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DESERT SHADOW
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Other hulls named DESERT SHADOW
DESERT SHADOW is a 1996 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 56 inspections since 1996, most recently in September 2025, along with 50 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 10 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2019.
Records from 1996 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 12 September 2025.
- Built
- 1996
- Last inspected
- 12 September 2025
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 50 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 10 investigations · 2002–2019
Identity
1045958
445569
Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-445569
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded18
Years with a record
26 calendar years (1996–2025)
The 56 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)76.1 ft × 19.3 ft × 6.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 64 / net 43
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)76.1 ft × 19.3 ft × 6.9 ft
ITC tonnagegross 105 / net 45
BuilderSEAARK MARINE INC · MONTICELLO, AR, UNITED STATES · built 1996
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portPEORIA, AZ
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
105 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
43 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
45 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
105 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
43 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
45 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
Inspected as a tow unit · 1
The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
CANYON KING Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 52575 · 25 April 1999 · activity 127655Inspection history · 56
12 September 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8235012
3 September 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7995494
22 April 2024
COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7888671
28 February 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7649650
8 June 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7476797
26 May 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7201179
20 May 2020
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6952803
19 September 2019
Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6815980
18 September 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6826687
31 July 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6769014
22 February 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6630709
3 May 2018
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6395192
21 February 2018
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6359115
29 August 2017
Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6255453
8 March 2017
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6101033
21 April 2016
Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5859724
21 May 2014
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4848481
14 May 2012
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4311632
11 May 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4317649
1 December 2011
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4199677
4 June 2008
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3219482
4 June 2007
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2946456
1 April 2007
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2910843
6 June 2006
Annual Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2666273
17 November 2005
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2540081
16 November 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2538746
13 June 2005
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2375785
13 October 2004
Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2086362
14 September 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2213315
13 April 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2044474
18 August 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1879656
16 June 2003
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1838361
24 March 2003
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1762063
11 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1706655
28 May 2002
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1633259
19 May 2002
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1618333
16 May 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1618731
9 March 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1495407
21 July 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 62509
6 June 2001
Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1472637
18 July 2000
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1427874
3 April 2000
Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1052097
26 August 1999
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1116104
25 August 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 56289
17 July 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 12576
13 July 1999
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1369294
25 June 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 72245
15 May 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 81710
25 April 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 127655
24 December 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 62923
30 September 1998
Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 802872
16 June 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 95805
16 June 1998
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1368809
10 April 1997
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1394735
29 October 1996
Hull Examination · Initial Certification
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1448822
8 October 1996
Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight
Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 852456
Deficiency record · 50
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 12 September 2025
No resolution recorded
Vessel is past due for its Annual Inspection. Complete Annual Inspection or surrender COI prior to carrying passengers.
Cite: 46 CFR 176.500
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 22 April 2024
Resolved
Crop and renew 02 marked areas on forward / stbd side-shell where hull plating was gouged. Minimum 18" by 18" per an insert, with radius'd corners and welded to at least one frame. New aluminum plating shall be 5086 plating. Conduct non-destructive testing to prove watertight integrity of full penetration welds.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 22 April 2024
Resolved
Crop and renew 01 marked area on forward / stbd bottom plating where hll plating was gouged. Minimum 18" by 18" insert, with radius'd corners and welded to at least one frame. New aluminum plating shall be 5086 plating. Conduct non-destructive testing to prove watertight integrity of full penetration welds.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 26 May 2021
Resolved
Engine space cableway penetrations are not properly sealed. These penetrations will allow activated CO2 to leak out of protected space and into passenger acommodation spaces and allow vapors to escape.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 20 May 2020
Resolved
Make fixed bilge pump operable.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 20 May 2020
Resolved
REPLACE BOTH FIRE HOSES.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 20 May 2020
Resolved
COMPLETE ANNUAL SERVICE FOR PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FIXED CO2 FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 19 September 2019
Resolved
Provide pictures of damage to rudder. Perform internal inspection of rudder supports and hull in way of damage. Provide 3rd party report or statement from licensed mariner of condition of hull/rudder/propulsion.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Provide working and accurate gauge on unfired pressure vessel underneath pilothouse console.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Remove dead ended wire underneath pilothouse console near the air compressor.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Provide a repair plan for USCG approval for 3" crack on the portside hull in the #2 void. Crop and renew steel to original in accordance with repair plan.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Renew starboard main engine stop button.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Ensure postive valves at the overboard discharge on all electric submersible pumps
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 3 May 2018
Resolved
Lazzarette interior; weld port side aft corner from inside IVO overhead at main deck
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 3 May 2018
Resolved
Lazzarette interior; remove tmeporary repair plate and make perminante repair of STBD corner IVO upper overhead at main deck.
