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SAND DOLLAR
SAND DOLLAR is a 1995 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 28 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 27 October 2025.
- Built
- 1995
- Last inspected
- 27 October 2025
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 28 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
27 October 2025
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
28 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
7 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
WDM6739
422669
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-422669
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Simplified, Gross Ton
4 - Simplified, Net Ton
4 - Simplified, 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.
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.
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Inspection history · 14
27 October 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8257601
3 October 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8246975
12 February 2025
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8078762
29 October 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8024837
30 October 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7816319
14 February 2023
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7636399
6 February 2023
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7632613
17 February 2022
Drydock Exam · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7398086
16 June 2021
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7227182
1 November 2017
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6411942
1 June 2017
Simplified Stability Test
Physical examination · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 6163682
3 February 2017
Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6085562
2 November 2016
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6034203
18 April 2016
Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5859145
Deficiency record · 28
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 27 October 2025
Resolved
Each vessel required to have a Certificate of Inspection is subject to the annual vessel inspection fee listed
No fees were paid for annual inspection.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 October 2025
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel.
03 Life jackets were non-serviceable. Restricted to 15 passengers until rectified.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 27 October 2025
Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules.
Improper navigation lights installed. In addition stern all around white light had broken lens. Restricted to day light operations only.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 27 October 2025
Resolved
A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, must carry, three hand red flare distress signals.
Red handheld flares were expired.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 27 October 2025
Resolved
A vessel must have at least 3 (2 1/2 gallon) buckets, with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant [name withheld] fire bucket has a 5 gallon capacity.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 27 October 2025
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:(1) Charts(2) U.S. Coast Pilot (3) Coast Guard Light List;(4) Tide tables; and(5) Current tables.
Coast Pilot [name withheld], and Current tables were out of date.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
The owner, managing operator, or a qualified servicing facility as applicable must conduct the following inspections and tests: (1) Portable and semi-portable extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10.
The 2A extinguisher on board was expired. 46 CFR 176.810
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
Except as otherwise provided in this section, rails or equivalent protection must be installed near the periphery of all decks of a vessel accessible to passengers or crew. Equivalent protection may include lifelines, wire rope, chains, and bulwarks, which provide strength and support equivalent to fixed rails. Deck rails must include a top rail with the minimum height required by this section, and lower courses or equivalent protection as required by this section.
Open spaces between rope railings do not meet the requirements of the regulation. 46 CFR 177.900
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
No marine employer shall engage or employ any individual to serve as a crewmember unless the individual passes a chemical test for dangerous drugs for that employer. O/O was no able to produce proof of DAPI compliance.46 CFR 16.203
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules.
Starboard side navigation light was inoperable. 46 CFR 183.420
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
Each rescue boat and ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retro-reflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. The arrangement of the retro-reflective material applied after March 11, 1996, must be as specified by IMO Resolution A.658(16).
The ring life buoy on board the vessel did not have retro-reflective tape applied IAW IMO Resolution A.658(16). 46 CFR 185.604
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
Connections must be made to battery terminals with permanent type connectors. Spring clips or other temporary type clamps are prohibited. Battery chargers must have an ammeter connected in the charging circuit. Battery charger on board vessel was not of the marine type. 46 CFR 183.350
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
Each connection to a conductor or terminal part of a conductor must be made within an enclosure.
Exposed wires were discovered under the benches and starboard side in way of running lights. 46 CFR 183.340
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions.
First-aid kit on board vessel was expired.
46 CFR 184.710
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
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.
Donning placard on vessel did not match the type of life jackets on board. 46 CFR 185.516
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 1 August 2022
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 size life jackets are not mistaken for adult life jackets. Marking for the quantity of child size life jackets did not coincide with the number on board. 46 CFR 180.78
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. One of these lights must be located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery space.
Vessel had no portable lights on board. 46 CFR 180.430
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
Fuses must be of the cartridge type only and be listed by Underwriters Laboratories or another independent laboratory recognized by the Commandant.
The glass fuse under the console were not of the approved type. 46 CFR 183.380
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
All passenger accommodations must be arranged and equipped to provide for the safety of the passengers in consideration of the route, modes of operation, and speed of the vessel.
A loose conduit was stored overhead on the vessel posing a hazard to crew and passengers. 46 cfr 177.800
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 1 August 2022
Resolved
All passenger accommodations must be arranged and equipped to provide for the safety of the passengers in consideration of the route, modes of operation, and speed of the vessel.
A loose conduit was stored overhead on the vessel posing a hazard to crew and passengers. 46 cfr 177.405
Operations/Management › Vessel Activity › Other
Issued 17 April 2017
Resolved
Vessel was unable to complete required sea trial before deadline. No sail 835 was issued.
Operations/Management › Vessel Activity › Underway
Issued 11 February 2017
Resolved
Conduct sea trails in the presence if the attending Marine Inspector to monitor the temporary repairs made to the transom.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 11 February 2017
Resolved
Submit detailed plans to the local OCMI for permanent repairs to the transom and conduct the repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 10 February 2017
Resolved
Make permanent repairs to transom and conduct sea trails to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 February 2017
Resolved
Water intrusion was found on the port pontoon from the mounting holes for depth finder and the transom has been modified. Submit a repair proposal for both the port pontoon repairs and the transom.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Logbook (official)
Issued 9 November 2016
Resolved
Provide procedures for passenger count dockside while vessel is underway.
Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Bottom Plug
Issued 9 November 2016
Resolved
Haul out vessel on 01FEB17 for inspection of pontoons. Marine inspectors must be present before dry dock plugs are pulled.
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Conductor
Issued 2 November 2016
Resolved
Cap dead end wires at operating station.
Ownership record
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