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CATALINA DUKE

CATALINA DUKE is a 2003 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 28 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2025, along with 54 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —, 4 operational controls and 13 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2019.

Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 19 March 2025.

Built
2003
Last inspected
19 March 2025
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 19 March 2025
…with no type recorded2
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)
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

8986133
WDD4554
654692
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-654692

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)80.3 ft × 25.8 ft × 9.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 83 / net 54
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)80.3 ft × 25.8 ft × 9.1 ft
ITC tonnagegross 168 / net 80
BuilderYANK BOAT WORKS · TUCKAHOE, NJ, UNITED STATES · built 2003
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portLONG BEACH, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 16 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it168 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
83 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
80 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
54 - 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
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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.

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Inspection history · 28

19 March 2025 Drydock Exam · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8096546
13 March 2025 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Vessel Attendance
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8046363
1 August 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7873864
15 November 2023 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7824616
5 May 2023 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7646454
2 March 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7644310
7 November 2022 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7580012
8 June 2022 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7472280
19 May 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7449325
22 October 2021 Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7331458
8 April 2021 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7171077
16 February 2021 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7141191
24 August 2020 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7053088
19 August 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7037197
8 October 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6839150
8 August 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6751027
6 May 2019 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6677985
6 May 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6678231
19 September 2018 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6539221
14 August 2018 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6506020
9 August 2018 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6422839
11 April 2018 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6389141
27 December 2017 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6330318
9 November 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6303988
31 August 2017 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6220410
16 August 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5974229
11 August 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5938376
1 June 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5894514

