution: Completed to satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector.

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

Issued 1 October 2025 Resolved

Bilge high level indicator alarm inoperable at the operating station. O/O purchased new alarm, installed and demonstarted operation.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 October 2025
Resolution: Completed to satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 1 October 2025 Resolved

Anchor light and stern light inoperable. O/O replaced both and demonstrated operation.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 October 2025
Resolution: Completed to satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector.

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

Issued 12 September 2023 Resolved

Crack found in leading edge of aluminum rudder.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 5 October 2023
Resolved 27 September 2023
Resolution: Rudder removed and crack repaired by welding to the satisfication of the marine inspector.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 7 April 2020 Resolved

Aft engine room bulkhead had several openings that would allow the firefighting agent to escape.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 April 2020
Resolved 20 April 2020
Resolution: Openings closed with fire retardant caulking

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 7 April 2020 Resolved

The installed pre-engineered system is not big enough to cover the space protected. The bottle is rated for 265 cubic feet and the space was measured at 290 cubic feet.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 20 May 2020
Resolution: New larger pre-engineered system bottle was installed. Serial No.AB-000056003, 13.0 lb, CG approval 162.029/251/0

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 11 October 2016 Resolved

Provide DSC radio with GPS position capabilities.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 October 2016
Resolved 30 November 2016
Resolution: DSC propelry wired to GPS.

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

Issued 11 October 2016 Resolved

Provide USCG approved first aid kit or equivalent.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 October 2016
Resolved 30 November 2016
Resolution: First aid kit updated and current.

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Garbage Placard

Issued 11 October 2016 Resolved

Provide current MARPOL V Placard.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 October 2016
Resolved 30 November 2016
Resolution: Placard posted.

Casualty record · 1

1 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 dead · activity 4104063

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 Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.