TROPIC STAR

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

TROPIC STAR is a 1979 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 21 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2021.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 June 2026.

Built: 1979
Last inspected: 2 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2021

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 2 June 2026

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations25

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

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

615628

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WDC9621

228707

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-228707

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.5 ft × 13.9 ft × 6.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 19

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSQUYRES BOAT BUILDING · INGLESIDE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1979

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portROCKPORT, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 September 2025 · expires 31 October 2026

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 it19 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
29 - 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 · 27

2 June 2026 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Vessel Attendance

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8372353

2 January 2026 Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Vessel Attendance

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8289279

6 June 2025 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8153699

24 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8118381

9 April 2024 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7892636

26 October 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7815102

4 October 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7803525

22 February 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7640181

27 December 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7613550

15 December 2022 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7609766

10 June 2022 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7473897

27 January 2022 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7386486

7 December 2021 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7364222

21 July 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7268488

15 July 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7257043

14 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7262526

14 April 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7175183

7 January 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7120908

9 March 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6923476

16 December 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6882399

21 February 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6630002

24 January 2019 Drydock Exam · In-Service Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6614758

16 April 2018 In-Service Inspection · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6392767

22 February 2017 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6092683

18 January 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6072653

26 January 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5803070

12 January 2016 Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5796170

Deficiency record · 21

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

Rails or equivalent protection must be installed near the periphery of all decks of a vessel accessible to passengers or crew. The height of top rails required by paragraph (a) of this section must at least 36 inches high. The height of the railing on the top passenger deck is only 30 inches in certain segments toward the aft end on both starboard and port sides. Rectify prior to carrying passengers on the upper deck. 46 CFR 177.900(d)(3)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 May 2025
Resolution: Received photos of chain rail in place.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

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 more than 12 inches. On the top passenger deck, the aft end of the port side top railing had a removable top rail equivalent, but the starboard side did not. Additionally, there were no rail courses in those areas, leaving gaps greater than 12 inches. Install at least a 36 inch top rail equivalent on the starboard side, and rail courses on both sides ensuring no gaps greater than 12 inches. Rectify prior to carrying passengers on the upper deck. 46 CFR 177.900(g)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 May 2025
Resolution: Received photos of chain rail in place.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

Vessels operated solely within 20 nautical miles of land must be equipped with a VHF-DSC radiotelephone installation meeting the requirements of § 80.1101(c)(2). Neither of the two VHF radios on board were connected to the GPS nor programmed with MMSI number. 47 CFR 80.905(a)(1)

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 May 2025
Resolved 5 May 2025
Resolution: Operator satisfactoryily wired GPS into the VHF radio.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected. Generator windings and armature were heavily coated with oil posing a fire hazard. Make clean and ready for inspection no later than 05MAY. 46 CFR 176.830(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 May 2025
Resolution: Operator cleaned generator to the satisfaction of the MI.

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

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

In systems and applications where flexible hoses are permitted to be clamped: Two clamps must be used on each end of the hose, or one hose clamp can be used if the pipe ends are expanded or beaded to provide a positive stop against hose slippage. Observed one hose clamp on uptake to raw water for generator before strainer. Recommend checking all hoses for double clamping where practicable. 46 CFR 182.410(d)(4)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 May 2025
Resolved 7 May 2025
Resolution: Received photos of clamps in place.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of Lifeboats

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

The floating waterlight must be attached around the body of the life float or buoyant apparatus by a 10 mm (3/8 inch) lanyard, resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light, and at least 5.5 meters (18 feet) in length. The waterlight line was only approx. 8 ft. 46 CFR 180.175(f)(4)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 May 2025
Resolved 5 May 2025
Resolution: Operator replaced line to the required 18' length.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Openings through which conductors enter shall be adequately closed. The engine room electrical distribution panel had 01 unused stuffing tube on the side that was not sealed. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 183.10-20(f)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 May 2024
Resolved 3 May 2024
Resolution: Vessel properly sealed the side of the electrical distribution panel.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Nothing in this subpart limits the marine inspector from conducting such tests or inspections he or she deems necessary to be assured of the vessel's seaworthiness. Found 03 small holes in forepeak on the overhead deck. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 176.500(1)(iv)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 May 2024
Resolved 3 May 2024
Resolution: Vessel sealed the holes on the overhead deck.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Suitable covers, guards, or rails shall be installed in way of all exposed and hazardous places such as gears, machinery, etc. Found the vessels both main propulsion engines was missing a guard on the engine pulleys. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 177.35-15 (f)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 May 2024
Resolved 3 May 2024
Resolution: Vessel placed guards around both engine pulleys.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. The vessel had cabling hanging down from bulkhead to bulkhead in the compartment located below the crew accommodation space. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 183.01-15 (a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 May 2024
Resolved 3 May 2024
Resolution: Vessel corrected hanging cabling in the compartment below the crew accomodation space.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Each battery used in an item of lifesaving equipment must be replaced during the annual inspection if the expiration date of the battery has passed. Found 02 waterlight batteries that were expired. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.46 CFR 185.726 (d)

