GATOR BAIT

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

GATOR BAIT is a 1999 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 9 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 25 February 2026.

Built: 1999
Last inspected: 25 February 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

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501084

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-501084

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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations11

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. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
2 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Vessel history report

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 11

25 February 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8314233

16 January 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8064461

22 February 2024 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7857106

8 March 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7637930

22 February 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7391838

12 February 2021 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7140002

23 January 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6894759

26 February 2019 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6630272

20 February 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6337179

21 February 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6087703

23 February 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5817329

Deficiency record · 9

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

Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved

This part contains requirements for the design, construction, installation, and operation of propulsion and auxiliary machinery, piping and pressure systems, steering apparatus, and associated safety systems. Machinery and equipment installed on each vessel must be suitable for the vessel and its operation and for the purpose intended. All machinery and equipment must be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection from causing fire, explosion, machinery failure, and personal injury. Transom has cracks above waterline.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 March 2022
Resolved 14 March 2022
Resolution: Repairs were made to the satisfaction of the marine inspector.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Functionality of Safety Systems

Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved

46 CFR 182.520 (f) A flexible tube or hose may be used instead of fixed pipe for the discharge line of a submersible electric bilge pump provided the hose or tube does not penetrate any required watertight bulkheads and is: (1) Of good quality and of substantial construction, suitable for the intended use. flexible bilge hose has dry rot.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 March 2022
Resolved 14 March 2022
Resolution: Bilge hose was renewed.

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

Issued 5 March 2021 Resolved

A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew. Contents of first aid kit were expired.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 5 March 2021
Resolved 5 March 2021
Resolution: Expired contents were replaced on the spot

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

Issued 5 March 2021 Resolved

child life jackets equal to 10% of the number of persons permitted on board must be provided as necessary. 46CFR180.71(b) vessel did not have enough suitable child life jackets on board

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 5 March 2021
Resolved 5 March 2021
Resolution: vessel replaced worn child life jackets on the spot

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail

Issued 21 February 2017 Resolved

Cracked weld found at the dbase of the stbd fwd most stanchion of the deck rail.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 February 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Repaired to the satisfaction of the lead marine inspector.

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Lifejacket Placard

Issued 21 February 2017 Resolved

Life jacket donning instructions were faded and unreadable.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 February 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Life jacket donning placard was replaced with a new one.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 21 February 2017 Resolved

Nav lights were inoperable.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 March 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Nav lights were repaired to the satisfaction of the lead marine inspector.

Deck/Cargo › Mooring/Anchoring › Anchor

Issued 21 February 2017 Resolved

Anchor was missing.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 February 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Anchor was installed onboard the vessel.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 23 February 2016 Resolved

Cracked weld in stbd bow handrail. Corrected on the spot.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 February 2016
Resolved 24 February 2016
Resolution: Repairs made to stisfaction of attending Marine Inspector.

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.