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SUNSHINE
SUNSHINE is a 2002 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 9 deficiencies and 1 operational control.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 February 2026.
- Built
- 2002
- Last inspected
- 12 February 2026
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
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
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 it4 - Simplified, Gross Ton
4 - Simplified, Net Ton
4 - Simplified, 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.
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Inspection history · 21
12 February 2026
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8311941
29 January 2026
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8303254
4 November 2025
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8263976
13 December 2024
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8047006
10 January 2024
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7847609
30 October 2023
Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7816559
26 October 2022
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7584060
21 January 2022
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7383519
30 September 2021
Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7331640
29 January 2021
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7132829
28 January 2020
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6896928
23 October 2019
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6840171
22 October 2018
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6566338
11 October 2018
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6559249
10 January 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6335698
27 October 2017
Simplified Stability Test
Physical examination · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 6295141
31 August 2017
Drydock Extension
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6256155
3 July 2017
Hull Examination · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6295982
27 March 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6112297
7 March 2017
DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6100253
12 April 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5854146
Deficiency record · 9
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 29 January 2026
Resolved
Remote fuel shutoff stations must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high indicating purpose of the valve and direction of operation. Mark valves as required.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 29 January 2026
Resolved
Each child size life jacket must be stowed in a location that is appropriately marked and separated from adult life jackets, so the child size life jackets are not mistaken for adult life jackets. Mark quantity and location of child life jackets as required.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 30 October 2023
Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural examination at lease once every two years. Vessel is overdue for drydock, it was due 30 Sept. Vessel is restricted from the carriage of passengers until a drydock is completed.
46 CFR 176.600 (c)(1)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 31 October 2022
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. Replace worn and deteriorated lifejackets, as required by Marine Inspector. Persons allowed on board is limited to the number of serviceable lifejackets until replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 31 October 2022
Resolved
Each life jacket, immersion suit, and ring life buoy must be marked in clearly legible block capital letters with the vessel's name. Mark vsl name on all replaced lifejackets and ring life buoy.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 11 October 2018
Resolved
Provide ladder to recover a person from the water.
Engineering › Gasoline Engine (propulsion) › Oil Sump (4 cycle)
Issued 7 March 2017
Resolved
Prove proper operation of high water temperature alarms for port and starboard engines.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Lanyard
Issued 7 March 2017
Resolved
Provide lanyards for water buckets.
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Lifejacket Placard
Issued 12 April 2016
Resolved
Renew missing life jacket placards
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.