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 30 April 2024
Resolution: Vessel replaced the expired batteries for the water lights prior to conclusion of the inspection.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts

Issued 6 March 2023 Resolved

EACH VESSEL CERTIFIED TO OPERATE ON OCEANS ROUTE IN WARM WATER BE PROVIDED WITH LIFE FLOATS THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE AT LEAST 100% OF THE TOTAL PERSONS ON BOARD. VESSEL IS MISSING ONE LIFEFLOAT. VESSEL RESTRICTED TO OPERATING WITHIN 3 NM OF SHORE. 46 CFR 180.202 (b)(2)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 4 October 2023
Resolution: Reduced route to Lakes, Bays, and Sounds

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)

Issued 6 March 2023 Resolved

VESSEL MUST COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMKENTS FOR ANY RADIO ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS. VESSEL DOES NOT HAVE NAVTEX OR MH RADIO ON BOARD. VESSEL RESTRICTED TO 20 NM WHILE OPERATING WITHOUT REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. 46 CFR 184.502

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 4 October 2023
Resolution: Reduced route to Lakes, Bays, and Sounds. Vessel had a working MF radio on board. Captain did not know location of radio

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 27 December 2022 Resolved

Fire Detection - Vessels described by 46 CFR 175.110 (c) must have an interconnected fire detection system in compliance with 46 CFR 181.450 installed in all enclosed areas where passengers and crew have routine access, including accommodation spaces and machinery spaces. Vessel has not installed the interconnected detection and alarm systems to meet the new regulations outlined in 181.450. Vessel will install and test to the satisfaction of the attending MI and the vessel will be limited to a route of limited coastwise. 46 CFR 181.405 (c)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 4 October 2023
Resolution: Reduced route to Lakes, Bays, and Sounds

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking

Issued 15 July 2021 Resolved

fracture to starboard rear quarter along wit hside shell inset and bumber on transome

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 13 August 2021
Resolution: Damaged area has been repaired and NDT satisfactory.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 14 April 2021 Resolved

The intent of this part is to insure that the scantlings, material, fastenings, workmanship and arrangement of each vessel are such as to provide for safe operations in accordance with the terms of its certificate of inspection. Vessel owner reported that vessel struck drift (log) and experienced cavitation's after. Owner drydocked vessel and discovered a broken strut on the port side. Owner will submit repair proposal IAW 46 CFR 176.20-1 and make repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 177.01-5

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 June 2021
Resolution: All new metal installed and passed NDT's, conducted sea trials all were sat.

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

Issued 19 January 2021 Resolved

On vessels of at least 26 feet in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station. On or before March 11, 1999, an existing vessel must comply with the bilge high level alarm requirements in 182.530.Vessels visual alarm was inoperable for the forward compartment.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 19 January 2021
Resolved 19 January 2021
Resolution: Loose wiring was found at the operating station. Wiring was repaired and alarm was tested. All SAT.

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

Issued 19 January 2021 Resolved

All vessels shall be provided with a hand operated portable fire pump having a capacity of at least 5 gallons a minute. Hand fire pump was inoperable and had no discharge hose. IAW Old "T" 46 CFR 181.10-5(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 19 January 2021
Resolved 19 January 2021
Resolution: Hand pump was replaced with an operational hand pump with discharge hose.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 19 January 2021 Resolved

Auxillary machinery shall be suitable in type and design for the purpose intended. When operated to full starboard the steering ram contacts hull.IAW Old "T" 46 CFR 182.10-1

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 19 January 2021
Resolved 19 January 2021
Resolution: A spacer was added to the starboard rudder stop. Steering ram is no longer contacting hull.

Fire Fighting › Ventilation Systems › Ducts

Issued 17 April 2018 Resolved

07116-Fire Safety: Provision shall be made by means of plugs, covers, etc., to prevent the admission of air into the space protected. During Annual Inspection, no covers were found to cut off ventilation into engine room. 46 Old CFR 181.20-35

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 May 2018
Resolved 19 April 2018
Resolution: Vessel rep produced vents that would cut off ventilation into engine room.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 17 April 2018 Resolved

02112-Structural Conditions: Marine Inspector must examine all accessible parts of the exterior and interior of the hull, the watertight bulkheads, and weather deck. During Annual Inspection, pitting was found on the starboard aft side shell in the engine room. 46 Old CFR 176.25-5 (a)(1)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 May 2018
Resolved 19 April 2018
Resolution: Vessel rep applied epoxy to affected area to arrest pitting.

Casualty record · 1

14 July 2021Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · activity 7262526

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.