Deficiency record · 54

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 19 March 2025 No resolution recorded
Severe pitting of 10" aluminum exhaust tubes located in the lazarette. It was agreed due to not being able to locate 10" pipe in time allotted that pitting will need to be addresses at next drydock. Provide a repair plan for approval by attending USCG Marine Inspectors at next dry docking. Once repair plan is approved, complete repairs to the satisfaction of the attending USCG Marine Inspectors. To be rectified by next dry docking. Cite: 46 CFR 176.700.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
Each vessel without overnight accommodations operating in cold water, between two points, with a set schedule on a specific route that maintains a 15 minute radio communications schedule with an operation base, may be provided with life floats of an aggregate capacity that will accommodate at least 100% of the total number of persons permitted on board. A 22 man life float had a tear. Passenger count is reduced to 243.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: Life float was repaired satisfactory.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
A-Class bulkheads must be insulated with approved insulation, bulkhead panels, or deck coverings. Several sections missing of A-0 structural fire protection of aft bulkhead in engine room. Repair missing section with proper insulation.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: Missing section was repaired with proper insulation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
Penetrations in A-Class fire control boundaries for electrical cables, pipes, trunks, ducts, etc. must be designed or insulated so that it will withstand the same temperature rise limits as the boundary penetrated. A penetration of aft A-0 bulkhead in the tank room was not properly insulated. Seal penetration with proper insulation.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: A penetration of aft A-0 bulkhead in the tank room was properly insulated.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to protect passengers, crew, other persons, and the vessel from electrical hazards, including fire, caused by or originating in electrical equipment, and electrical shock. In concession area, power strip chained with an extension cord.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 8 August 2025
Resolution: New outlets were installed
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
An exposed hazard, such as gears or rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard, or rail. The rotating shafts in the engine were exposed.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: The rotating shafts in the engine were covered.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Cleanliness of engine room
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected and all required guards and protective devices must be in satisfactory condition. Gear adrift and buckets of used oil were stored in the engine room.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: Gear adrift was secured and buckets of used oil were removed
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected and all required guards and protective devices must be in satisfactory condition. Outdated signage was evident throughout the vessel.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: Outdated signage was evident throughout the vessel was updated.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Windows, sidescuttles and deadlights
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
Each window, port hole, and its means of attachment to the hull or deck house, must be capable of withstanding the maximum load from wave and wind conditions expected due to its location on the vessel and the authorized route of the vessel. In the operating station, the forward glass window had a piece of gasket missing.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: In the operating station, the forward glass window was replaced.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to protect passengers, crew, other persons, and the vessel from electrical hazards, including fire, caused by or originating in electrical equipment, and electrical shock. Light fixture in the lazarette was mounted with temporary wire.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: Light fixture in the lazarette was mounted correctly with wire.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 1 August 2024 Resolved
Exhaust gas must not leak from the piping or any connections. Pin hole leak from weld seam of stbd exhaust piping in engine room. Prior to any modifications, provide repair plan.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 August 2024
Resolved 28 August 2024
Resolution: good weld on exhaust piping, via picture provided
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 1 August 2024 Resolved
Found 1/8 inch diameter hole leaking: underside thru hull fitting for bilge discharge overboard piping stbd engine room. Prior to any modifications, provide repair plan.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 August 2024
Resolved 28 August 2024
Resolution: acceptable replacement of piping for overboard discharge. Via pictures provided.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 1 August 2024 Resolved
Piping for CO2 system used to support MSD system via chicken wire. Remove chicken wire supporting the MSD system.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 August 2024
Resolved 28 August 2024
Resolution: Chicken wire removed from CO2 system. Via pictures provided.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 1 August 2024 Resolved
3" x 4" section missing A-60 structural fire protection on overhead above battery bank in engine room. Repair missing section with proper insulation.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 September 2024
Resolved 28 August 2024
Resolution: Insulation repaired and receipt provided showing CG approval specification. Via picture provided.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 1 August 2024 Resolved
in Pilot House, 2 power strips daisy chained with an extension cord; Engine room entrance, bundle of improperly covered exposed wiring on the nuisance water system; top deck, missing wire rungs causing dangling wires. Correct electrical hazards by property managing equipment.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 August 2024
Resolved 30 August 2024
Resolution: Electrical safety hazards stowed, covered, removed. Via pictures provided.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire control plan
Issued 1 August 2024 Resolved
The fire control plan posted on main deck is missing the required items, post copy from pilot house.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 August 2024
Resolved 30 August 2024
Resolution: Fire control plan posted. Via pictures provided.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 1 August 2024 Resolved
Vessel's fire control panel on the bridge did not have documentation to dictate how the fire alarms are zoned and the crew was unfamiliar with the labeling of the fire alarms on the panel.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 September 2024
Resolved 30 August 2024
Resolution: Zoning assignment to compartments with fire detection system. Via picture provided.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 November 2023 Resolved
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. Child life jacket stored in STBD deck locker was found ripped in half and tapped together with duct tape. Life jacket was removed from vessel and destroyed.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 November 2023
Resolved 15 November 2023
Resolution: PFD removed and destroyed.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation/maintenance
Issued 15 November 2023 Resolved
Each EPIRB, other than an EPIRB in an inflatable liferaft, must be tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative. Vessels log book found to have not completed/logged the past 4 monthly tests(Aug-Nov). Completed test of EPRIB and test logged in vessel book.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 November 2023
Resolved 15 November 2023
Resolution: EPIRB tested and logged, vessel Captain warned of further non compliance may lead to enforcement options.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 15 November 2023 Resolved
Each item of survival craft equipment must be of good quality, and efficient for the purpose it is intended to serve. 02 Life floats carried on board were faded and no longer vivid in color as designed by the manufacture (Jim-Buoy), renew/replace life-floats.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 December 2023
