STERLING

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

STERLING is a 1979 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2020, along with 19 deficiencies — 4 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2016 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 10 March 2020.

Built: 1979
Last inspected: 10 March 2020
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 10
Deficiencies: 19 recorded · 4 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 10 March 2020

Recorded inspections10

…physical examinations9

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 19 recorded · 4 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date1

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2016–2020)

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

603536

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ZJL6396

50161

Flag

VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH

Maury page id

psix-50161

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
142 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
64 - Convention (Subpart B), 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 · 10

10 March 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6924084

2 November 2018 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6573096

2 November 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6980030

27 July 2018 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6484625

31 January 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6496982

18 October 2017 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6290842

8 February 2017 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6084557

2 November 2016 Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6033768

1 November 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6032999

18 February 2016 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5816747

Deficiency record · 19

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 13 November 2018 No resolution recorded

Vessel to complete full hull exam and ISE prior to returning to service.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 2 November 2018 Resolved

Vessel restricted from movement until cleared by the USCG.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 10 March 2020
Resolution: Vessel cleared for shipment to Louisiana via transport vessel.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 2 November 2018 No resolution recorded

Provide damage assessment in writing to USCG.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 2 November 2018 No resolution recorded

Prior to making repairs, provide in writing a repair proposal for damage.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 27 July 2018 Resolved

Provide a fire service certificate for fixed halon system.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 August 2018
Resolved 27 July 2018

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

Issued 27 July 2018 Resolved

Provide current first aid kit.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 August 2018
Resolved 27 July 2018

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

Issued 27 July 2018 Resolved

Properly label and mark all ring buoys.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 August 2018
Resolved 27 July 2018

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

Issued 27 July 2018 Resolved

Complete DAPI audit with CG marine inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 August 2018
Resolved 27 July 2018

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 27 July 2018 No resolution recorded

Provide rescue boat or submit proposal to meet provisions in 46CFR180.210(a)(2)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 November 2018 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Gear, Timing