HEAVY HITTER

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

HEAVY HITTER is a 1987 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 March 2026.

Built: 1987
Last inspected: 17 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 17 March 2026

Recorded inspections20

…physical examinations17

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 5 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

923276

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WDQ8142

280697

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-280697

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.2 ft × 13.5 ft × 7.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 24 / net 19

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMICHAEL FITZ CUSTOM BOATS · NAPLES, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1987

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portPANAMA CITY, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery

DocumentationValid · issued 23 February 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it24 - Simplified, Gross Ton
19 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 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.

Inspection history · 20

17 March 2026 Administrative Inspection · Vessel Attendance · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8327462

12 February 2026 Drydock Exam · Vessel Attendance · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8304893

11 February 2025 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8071080

16 April 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7896218

22 February 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7868754

21 February 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7639519

23 February 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Extension

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7400786

16 February 2022 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7397120

28 December 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC SEA HORSE (WPB 87361) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7373431

24 February 2021 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7146037

12 February 2020 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6901508

8 January 2020 In-Service Inspection · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6886202

11 March 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6640324

24 August 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6549309

3 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6384703

28 February 2018 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6360404

12 February 2018 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6350422

22 February 2017 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6088419

29 February 2016 DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5815263

1 February 2016 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5803991

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved

Remote fuel shutoff valve for generator was missing valve handle.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 February 2025
Resolved 12 February 2025
Resolution: Corrected.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved

PFD stowage boxes required accurate quantity/labeling.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 March 2025
Resolved 12 February 2025
Resolution: Corrected.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Service

Issued 29 February 2016 Resolved

Provide valid fire extinguisher service report for all extinguishers

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 7 March 2016
Resolved 7 March 2016
Resolution: Vessel provide service report.

Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Servicing

Issued 29 February 2016 Resolved

Provide valid fixed system service report attesting that alarm and indicating light are properly operating

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 7 March 2016
Resolved 7 March 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided service report.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate

Issued 29 February 2016 Resolved

Provide valid FCC radio safety telephony certificat.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 7 March 2016
Resolved 7 March 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided certificate

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.