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GATOR BAIT VII

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

GATOR BAIT VII is a 2002 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 8 deficiencies.

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

Built
2002
Last inspected
25 February 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
11
Deficiencies
8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
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Call sign
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MISLE id
581342
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-581342

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 8315177
20 February 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8064494
26 February 2024 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7857193
8 March 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7637971
22 February 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392265
5 March 2021 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7139986
19 February 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6894813
26 February 2019 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6630749
20 February 2018 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6337193
21 February 2017 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6087726
23 February 2016 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5817353

Deficiency record · 8

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved
Each life jacket must be marked with Type I retroreflective material. 20 lifejackets onboard had unserviceable retroreflective material. 46 CFR 185.604(h)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 March 2022
Resolution: Received photos of the life jackets with new reto-reflective material.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved
A portable hand bilge pump must be capable of pumping water. The discharge hose was broken on the portable bilge pump. 46 CFR 182.520(b)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 8 March 2022
Resolution: A new portable hand bilge pump was placed onboard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved
Each ring life buoy must be marked with retroreflective material. The ring buoy was missing 04 total sections of retro reflective material on one side. 46 CFR 185.604(i)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 8 March 2022
Resolution: New retro-reflective tape was placed on the life ring.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. The all-around white light was installed in a position which was obstructed 180 degrees by the canopy. 46 CFR 183.420 33 CFR 83.23(d)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 8 March 2022
Resolution: The all around white light was reinstalled at a higher position in which it wasn't blocked by the canopy.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 February 2022 Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating water-light for a ring buoy. The floating water-light had the incorrect type of battery installed. 46 CFR 180.70(d)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 February 2022
Resolution: The battery was replaced with the proper battery as per manufactures specifications.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 5 March 2021 Resolved
Except as allowed by paragraph (d) of this section, each life jacket must be approved in accordance with either § 160.002, § 160.005, or § 160.055 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.155 or 160.176. VSL lifejackts had excessive wear on the retro. VSL require to replace the retro. 46 cfr 180.71(c) 10c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 March 2021
Resolution: replace all worn retro with solas retro tape.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 5 March 2021 Resolved
Lakes, bays, and sounds, and rivers routes. A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry: (1) Three hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant; and (2) Three hand orange smoke distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.037 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant. VSL had 01 flare that was damaged. VSL is required to replace the damaged flare. 46 cfr 180.68(b) 10c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 March 2021
Resolution: damaged flare was replaced.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 21 February 2017 Resolved
Mount stern light for all around visibility.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 February 2017
Resolved 27 February 2017
Resolution: Operator mounted stern light properly.

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.