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SUNBEAM VII

SUNBEAM VII is a 1981 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2021, most recently in April 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2021 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 22 April 2026.

Built
1981
Last inspected
22 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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 22 April 2026
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 6 calendar years (2021–2026)
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

WRA4859
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-52937

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.0 ft × 18.6 ft × 8.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 91 / net 62
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPANAMA CITY · built 1981
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portWATERFORD, CT
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery
DocumentationValid · issued 23 June 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it91 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
62 - 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.
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 · 9

22 April 2026 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8330274
1 May 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8126889
4 April 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8105093
16 April 2024 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7895947
17 April 2023 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7669964
31 January 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · USCG Northeast District (dp) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7629976
26 April 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7437475
15 September 2021 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7313131
19 January 2021 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Construction Oversight · Simplified Stability Test · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7130174

Deficiency record · 6

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 16 April 2024 Resolved
Renew wasted lifelines and painter on life floats.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 April 2024
Resolved 9 May 2024
Resolution: Life lines renewed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 16 April 2024 Resolved
Provide service report for fixed fire fighting.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 16 April 2024
Resolved 19 April 2024
Resolution: received report. All sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 6 May 2021 Resolved
Vesssel is required to have approved electrical plans to meet Subchapter new T. Plans are currently at the MSC under going review. Provide approved plans prior to operations.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 28 April 2022
Resolution: Electrical plans approved by MSC.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 6 May 2021 Resolved
Vessel is required to meet subdivision. Vessel has no record of meeting simplified subdivision or Type II subdivision. Simplified measurements were taken on this day and confirm the vessel likely meets simplified subdivision. Vessel must submit measurements to USCG MSC for verification and approval for simplified subdivision.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 18 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel submitted plans to MSC for approval of simplified subdivision.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 6 May 2021 Resolved
Fill all opening in watertight bulkheads. All penetrations must be made water tight.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 18 May 2021
Resolution: Openings in WTB filled.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 6 May 2021 Resolved
Provide pressure gauge at outlet of fire pump.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 18 May 2021
Resolution: fire pump gauge installed.

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.