MR. MASON

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

MR. MASON is a 1997 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2013.

Records from 2001 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 19 July 2026.

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 19 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2001–2013
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

1057140

8973461

WDF7100

461238

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-461238

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events3

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2016–2026)

The 12 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)137.6 ft × 30.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 98 / net 68

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)137.6 ft × 30.0 ft × 12.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 309 / net 92

BuilderBREAUX'S BAY CRAFT INC · LOREAUVILLE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1997

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW IBERIA, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 4 October 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it310 - Dead Weight, Ton
309 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
98 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
92 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
68 - 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.

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

Inspection history · 12

19 July 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8442407

20 March 2026 Vessel Attendance · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8329087

23 April 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7899338

23 August 2023 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7775742

30 November 2021 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7359545

26 October 2021 Load Line/Change of Employment · Drydock Extension

Administrative · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7340236

26 March 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7163224

12 February 2020 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6907654

27 December 2019 Inclining Experiment

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6879711

18 November 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 6857827

28 October 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Deadweight Survey · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6842172

11 April 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6143402

Deficiency record · 4

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 23 April 2024 Resolved

For each 21,000 U.S. gallons or part thereof of any Class 3 (flammable) or combustible liquid being transported on board a vessel in a portable tank, there must be provided at least one B-V semiportable foam (152 L/40 gallon capacity) or equivalent fire extinguisher or a fire hose fitted with an approved portable mechanical foam nozzle with pick-up tube and two 5 gallon cans of foam liquid concentrate. The liquid foam concentrate had a manufacturing date past the recommended 20 years according to the manufacture. 49 CFR 176.315(a)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 20 July 2026
Resolution: Vessel had new firefighting foam onboard.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Obstruction/slipping, etc.

Issued 23 April 2024 Resolved

Rail courses or the equivalent must be installed between a top rail and the deck so that no open space exists that is more than 305 millimeters (12 inches) high. Aft cargo deck removable railing has only 2 courses that exceed the minimum 12" open space. 46 CFR 177.900(g).

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 20 July 2026
Resolution: Vessel installed stanchions and chains on aft cargo deck.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 23 April 2024 Resolved

Each life float must be fitted with a light. Middle life float light was inoperable. 46 CFR 180.175(d)

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 20 July 2026
Resolution: All lifefloat lights were operable.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 18 December 2019 Resolved

Vessel completed dead weight survey on 18DEC19. Will submit results to MSC to obtain stability letter. Can not operate carrying passengers or cargo until stability letter is obtained and new to zone inspection is ocmpleted in Puerto Rico. CID in PR informed that VSL will transit to PR with a temp COI. 46 CFR176.306

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 December 2019
Resolved 5 February 2020
Resolution: Recieved copy of stability letter and uploaded document into MISLE

Casualty record · 5

19 July 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 dead · activity 118548

7 November 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1772230

18 November 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1710604

1 October 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2227952

26 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4774761

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.

Recorded names · 1

SUPPLY RUNNER (2001–2004). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.