SWAMP THING

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

SWAMP THING is a 1992 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 9 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 20 October 2025.

Built: 1992
Last inspected: 20 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · 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 20 October 2025

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations11

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 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

988315

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380704

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-380704

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 3.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 12 / net 12

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMILTON R WALKER · WESTWEGO LA, UNITED STATES · built 1992

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Engine

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portMARRERO, LA

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 it12 - Simplified, Gross Ton
12 - 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 · 11

20 October 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8250075

21 February 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8072907

8 January 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7842516

7 November 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7590910

24 September 2021 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7319497

24 August 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7275123

20 May 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6951484

2 July 2019 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6721131

27 June 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6448217

6 June 2017 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6161176

2 June 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5887397

Deficiency record · 9

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

Issued 8 January 2024 Resolved

Hand Bilge Pump not working due to debris. S and L portable hand bilge pump shall be provided with suitable hoses for pumping bilges on the suction and discharge ends. Bilge pump repairs to to be completed and approved by the attending CG Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 182.25-10 (e)

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 January 2024
Resolution: Operator cleaned the debris out of the hand pump to the satisfactory of the attending marine inspector.

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

Issued 8 January 2024 Resolved

Found Retro reflective material on life preservers to be worn and faded. Each Life Preserver carried on vessel after June 30, 1980, must have at least 200 sq. cm ( 31 sq. in.) of retroflective material attached on its front side , at least 200 sq. cm. on its back side, and at least 200 sq. cm. of material on each reversible side. Retro reflective material repairs need to completed and approved by the attending CG Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 180.25-25 (a)

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 January 2024
Resolution: Owner replaced the faded retroreflective material with new retroreflective material to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

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

Issued 8 January 2024 Resolved

Port navigation light cover was missing. All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. Navigation light cover needs to replaced and approved by the attending Coast Guard Inspector. 46 CFR 183. 420

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 January 2024
Resolved 18 January 2024
Resolution: Owner replaced broken port light cover with a new cover, and attending marine inspector received photos of satisfactory repairs.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm

Issued 8 January 2024 Resolved

Bilge Alarm and Indicator was inoperable. On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate high water level . Bilge Alarm and Indicator repairs need to be completed and approved by the attending CG Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 182. 530

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 18 January 2024
Resolved 18 January 2024
Resolution: Owner repairs the bilge alarm , and attending marine inspector received photos of satisfactory repairs.

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

Issued 8 November 2022 Resolved

A vessel must be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartment, other than small buoyancy compartments, under all practicable conditions. Sluice valves are not permitted in watertight bulkheads. Bilge pumps on board were inoperable.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 November 2022
Resolution: Replaced bilge pump.

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

Issued 8 November 2022 Resolved

A suitable metal marine type strainer, meeting the requirements of the engine manufacturer, must be fitted in the fuel supply line in the engine compartment. Strainers must be leak free... Fuel filter on the starboard outboard engine was leaking fuel.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 November 2022
Resolution: Replaced Fuel filter housing.

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

Issued 7 November 2022 Resolved

All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules... Vessel's navigation lights were inoperable except the starboard sidelight.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 8 November 2022
Resolution: Replaced running light.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 24 September 2021 Resolved

Repairs or alterations to the hull, machinery, or equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the cognizant OCMI, except during an emergency. Vessel was swamped and sank in shallow water during Hurricane IDA. Vessel is to undergo a reinspection and drydock inspection prior to carrying passengers to the satisfaction of the cognizant OCMI.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 28 October 2021
Resolution: Vessel conducted satisfactory repairs and conducted credited drydock and inspection for certification post Hurricane Ida storm damage. All Sat. Cleared 835.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Retroreflective Material

Issued 2 June 2016 Resolved

Retroreflective material worn/missing from majority of lifejackets found onboard

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 2 June 2016
Resolved 3 June 2016
Resolution: All requirements met. Retro replaced on all defective lift jackets.

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.