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THE STARFISH

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named THE STARFISH

THE STARFISH is a 1998 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 45 inspections since 1998, most recently in April 2026, along with 84 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 5 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2017.

Records from 1998 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 April 2026.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 27 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 45
Deficiencies: 84 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2011–2017
Inspected with: 3 other vessels

Identity

1065371

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WDB5857

473214

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

366914280

Maury page id

psix-473214

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations33

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded8

Years with a record 23 calendar years (1998–2026)

The 45 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)34.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 4.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 6 / net 5

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCORAL ISLAND YACHTS · MARATHON, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portMARATHON, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 28 July 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it6 - Simplified, Gross Ton
5 - Simplified, 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

WDB5857MMSI 366914280 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 11 October 2023, expires 27 November 2033

WCZ2949MMSI not assigned · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 25 May 1999, cancelled 25 July 2009 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 3

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.

MARATHON MERMAID Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 1617575 · 28 May 2022 · activity 7504554 SHARKBAIT Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 49648 · 1 January 2012 · activity 4217003 SPIRIT Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 435158 · 1 January 2012 · activity 4217003

Inspection history · 45

27 April 2026 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8310043

6 January 2026 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8278227

26 February 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8072504

30 May 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7925985

10 January 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7847486

7 February 2023 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7633485

9 January 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7618335

28 May 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7504554

1 February 2022 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7389406

21 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7180523

9 April 2021 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7172004

27 January 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7131864

23 January 2020 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6880566

24 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6614404

14 December 2018 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6596993

15 March 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6371871

25 December 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6441438

27 August 2017 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6294423

30 January 2017 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6112937

25 February 2016 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5818774

21 February 2012 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4273967

23 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4235484

1 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4217003

12 September 2011 Deficiency Check · Simplified Stability Test · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4182469

8 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4139937

4 July 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4109514

17 February 2011 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3968807

22 February 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3698047

1 December 2008 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3372598

27 February 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3154436

10 October 2007 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3075842

2 March 2007 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2880129

3 April 2006 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2615243

6 March 2006 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2595139

17 November 2005 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2536264

29 April 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2345880

10 March 2005 Re-Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2307162

2 August 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSD MARATHON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2153522

4 December 2003 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSD MARATHON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1932239

20 October 2003 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSD MARATHON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1890657

3 April 2000 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1047784

9 April 1999 MARPOL Annex V Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1393137

30 July 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1129679

20 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 791834

30 March 1998 Initial Certification · MARPOL Annex V Examination · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1122813

Deficiency record · 84

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

Issued 27 April 2026 Resolved

Replace 03 child life jackets.Vessel can only carry as many children as jackets are on vessel.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 1 May 2026

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

Issued 26 February 2025 Resolved

1 package of 3 red flares has expired. Replace expired flares.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 February 2025

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 29 April 2021 Resolved

Vessel does not have a CG approved NAV chart onboard. Since vessel does not have a GPS with electronic charts, vessel must have a CG approved updated CG approved NAV Chart onboard.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 May 2021
Resolved 30 April 2021
Resolution: Received pictures of new paper NAV chart for local operating area

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus

Issued 29 April 2021 Resolved

Both life floats are faded and need repainting with new retro tape to replace faded/worn out retro. Must repaint using approved paint and install new SOLAS retro tape.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 May 2021
Resolved 19 May 2021
Resolution: Received pictures on both life floats painted, labeled and new retro tape. All SAT

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 29 April 2021 Resolved

Both port and STBD 12V engine batteries are not secured to hull to prevent moving around. Must secure both batteries to hull to prevent any movement.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 May 2021
Resolved 19 May 2021
Resolution: Received pictures of batteries secured to hull, all SAT

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 29 April 2021 Resolved

First aid kit did not have the proper strenght asprin. Must replace with proper strenght to meet requirements.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 May 2021
Resolved 30 April 2021
Resolution: Received picture of new first aid item with experation date of Jan 2023

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

Issued 29 April 2021 Resolved

Several life jackets had worn or peeling retro tape. Must replace retro tape on all life jackets that were called out and marked with X

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 May 2021
Resolved 29 April 2021
Resolution: Added new retro tape to all life jackets called out before end of inspection. All SAT

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator

Issued 29 April 2021 Resolved

High water bilge alarm would not work. Must make repaires and test to satisfaction attending CG Marine inspector prior to carrying passengers.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 29 April 2021
Resolved 29 April 2021
Resolution: Cut out 6 inches of bad wire and re connected to alarm switch on helm station. Test SAT

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

Issued 9 April 2021 Resolved

Vessel failed to have its Annual inspection completed within time frame required. Vessel must conduct a COI inspection prior to carrying passengers.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 9 April 2021
Resolved 29 April 2021
Resolution: Conducted COI inspection and DAPI audit.

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

Issued 23 January 2020 Resolved

Repair/replace reflective tape on 2 Adult and 06 Child PFDs, tape was found damaged and not reflective.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 31 January 2020
Resolution: Retroreflective tape replaced, PFDs cleaned

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

Issued 23 January 2020 Resolved

Post sign stating “Official Documents available upon request”, vessel does not have adequate bulkhead space.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 31 January 2020
Resolution: Sign posted

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 23 January 2020 Resolved

Provide GPS input and MMSI# into installed VHF radio.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 31 January 2020
Resolution: New VHF radio installed

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking

Issued 24 January 2019 Resolved

Crack found on forward cross-member. Grind down to good glass and repair in accordance with original layup schedule IAW NVIC 8-87.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 25 January 2019
Resolution: PRIOR TO CREDIT DRY DOCK

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

Issued 24 January 2019 Resolved

Numerous blisters and sections of exposed glass found on each hull. Sand hull down to expose blisters, allow to dry out prior to repair. Remove damaged FRP and replace IAW with NVIC 8-87.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 25 January 2019
Resolution: PRIOR TO CRDIT DRY DOCK

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