DOUBLE SUNSHINE

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

DOUBLE SUNSHINE is a 2001 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2025, along with 5 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 5 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2021.

Records from 2012 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 2 December 2025.

Built: 2001
Last inspected: 2 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2012–2021

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 December 2025

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations18

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 5 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

1118744

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WDL3428

36249

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-36249

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.0 ft × 21.0 ft × 6.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 23 / net 19

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSEA TAXI CATAMARANS INC · OPA LOCKA, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2001

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portNAPLES, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 23 December 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it23 - 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

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 December 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8269675

4 September 2025 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8225933

22 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8141906

29 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8026213

1 November 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7818203

22 August 2023 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7773965

3 November 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7588006

13 October 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7576619

20 September 2021 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7314224

24 August 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7294475

9 August 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7281799

8 August 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7282776

9 June 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7220485

9 December 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7100320

8 October 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6829480

20 August 2019 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6788204

7 January 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6606550

24 December 2018 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6605657

4 December 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6589115

19 October 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6289158

21 September 2017 Drydock Extension

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6271502

22 August 2017 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6240440

21 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6026977

15 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6022977

14 October 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6024085

5 August 2016 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5963304

14 January 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5781183

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 8 August 2021 Resolved

Port engine shut down after fuel filters were clogged. Engine shut down with passengers on board. No other issues reported.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 August 2021
Resolved 9 August 2021
Resolution: Fuel system flushed and filters changed. Engine tested satisfactorily.

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

Issued 24 December 2018 Resolved

Port shaft coupling broke, do not carry passengers until repaired.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 5 January 2019
Resolution: New shaft and coupling installed, sea trial conducted, all sat.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Storage

Issued 19 October 2017 Resolved

Separate adult/child lifejacket stowage in compartment to the right of the helm. (46CFR180.78(5)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 November 2017
Resolved 20 October 2017
Resolution: Separated child and adult lifejackets with labeled divider.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Longitudinal Frame

Issued 22 August 2017 Resolved

Replace rotted beams on STBD and Port most forward compartments on the upper outboard beam where water intrusion has caused wood to rot. (46CFR176.610)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 19 October 2017
Resolution: Rotted beams were cut out and new ones were scarfed to exisiting beams. New fiberglass was placed over new wood beams to complete repair.

Engineering › Reduction Gearing/Clutches › Bolt

Issued 14 October 2016 Resolved

Fitting broke that attaches transmission to gear box, do not carry passengers until replaced and oprational test is complete.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 October 2016
Resolution: Replaced both fittings and performed operational test, all SAT.

Casualty record · 5

17 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4505611

21 October 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6026977

7 January 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6606550

9 June 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7220485

9 August 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7281799

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.