TORTUGA

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1950s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

TORTUGA is a 1954 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 26 deficiencies, 3 operational controls and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.

Records from 2006 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 May 2026.

Built: 1954
Last inspected: 12 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 26 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2006

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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 12 May 2026

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations17

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 26 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

267629

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WDP5906

42929

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-42929

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)37.4 ft × 13.8 ft × 3.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 15 / net 11

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBUILT RITE BOATS · SANTA MONICA, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1954

Hull materialWood

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portLOS ANGELES, CA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 2 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it15 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
11 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

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18 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 26 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 3 operational controls with the dates imposed and removed; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; 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

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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 · 18

12 May 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8332102

11 August 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8156059

26 March 2025 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8074113

28 May 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7875191

22 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7662756

22 February 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7631846

17 May 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7425295

13 May 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7188978

22 April 2021 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7180869

2 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7167837

13 October 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7076176

20 July 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7011314

4 October 2019 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6825140

27 March 2019 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6636582

10 September 2018 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6537427

3 November 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6299874

15 March 2017 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6085712

17 May 2016 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5862453

Deficiency record · 26

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 11 August 2025 Resolved

An internal structural examination conducted in compliance with § 176.600 may be conducted while the vessel is afloat or out of the water and consists of a complete examination of the vessel's main strength members, including the major internal framing, the hull plating and planking, voids, and ballast, cargo, and fuel oil tanks. MI observed wood decay in internal frame on port side of the generator room. 46 CFR 176.610(b)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 August 2025
Resolved 20 August 2025
Resolution: MI received photos from vessel operator of treated frame in the port side of the generator room.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 17 May 2022 Resolved

The EPIRB test shall be logged or otherwise documented. Vessel was not properly documenting testing of monthly EPIRB tests.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2022
Resolved 17 May 2022
Resolution: Operator properly logging EPIRB tests.

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

Issued 17 May 2022 Resolved

Each battery used in an item of lifesaving equipment must be replaced during the annual inspections if the expiration date of the battery has passed. Vessel lifebuoy and buoyant apparatus water light batteries were expired.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2022
Resolved 23 May 2022
Resolution: Water-light batteries have been replaced.

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

Issued 17 May 2022 Resolved

At least one ring life buoy must be fitted with a lifeline. Each lifeline on a ring life buoy must at least 60 feet in length. Vessel did not have the proper length for the life-line on life buoy.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2022
Resolved 23 May 2022
Resolution: A life-line (throw line) of sixty feet has been placed onboard the vessel.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Electronic charts (ECDIS)

Issued 17 May 2022 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts. Inspector found that the crew could not demonstrate last update of the electronic navigation chart software and could not demonstrate that the chart software was derived from an approved chart maker (e.g. NOAA, ACOE, River Authority).

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2022
Resolved 29 July 2022
Resolution: An up-to-date electronic chart card based upon NOAA data has been installed onboard the vessel.

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

Issued 2 April 2021 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 exceeded two year interval on 31MAR2021. Vessel required to undergo satisfactory drydock examination prior to departure from port or carrying passengers.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 April 2021
Resolved 22 April 2021
Resolution: Vessel completed hull examination for credit dry dock.

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