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Sewage System Piping
Issued 3 May 2018
Resolved
Provide blank flange for open pipe located in sewage room.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Exhaust Manifold
Issued 3 May 2018
Resolved
Provide permanent support for exhaust on port engine.
Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Stern Gland
Issued 3 May 2018
Resolved
Renew shaft packing for both port and starboard shafts.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Installed
Issued 3 May 2018
Resolved
Provide means of removing water from collision compartment.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket
Issued 3 May 2018
Resolved
Properly mount bridge fire extinguisher.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Linkage
Issued 29 August 2017
Resolved
Repair fractured turnbuckle rod end.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (emergency) › Wiring
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
Cover bow thruster electrical terminals to remove electrical hazard
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
Install cover on lighting fixture in portside engine room vestibule.
Engineering › Engine Controls (Electric/Electronic) › Circuit Board
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
Install required generator gauges; ammeter, hertz meter
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Filter
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 14 May 2012
Resolved
Vessel is not to carry passengers until a full damage asseesment can be made after grounding (see 2692, 11May12.)
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 4 June 2008
Resolved
Install pressure switches outside the engine room
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 1 April 2007
Resolved
Vessel restricted from operating until proof of valid Certificate of Documentation is provided.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld
Issued 6 June 2006
Resolved
Repair pinholes in both rudders
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear)
Issued 28 May 2002
Resolved
Provide/repair port engine and conduct operational check to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction
Issued 28 May 2002
Resolved
Conduct fire/man overboard drills. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Man Overboard Recovery
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive)
Issued 19 May 2002
Resolved
Repair roller bearing on port engine and perform operational check to the satisfaction of attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Bearing
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Seal hole in Bulkhead from #2 to #3 Compartment, hole is on STBD side.
Electrical
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Repair Emergency Light Port Forward Main Deck.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Reweld cracked weld, located portside in forward Compartment.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Submit plans and make repairs permanent. Repairs must include addressing this recurring problem with docking. Damage to vessel's hull when docking needs repair within 30 days, no later than 13 August 1999.
Engineering
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Renew Engine Expansion Tank Hoses (Raw water) on BMDE & SSDG.
Electrical
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Place Electrical Cable (Dead-In) in J-Box or remove wiring Fwd Compartment.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Seal hole in Bulkhead from Aft Engine Room to Sewage space STBD side.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Place blank Flange on removed section of piping for sewage syste.
Navigation
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Secure bolts on Hydraulic Ram, for Steering System. (Bolts are loose)
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Resecure Fixed Seating on Port side main deck. 3rd Aft Seat.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Prior to operating with passengers make temporary repairs to aft Port corner. Temp repairs must be water tight.
Lifesaving
Issued 16 June 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE RETRO-TAPE ON BOTH SIDES OF RING BUOYS.
Fire Fighting
Issued 16 June 1998
Resolved
REDO DRILL (FIRE).
Electrical
Issued 16 June 1998
Resolved
PROPERLY WIRE FAN IN AFTER STEERING.
Fire Fighting
Issued 16 June 1998
Resolved
POST OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR CO2 SYSTEM AT STATION FWD OF E/R.
Lifesaving
Issued 10 April 1997
Resolved
PROVIDE PROPER FIRST AID KIT._x001C_
Fire Fighting
Issued 10 April 1997
Resolved
POST OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIXED CO2 SYSTEM._x001C_
Lifesaving
Issued 10 April 1997
Resolved
POST LIFE JACKET DONNING INSTRUCTIONS._x001C_
Casualty record · 10
16 May 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1618731
11 October 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1706655
13 April 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2044474
16 November 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2538746
11 May 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4317649
15 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4414160
12 September 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4441134
1 October 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4500857
31 July 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 6769014
18 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 6826687
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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.