GATOR BAIT V

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

GATOR BAIT V is a 1988 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 9 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 25 February 2026.

Built: 1988
Last inspected: 25 February 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 9 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 25 February 2026

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations11

Deficiencies 9 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

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304002

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-304002

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Simplified, Gross Ton
2 - Simplified, Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

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 · 11

25 February 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8319749

20 February 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8064487

22 February 2024 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7857182

8 March 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7637961

22 February 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392279

5 March 2021 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7139991

19 February 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6894794

26 February 2019 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6630742

12 January 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6337187

21 February 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6087716

23 February 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5817348

Deficiency record · 9

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet

Issued 20 February 2025 Resolved

When, in accordance with § 178.210 of this chapter, a vessel must be provided with a stability letter, the stability letter must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, at the operating station of the vessel. If posting is impracticable, the stability letter must be kept on board in a weathertight container readily available for use by the crew and display to passengers and others on request.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 February 2025
Resolved 20 February 2025
Resolution: printed copy

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 22 February 2024 Resolved

The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. Identified hull puncture on the bow the the vessel during Dry Dock inspection. Permanent repairs are required to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector prior to the carriage of passengers.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 22 March 2024
Resolved 29 February 2024
Resolution: Images of satisfactory repairs

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

Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved

All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. The MI observed All Navigation lights were Inoperable. 46CFR183.420

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 23 February 2022
Resolved 22 February 2022
Resolution: Found Nav light switch was not properly connected.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved

A vessel must carry one floating water-light for a ring buoy. The floating water-light had the incorrect type of battery installed. 46CFr180.70)d)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 23 February 2022
Resolved 22 February 2022
Resolution: Replaced battery.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved

t each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of machinery, fuel, and piping systems, including the following: (e) Inspection of all fuel system.The MI observed the fuel supply line was dry rotted. 46CFR176.804 (e)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 February 2022
Resolved 22 February 2022
Resolution: Replaced fuel supply line.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 21 February 2017 Resolved

Stern light was found inoperable. Restricted to daylight and good visibility until repaired.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 February 2017
Resolved 27 February 2017
Resolution: Stern light repaired.

Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Quantity

Issued 23 February 2016 Resolved

Missing two required fire buckets. Replaced to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 February 2016
Resolved 23 February 2016
Resolution: Replaced missing x2 fire buckets to satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity

Issued 23 February 2016 Resolved

Missing x6 flares. Replaced to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 February 2016
Resolved 23 February 2016
Resolution: Replaced x6 flares to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

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

Issued 23 February 2016 Resolved

First Aid kit missing required components. Replaced missing on the spot to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 February 2016
Resolved 23 February 2016
Resolution: Replaced missing components to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

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.