CATALINA EXPRESS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

CATALINA EXPRESS is a 1994 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 28 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 17 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2013.

Records from 2006 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 14 January 2026.

Built: 1994
Last inspected: 14 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 28
Deficiencies: 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2006–2013

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 14 January 2026

Recorded inspections28

…physical examinations24

…administrative events4

Deficiencies 17 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

1020240

8967888

WCJ6210

401899

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-401899

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)88.7 ft × 22.6 ft × 8.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 99 / net 67

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)88.7 ft × 22.6 ft × 8.9 ft

ITC tonnagegross 203 / net 70

BuilderWESTPORT SHIPYARD INC · WESTPORT, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1994

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portAVALON, CA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 2 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it203 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
99 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
70 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
67 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 28

14 January 2026 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8235628

12 February 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8024888

11 December 2024 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8005009

3 July 2024 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7937258

6 December 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7802017

25 September 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7801974

14 July 2023 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7719091

1 May 2023 Plan Review "T" Boat · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7678805

1 March 2023 Internal Structural Exam · In-Service Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7643941

15 December 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7589016

17 June 2022 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7471372

1 June 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7465841

9 February 2022 Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7393567

8 December 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7364961

30 November 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7359759

23 March 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7160768

26 June 2020 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7000951

5 March 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6877392

4 February 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6902825

6 March 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6617448

13 March 2018 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6368402

15 February 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6350816

9 November 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6304023

10 August 2017 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6237844

6 January 2017 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6062760

26 July 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5952568

2 March 2016 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5817067

28 January 2016 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5799943

Deficiency record · 17

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

Issued 14 January 2026 Resolved

The materials and construction of fuel lines, including pipe, tube, and hose, must comply with the requirements of this paragraph. Vessel by passed fuel oil leak alarm for the STBD main propulsion engine by removing pipe and connecting a hose to drain in a bucket in the bilge. Bucket had approx 4-5 inches of fuel in it. Vessel to identify fuel oil leak, make repairs, reinstall fuel piping and operational test fuel oil leak alarm.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 21 January 2026
Resolution: Vessel completed repairs, properly connected fuel line, removed bucket and operational tested u/w, sat.

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

Issued 14 January 2026 Resolved

Exhaust gas must not leak from the piping or any connections. Vessel currently has severe salt build up and/or exhaust leaks from both the port and stbd main engine mufflers to include the through bulkhead. Vessel to remove salt, make areas available for inspection and conduct permanent repairs to both exhaust systems as identified.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 February 2026
Resolved 11 February 2026
Resolution: Proper repairs were made, op tested sat.

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

Issued 14 January 2026 Resolved

Valves for removing water or impurities from diesel fuel in water traps or strainers are permitted. These valves must be provided with caps or plugs to prevent fuel leakage. Vessel did not have a plug on the drain valve for the port SSDG racor filter.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 January 2026
Resolution: Vessel installed proper plug.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 14 January 2026 Resolved

At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected and all required guards and protective devices must be in satisfactory condition. Vessel had oil soaked rags on the steering lines in the muffler compartment.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 January 2026
Resolution: Vessel removed rags.

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

Issued 14 January 2026 Resolved

At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected and all required guards and protective devices must be in satisfactory condition. MI identified loose numerous loose bolts on the STBD main propulsion raw water pump suction rubber expansion joint.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 January 2026
Resolution: Vessel proper tightened bolts/hardware.

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

Issued 1 March 2023 Resolved

No passengers shall be carried until DVTP's and testing is completed & witnessed by Sector LA/LB attending MI.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 1 May 2023
Resolution: Witnessed Pacific Power Group DTVPs demonstrated by MTU engine representative.

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

Issued 5 March 2020 Resolved

Vessel port emergency fuel shut off did not fully close.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 5 March 2020
Resolved 5 March 2020
Resolution: Vessel made proper correction to sight glass which blocked valve from closing.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Sewage System Valve

Issued 13 March 2018 Resolved

Replace 02 4" MSD uptake valves as they were found unable to close completely.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 March 2018
Resolution: Replaced

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 13 March 2018 Resolved

Repair fiberglass section by stbd rudder identified by the inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 March 2018
Resolution: Repaired

Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls