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CORTEZ KAT II
- Built
- 1991
- Last inspected
- 31 March 2026
- Documentation
- No record in the NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 24 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
31 March 2026
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
24 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
8 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
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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.
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Behind this panel: 14 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 24 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; no other recorded names; no NVDC documentation record for this Official Number. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.
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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 · 14
31 March 2026
Hull Examination · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8338890
6 November 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8024113
7 February 2024
Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7848609
1 February 2024
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7848608
2 November 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7819385
31 January 2023
Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7623776
21 October 2021
Hull Examination · Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7328289
2 August 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Cortez · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7276370
1 February 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7129155
30 October 2019
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6836437
17 January 2019
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6608007
29 January 2018
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6344314
11 October 2017
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6285641
7 November 2016
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6021131
Deficiency record · 24
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 31 March 2026
Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural at least once every two years. Vessel was due for drydock examination on 28FEB2026 and has yet to receive a drydock exam.
46CFR176.600(c)(1)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 31 March 2026
Resolved
Vessel must undergo an annual inspection as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Vessel must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the each anniversary date. Vessels anniversary date was 06NOV2025, and vessel is past 3 months from said date.
Vessel shall not operate with passengers until an annual inspection has been complete.
46CFR176.500(b)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 November 2024
Resolved
Each child size life jacket must be stowed in a location that is appropriately marked and separated from adult life jackets so the child life jackets are not mistaken for adult life jackets. MI observed the stowage of child life jackets directly on top of all adult life jackets. Additionally, the stowage location of the child life jackets was not appropriately marked. Add a division between the child life jackets and the adult life jackets with marking of child life jackets adjacent to the storage level of the child life jackets on the bulk head visible to passengers to the satisfaction of Marine Inspector.
46CFR180.78(a)(5)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 1 February 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 185.604 (i)
Ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retro reflective material.
Marine Inspector observed that retro reflective material needs to be replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 1 February 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 180.70 (d) (3)
Each floating water light must be attached to the lanyard with a corrosion-resistant clip.
Marine Inspector observed that clips were corroded and need to be replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 1 February 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 185.516 (a)
Placards containing instructions for the donning and use of the life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers.
Marine Inspector observed that placard wasn't posted.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Medical certificate
Issued 1 February 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 15.401 (c)
A person may not employ or engage an individual in a position required to hold an MMC unless that individual maintains a current medical certificate.
Master was not able to provide valid Placard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 31 January 2023
Resolved
The Certificate of Inspection issued to a vessel describes any equivalencies accepted or authorized by the Commandant or any Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) in accordance with § 175.540 or § 175.550 of this chapter, and such other conditions of operations as may be determined by the cognizant OCMI.
The cognizant OCMI has approved a beaching plan for the vessel, and the COI requires that the vessel follow this plan. The vessel's beaching plan requires that a ramp and handrail be utilized for beaching operations. A straight ladder attached to a handrail with line is being utilized for beaching operations.
46 CFR 176.103
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Operational Limitations for Passenger ships
Issued 6 November 2019
Resolved
Limited vessel to 12 passengers during master only operations to align vessel with the Sector’s master only operations policy. 46CFR15.501(b)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 17 January 2019
Resolved
Vessel's lifering markings were unreadable. Restencil lifering.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 17 January 2019
Resolved
Fuel lines corroded and approval markings no longer visible. replace with USCG approved fuel lines.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 17 January 2019
Resolved
Transmission cable connected to outboard showed signs of wastage and corrosion. Replace in accordance with manufacturer's standards.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Expired
Issued 29 January 2018
Resolved
4 day/night flares expired. Replace with new. 46 CFR 180.68 (b)(1) & (2)
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 29 January 2018
Resolved
Batter was expired in the water light. Replace with new. 46 CFR 180.70(d)(1). Restricted to daylight ops only.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Service
Issued 29 January 2018
Resolved
Both B-I and B-II had not been serviced in over a year. Provide servicing reeport for both extinguishers. 46 CFR 181.500
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 29 January 2018
Resolved
SOme items had expired in the first aid kit and some missing items. Replace missing and expired items. 46 CFR 184.701
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 24 October 2017
Resolved
Grind / repair small hole in port bow. 46 CFR 176.25-5
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 24 October 2017
Resolved
Repair foundation to bow where aluminum beaching ladder attaches to. Some cracking around ladder bracket. 46 CFR 176.25-5
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 24 October 2017
Resolved
Make repairs to chipped gel coat where needed or missing. 46 CFR 176.25-5
Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Gasket
Issued 24 October 2017
Resolved
Replace gaskets on pontoon covers. Gaskets are worn. 46 CFR 176.25-5
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 24 October 2017
Resolved
Replace all caulking where needed in seems and side rail. Caulking wasted or missing. 46 CFR 176.25-5
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Provide mount for fire extinguisher at Operator station. 46 CFR 181.3014
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Superstructure
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Repair numerous cracks in canopy to satisfaction of Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 176.25-5
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 7 November 2016
Resolved
Route restriction to 1,000 ft from shore due to missing FCC documents. COI will be amended to reflect restriction.
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
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