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MS MONICA
MS MONICA is a 2002 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2022, along with 26 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2022.
Records from 2016 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 26 October 2022.
- Built
- 2002
- Last inspected
- 26 October 2022
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 26 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2022
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 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
26 October 2022
…with no type recorded3
Deficiencies
26 recorded · 1
without a recorded resolution
…past their stated due date1
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
6 calendar years (2016–2022)
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
1127417
8981365
WDN3059
566156
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-566156
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)134.0 ft × 27.0 ft × 11.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 94 / net 64
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)134.0 ft × 27.0 ft × 11.7 ft
ITC tonnagegross 267 / net 80
BuilderGULF CRAFT INC · PATTERSON, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2002
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portGALVESTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it80 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
267 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
267 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 1
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.
SEAWAYS RED Tank Ship · MISLE 1216860 · 18 August 2022 · activity 7650141Inspection history · 18
26 October 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7584385
20 August 2022
Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7538663
18 August 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7650141
3 August 2022
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7522445
20 July 2022
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7510394
11 March 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7154443
22 February 2021
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7144749
10 December 2019
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6871120
9 December 2019
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6870594
18 November 2019
Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6858526
6 December 2018
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6592591
16 November 2017
Administrative Inspection · Annual Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6310395
14 November 2017
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6306660
27 October 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6031054
10 October 2016
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6026629
8 June 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5901198
13 January 2016
Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5796928
8 January 2016
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5793948
Deficiency record · 26
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 20 August 2022
No resolution recorded
During a damage survey, Marine Inspectors did not see applicable charts to the proper scale for the transit outbound of Galveston. Provide evidence to USCG Marine Inspectors that a chart to proper scale has been brought on board the vessel.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › MF Radio installation
Issued 3 August 2022
Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio installations as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. Vessels operated more than 100 nautical miles but not more than 200 nautical miles from the nearest land must be equipped with an MF-DSC radiotelephone transmitter and receiver. Vessel has no MF radio transmitter installation on board.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 3 August 2022
Resolved
The hailing port of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the stern of the vessel. Hailing Port on vessel is New Orleans, LA, does not match Galveston, TX as noted on COD or on other vessel certificates.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 9 December 2019
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts. The vessels charts did not contain any chart corrections. Vessel shall ensure charts are kept corrected for intended area(s) of operation. 46 CFR 184.420
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 9 December 2019
Resolved
Except as otherwise provided in this section, 177.900, rails or equivalent protection must be installed near the periphery of all decks of a vessel accessible to passengers or crew. Equivalent protection may include lifelines, wire rope, chains, and bulwarks, which provide strength and support equivalent to fixed rails. At the time of inspection, vessel was missing removable chains on the aft cargo deck. Vessel shall keep chains strung across the aft cargo deck except when operations permit. 46 CFR 177.900(a)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges
Issued 9 December 2019
Resolved
All machinery and equipment must be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection from machinery failure and personnel injury. Raw water overboard discharge hose for the #1 MDE clutch was discovered bulging with a 3" soft spot. Vessel shall. 46 CFR 182.100
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 6 December 2018
Resolved
Lifefloat attached floating waterlight is not working and must be replaced with an operable one per 46 CFR 180.175(f)(4).
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 6 December 2018
Resolved
18421 - The guard for the ventilation blower in the generator room is broken and inadequate, which needs to be replaced per 46 CFR 177.960.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 6 December 2018
Resolved
13199 - Two fuel strainers are missing flame shilds, which need to be installed with metallic drain plugs per 46 CFR 182.455(b)(6).
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 6 December 2018
Resolved
The lifejacket stowage container in the wheelhouse must identify the number of lifejackets it contains per 46 CFR 185.604(f).
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 16 November 2017
Resolved
Lifefloats' color has faded and need to be repainted prior to the vessel departing to the satisfaction of a CG marine inspector.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephony Cert.
Issued 16 November 2017
Resolved
FCC Bridge-to-Bridge license is expired and needs to be renewed.
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 16 November 2017
Resolved
Emergency light in rudder room is inoperable and needs to be corrected.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Gear/Clutch Starter (air motor)
Issued 16 November 2017
Resolved
#4 MDE was inoperable, which needs to be prepared and then conduct a propulsion check.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld
Issued 16 November 2017
Resolved
Cracked welds were identified on both port and starboard side boom collar to bulwarks welds.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 16 November 2017
Resolved
EPIRB hydrostatic release unit is expired and must be replaced prior to the vessel departing to the satisfaction of a CG marine inspector.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Scupper
Issued 16 November 2017
Resolved
Freeing port on starboard side bulwarks in the cargo deck area is damaged and needs to be fixed/rewelded.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Deck Foam System › Foam Applicators
Issued 16 November 2017
Resolved
Firefighting foam in-line eductor for the fire hose stations is not working.
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 10 October 2016
Resolved
VHF digital selective calling was not operable.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › US Coast Pilot
Issued 10 October 2016
Resolved
Did not have a current copy of US Coast Pilot onboard.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 10 October 2016
Resolved
Did not have a current copy of CG Light List onboard.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Emergency shutdown
Issued 10 October 2016
Resolved
#2 Main Diesel automatic shutdown did not function when fixed CO2 extinguishing system pressure switch was activated.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Painter
Issued 10 October 2016
Resolved
Painter was not secured to one of the lifefloats (in tandem).
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 10 October 2016
Resolved
Ring lifebuoy self-igniting light was not operable, and was not attached to the ring lifebuoy.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 10 October 2016
Resolved
Crew conducted a man overboard drill which was not satisfactory due to not being capable of preparing the rescue platform as well as not properly donning a rescue harness, while also taking far too long to recover someone in a real-life situation (stopped after 15 minutes).
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Abandon Ship
Issued 10 October 2016
Resolved
Crew conducted an abandon ship drill not to my satisfaction. Crew did not: make a distress call, break out distress signals, grab the EPIRB or donn Type I PFDs properly.
Casualty record · 1
18 August 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7650141
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.
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
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