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SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is a 1965 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 62 deficiencies, 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded and 2 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2025.
Records from 2001 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 May 2026.
- Built
- 1965
- Last inspected
- 13 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 62 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- 1 with no removal date recorded
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2001–2025
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
13 May 2026
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
62 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
1 with no removal date recorded
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
299266
WDI6997
44985
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-44985
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)67.9 ft × 22.3 ft × 4.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 67 / net 50
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDITTMAR & DONALDSON · COSTA MESA, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1965
Hull materialWood
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSAN DIEGO, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 20 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
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 it67 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
50 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
50 - 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 · 23
13 May 2026
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8372234
19 February 2026
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8312637
11 December 2025
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8273439
14 July 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8196755
13 March 2025
In-Service Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8093366
18 April 2024
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7897483
7 December 2023
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7828763
14 April 2023
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7668430
16 March 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7652189
18 January 2022
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7378565
9 December 2021
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7365599
4 March 2021
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7150223
12 March 2020
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6925677
4 December 2019
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6865542
21 October 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6838972
26 March 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6649878
1 February 2018
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6347656
5 December 2017
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6308967
2 February 2017
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6075592
30 December 2016
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6064025
7 November 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6037133
16 March 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5834353
13 January 2016
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5775014
Deficiency record · 62
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Fitness for duty - intoxication
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
Vessel did not have alcohol test strips on board
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
Vessel did not have required flares on board
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
Two life ring buoys need to be replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
Inspection and testing/replacements of life jacket lights
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
FCC Safety Radio Telephony and bridge to bridge certificate
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
replacement of expired medications in first aid kit
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
replacement of straight stream fire nozzles with varying nozzles
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
water light attachment line with corrosion resistant clip. Water light line should be 3-6ft
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 13 March 2025
Resolved
A device must be provided to automatically shut down power ventilation serving the protected space and engines that draw intake air from the protected space prior to release of the extinguishing agent into the space.
CO2 Pressure switch shutdown was seized and inoperable.
Replace pressure switch and test system to ensure proper operation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 13 March 2025
Resolved
Interconnected detection and alarm system be installed such that the actuation of alarm in one area results in both audible and visual alarms in all areas.
Smoke detection was found to be inoperable.
Replace existing smoke detection with a system meeting UL 217 rating.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 13 March 2025
Resolved
Each entrance to a space storing carbon dioxide cylinders, a space protected by carbon dioxide systems,or any space into which carbon dioxide might migrate must be conspicuously marked as follows:
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 18 April 2024
Resolved
Provide gasket for the forepeak hatch cover.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 18 April 2024
Resolved
Provide vessel with DSC radio. Radio must have vessel MMSI number and lat/long information.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Complete maintenance or replace starboard main diesel engine turbo found smoking slightly from exhaust side V-band clamp.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Remove unauthorized repairs at stem for further inspection by marine inspector. Provide permanent repair proposal.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Tighten or replace fuel line inlet found loose on forward generator.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Ensure fuel tank vent line maintains upward slope to vent outlet.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Create vent closure device and mount near engine room supply vent.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Complete annual service of extra fire extinguisher found in galley space.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Properly mount 02 fire extinguisher at entrance to the engine room in proper.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Replace missing smoke detector in galley/salon space.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Mount refrigerator and microwave to deck or bulkhead in galley.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Make aft engine room bulkhead watertight at hydraulic piping for steering gear on stbd side.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Correct the following wiring discrepancies: dead-end wires and light fixture cover in void under bridge, missing outlet faceplate under helm, wiring overhead support in forepeak.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Mark all lifefloats with vessel name and person capacity.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats
Issued 18 January 2022
Resolved
Repair netting on 01 lifefloat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 March 2021
Resolved
03 adult lifejackets that were unserviceable. Total adult person count on vessel shall not exceed 74 until the deficiency is corrected.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 4 March 2021
Resolved
Moving components on the bilge pump were exposed. Provide a safety guard around the exposed moving components of the bilge pump.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 4 March 2021
Resolved
Fire pump guage was found to be unserviceable. Provide a working guage for the fire pump.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide Merchant Mariner Medical card.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide 03 new ringbuoys. Current ring buoys are deteriorated.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Mark all lifefloats with vessel name.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide VHF DSC radio.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide battery box lid for bridge equipment.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide new shore power cable.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide label for emergency fuel shutoff.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide new housing and instructions for CO2 pull device on deck.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Attach fire main valve handle on starboard side.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide working gauge for fire main pressure.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide working light for all life floats.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Provide engine room visual bilge high water alarm.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 12 March 2020
Resolved
Make air conditioning pump electrical conform with regulations. Wire through switch and install a fuse.
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Condition
Issued 13 December 2017
Resolved
Replace/service portable fire extinguisher located in engine room.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 13 December 2017
Resolved
Remove, clean, and treat angel hair as identified in engine room and lazzarette.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 5 December 2017
Resolved
Secure electrical cables in the engine room with metalic clamps at least every 24".
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 5 December 2017
Resolved
Make engine room aft bulkhead watertight, especially in way of wire penetrations.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 3 February 2017
Resolved
Provide a second fixed power bilge pump IAW 46 CFR 182.520 prior to carriage of passengers.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Quantity
Issued 3 February 2017
Resolved
Provide 02 adult PFD's. Vessel restricted to 75 passengers.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 3 February 2017
Resolved
Prove proper operation of the ring buoy floatlight and one identified lifefloat light.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 3 February 2017
Resolved
Prove newly installed nav lights are listed under UL1104 IAW 46 CFR 183.420.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Overcurrent Device
Issued 3 February 2017
Resolved
Provide proper overcurrent protection (fuses) IAW 46 CFR 183.380(k)(1).
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Making Voice Radio Distress Call
Issued 3 February 2017
Resolved
Provide emergency broadcast placard IAW 46 CFR 184.506.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Platform
Issued 3 February 2017
Resolved
Provide spacers for the forward most group of lifefloats 46 CFR 180.132(f).
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type III) › Condition
Issued 16 March 2016
Resolved
Provide 04 adult lifejackets.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
Issued 16 March 2016
Resolved
Provide current FCC Radio station license and safety radio certificate
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 16 March 2016
Resolved
Prove proper operation of emergency lighting in galley.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Smoke Detectors
Issued 16 March 2016
Resolved
Provide UL smoke detecor in galley.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Pressure
Issued 29 January 2016
Resolved
Recharge/replace fire extinguisher on engine room port side.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Longitudinal Frame
Issued 13 January 2016
Resolved
Remove angel hair and rot in bunk room and engine room port side. Clean to solid wood and treat. Lower longitudinals most affected.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Cable
Issued 13 January 2016
Resolved
Repair electrical cable brackets in bunk room port side.
Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Valve Flange
Issued 13 January 2016
Resolved
Repair/replace port bow ball valve for bait tank.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 13 January 2016
Resolved
Make collision bulkhead watertight by permanently replairing plugged holes. Upper stbd side.
Casualty record · 2
23 June 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 1738991
14 July 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8196755
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. 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.