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TROPIC LIGHTNING
TROPIC LIGHTNING is a 2001 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 19 deficiencies.
Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 1 October 2025.
- Built
- 2001
- Last inspected
- 1 October 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 19 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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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
1 October 2025
Deficiencies
19 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
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Identity
1120714
WDJ6983
38828
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-38828
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)31.0 ft × 8.4 ft × 4.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 6 / net 6
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCOMMERCIAL WATER SPORTS INC · CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE NJ, UNITED STATES · built 2001
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOMESTEAD, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 28 January 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it6 - Simplified, Net Ton
6 - Simplified, Gross Ton
6 - Simplified, Gross 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.
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18 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 19 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, 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 · 18
1 October 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8245438
17 October 2024
Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8012460
16 October 2023
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7810095
30 January 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7628987
20 October 2022
Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7591293
19 July 2022
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7507538
17 September 2021
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7314480
22 October 2020
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7082120
1 October 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7076210
22 November 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6860575
9 September 2019
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6809491
13 March 2019
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6641574
28 June 2018
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6458120
13 July 2017
DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6204397
24 May 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6154629
26 January 2017
Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6077450
4 March 2016
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5827053
3 February 2016
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5808766
Deficiency record · 19
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 1 October 2025
Resolved
Each item of survival craft equipment must be of good quality and efficient for the purpose it is intended to serve. Battery on life float light was dead. Replace battery.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator
Issued 1 October 2025
Resolved
On a vessel of at least 26', a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level. Center high lever alarm did not operate as designed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 1 October 2025
Resolved
Each life ring buoy must be marked with Type II retro- reflective material approved IAW 46CFR164.018. Tape was degraded. Replace with new tape.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 1 October 2025
Resolved
Each floating waterlight on a vessel carrying only one life ring, must be attached to the lanyard with a corrosion-resistant clip. Clip missing from lanyard.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 17 October 2024
Resolved
Each battery must be secured to protect against shifting with the roll and pitch of the vessel, and free from exposure to water splash or spray. Battery boxes are missing top covers to prevent exposure to water splash and spray.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 17 October 2024
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:(1) Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible.
Operator was not able to provide information on last update to electronic charts.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175 or a kit with equivalent contents.
Acquire full complement for first aid kit.
46 CFR 184.710
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
Each survival craft must be secured to the vessel with a float-free link. Purchase new link for appropriate rated strength.
46 CFR 180.130(a)(1)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio life-saving appliances
Issued 9 September 2019
Resolved
EPIRB battery has expired. Replace EPIRB battery. (EPIRB was tested adn functioning)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 9 September 2019
Resolved
Safety Radio Certificate is not onboard. Provide Safety Radio Certificate.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Quantity
Issued 13 July 2017
Resolved
46 CFR 181.610: Required to obtain two additional fire buckets.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 27 January 2017
Resolved
Demonstrate blower shutoff upon activation of fireboy pre-engineered fixed firefighting system.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 27 January 2017
Resolved
Demonstrate annual collar inflation test and leak test of repaired collar.
Engineering › Gasoline Engine (propulsion) › Gasoline Fuel Tank Ventilation
Issued 27 January 2017
Resolved
Provide means of closing ventilation ports to gasoline tank space.
Engineering › Gasoline Engine (propulsion) › Gasoline Fuel Tank Ventilation
Issued 26 January 2017
Resolved
Show operation of gasoline tank space flammable vapor detection.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Condition
Issued 3 February 2016
Resolved
Both fire extinguishers found to have excessive wastage. Provide two satisfactory rie extinguishers.
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 3 February 2016
Resolved
Prove proper operation of DSC VHF radio.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Tide/Tidal Current Tables
Issued 3 February 2016
Resolved
Provide current tide tables.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 3 February 2016
Resolved
Make vessel available for collar stress test iaw MTN 01-08
Ownership record
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