SKY KING

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

SKY KING is a 1997 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2013.

Records from 2013 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 1 May 2025.

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 1 May 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2013

Identity

1115312

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WDA6537

454152

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-454152

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations11

…administrative events2

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

The 13 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 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)31.0 ft × 13.0 ft × 4.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 10 / net 8

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCOMMERCIAL WATERSPORT INC · HAVASU CITY, AZ, UNITED STATES · built 1997

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionGasoline Inboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 28 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 it10 - Simplified, Gross Ton
8 - Simplified, 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspection history · 13

1 May 2025 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8126709

26 April 2025 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8117395

13 May 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7909393

9 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7684889

4 May 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7437819

28 April 2021 Annual Inspection · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7196238

15 May 2020 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6949182

5 May 2020 Drydock Extension · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6948764

15 May 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6751416

23 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6421595

6 June 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6174125

12 May 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6146892

1 June 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5894474

Deficiency record · 10

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

Issued 12 May 2025 Resolved

Each ring life buoy must be marked with type II retroreflective material. Ring buoy missing retro. 46 CFR 185.604

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 May 2025
Resolved 8 July 2025
Resolution: Accepted photo of retro on lifering.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire-dampers

Issued 12 May 2025 Resolved

Provisions must be made for closing all supply duct cowl and exhaust duct discharge openings for a space protected by a fixed gas extinguishing system. Engine room ventilation is closed via canvas straps that snap over inlets but straps no longer snap in place. 46 CFR 182.465

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 May 2025
Resolved 8 July 2025
Resolution: Accepted photo of cover in place.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion

Issued 26 April 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... The aft framing beams of the raised aft deck / boarding platform over inboard engine are showing signs of wood rot. Improve structural integrity of boarding platform to satisfaction of MI prior to credit drydock. 46 CFR 176.610(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 April 2025
Resolved 27 May 2025
Resolution: Operator sent photos of completed repair. Photos uploaded to documents.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificate for medical first aid

Issued 4 May 2022 Resolved

Proof that hte applicant passed the applicable vision, hearing, medical exam or an unexpired medical certificate issue by the Coast Guard. Captain missing USCG Medical certificate. 46 CFR 10.209

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 June 2022
Resolved 31 May 2022
Resolution: Received evidence of captain's current medical certificate.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 16 June 2020 Resolved

A vessel must be provided with bilge pumps in accordance with Table 182.520(a). The vessel’s required Engine Room bilge pump was inoperable. The bilge pump was replaced in-kind in the presence of the Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 183.520

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 16 June 2020
Resolved 16 June 2020
Resolution: The bilge pump was replaced in-kind in the presence of the Marine Inspector.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 16 June 2020 Resolved

Crew training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The crew training log was not available for review. The log was created and the training was conducted during the annual examination. 46 CFR 185.420 (c)

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 16 June 2020
Resolved 16 June 2020
Resolution: The log was created and the training was conducted during the annual examination.

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

Issued 15 May 2020 Resolved

Where a flexible fill pipe section is necessary, suitable flexible tubing or hose having high resistance to salt water, petroleum oils, heat and vibration, may be used. Such hose must overlap metallic pipe ends at the least 11/2 times the pipe diameter and must be secured at each end by clamps. The flexible section must be accessible and as near the upper end of the fill pipe as practicable. The flexible fuel fill hose was collapsed and deteriorated. Replace the fuel fill hose IAW 46 CFR 182.445. The vessel is prohibited from using the current installed fuel hose. 46 CFR 182.445 (g)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 June 2020
Resolved 17 July 2020
Resolution: Received video showing proof that the fuel hose has been replaced with an acceptable hose.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 15 May 2020 Resolved

On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the required spaces. The audible and visual alarm was inoperable. The audible and visual alarm was replaced in-kind in the presence of the Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 182.530

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 16 June 2020
Resolved 16 June 2020
Resolution: The audible and visual alarm was replaced in-kind in the presence of the Marine Inspector.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 15 May 2019 Resolved

A vessel on an oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, or Great Lakes route must carry six hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter. Vessel is missing three hand red flare distress signals. 46 CFR 180.68 (a)(1)

Condition: Invalid
Due 29 May 2019
Resolved 24 July 2019
Resolution: Phone con with vsl POC, def cleared. D. Ziegler

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 12 May 2017 Resolved

Vessel ring buoy not marked with name. - 46 CFR 185.604(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 June 2017
Resolved 12 May 2017
Resolution: Operator marked ring buoy with vessel name IAW 46 CFR 185.604(b).

Casualty record · 1

25 May 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4604551

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.