Resolved 7 December 2023
Resolution: L/Fs painted with manufactures repair kit
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 15 November 2023 Resolved
The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets and immersion suits. Port and STBD deck lockers for stowing life jackets had incorrect total for child life-jackets. Update label for carriage capacity.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 December 2023
Resolved 7 December 2023
Resolution: Stowage locations updated to amount of Child PFDs onboard and required per COI
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 15 November 2023 Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and Electronic Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB) installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the FCC, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. EPRIB registration was found expired (JUL2023). Provide valid EPIRB registration with NOAA.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 December 2023
Resolved 7 December 2023
Resolution: EPIRB registered with NOAA
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 5 May 2023 Resolved
Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable of operating at constant marine load.... Due to electronic control failure MI could not witness proper operation of the main propulsion system.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 5 May 2023
Resolved 8 May 2023
Resolution: MI Witnessed proper operation of propulsion and steering systems.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 5 May 2023 Resolved
Annual inspection. Your vessel must undergo an annual inspection within the 3 months before or after each anniversary date.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 May 2023
Resolved 8 May 2023
Resolution: O/O completed annual inspection.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 2 March 2023 Resolved
Port side aft corner at rub rail; 2-3 inch area plating damage. Repair upon return to homeport. Contact Seector LA/LB to schedule USCG MI to conduct deficiency follow up.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 May 2023
Resolution: O/O repaired plating damage.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Ventilation (Working spaces)
Issued 2 March 2023 Resolved
Lazarete; Portside aft 3 inch pipe at elbow joint wasted; repair
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 May 2023
Resolution: O/O had abandoned pipe removed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 19 May 2022 Resolved
The cognizant OCMI may require that a vessel and its equipment undergo any additional test or inspection deemed reasonable and necessary to determine that the vessel and its equipment are suitable for the service in which they are to be employed. MI identified Approx. 1 foot on the bottom of all (04) fixed CO2 bottles to be severely rusted questioning the structural integrity. Vessel to conduct required maintenance, to include hydro all (04) bottles and/or replace/renew all (04) fixed CO2 bottles and complete annual servicing.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 June 2022
Resolved 8 June 2022
Resolution: Vessel renewed and satisfactorily completed servicing on (04) fixed CO2 bottles.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 22 October 2021 Resolved
Each survival craft stowed so that when the vessel sinks the survival craft floats free and, if inflatable, inflates automatically. MI discovered life floats fitted with covers attached to the deck, preventing float free arrangement.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 22 October 2021
Resolved 22 October 2021
Resolution: Operator removed covers in presence of the MI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 8 April 2021 Resolved
The following spaces must be equipped with a fire detection system of an approved type that is installed in accordance with 76.27 in sub-chapter H of this chapter, except when a fixed gas fire extinguisher system that is capable of automatic discharge upon heat detection is installed or when the space is manned. (1) A space containing propulsion machinery. MI discovered that the fire detection system had been removed. Vessel needs to submit a plan to install an approved fire detection system to Marine Safety Center (MSC) through OCMI for approval. Vessel is restricted to 150 passengers until fire detection system is approved and installed.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 May 2021
Resolved 22 October 2021
Resolution: Vessel installed MSC approved fire detection system. MI witnessed proper operation and verified installation.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 8 April 2021 Resolved
Marine employer shall establish programs for the chemical testing for dangerous drugs on a random basis of crew-members on inspected vessels. Vessel is to enroll all crew-members into companies drug and alcohol program prior to operations.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 April 2021
Resolved 22 June 2021
Resolution: Received DAPI enrollment for crewmembers.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 8 April 2021 Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and EPIRB installation, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the FCC, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. Vessel is to provide a radio Bridge to Bridge certificate.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 May 2021
Resolved 16 April 2021
Resolution: Operator provided new Bridge-to-Bridge Radio Certificate.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 1 March 2021 Resolved
A vessel must have a stability letter issued by the Coast Guard before the vessel is placed into service. The vessel underwent a modification and needs to verify the stability prior to the carriage of passengers. 46 CFR 170.12
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 1 March 2021
Resolved 22 June 2021
Resolution: Received MSC Stability Letter.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 19 August 2020 Resolved
A vessel may not be operated without having on board a valid U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). Vessel exceeded the 5 year validity for the COI on 19AUG2020. Vessel required to complete satisfactory COI inspection, prior to the carriage of passengers.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 August 2020
Resolved 8 April 2021
Resolution: Conducted COI Inspection this date.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 19 August 2020 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 at least once every two years. Vessel required to undergo satisfactory drydock examination prior to carrying passengers.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 August 2020
Resolved 24 February 2021
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats
Issued 8 August 2019 Resolved
Life float must remain in serviceable condition. Three life floats are not in serviceable condition. Replace three life floats.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 September 2019
Resolved 3 October 2019
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 8 August 2019 Resolved
A-class bulkhead must be insulated with approved structural insulation. Overhead insulation above center engine missing three sections of insulations, degrading fire boundary. Replace missing sections of SOLAS approved insulations.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 August 2019
Resolved 2 September 2019
Resolution: Applied approve fire rated insulation to the engine room's over head bulkhead where is was missing protection
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 8 August 2019 Resolved
Spanner wrenches must be provided foe each hydrant. Two fire hydrants were found missing spanner wrenches. Provide spanner wrench for each hydrant.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 August 2019
Resolved 23 August 2019
Resolution: Spanner wrenches are readily available at each fire station.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved
A vessel must be provide with an auxiliary means of steering except it need not be provided if: Multiple screw propulsion, with independent pilothouse control. The vessel is capable of being steering using pilot house control. The vessel does not have an auxiliary means of steering due to an inoperable port screw propulsion system. Vessel must prove proper operation of auxiliary steering prior to carrying passengers.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 9 May 2019
Resolution: Verified proper operation of port MDE.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 14 August 2018 Resolved
Make permanent repairs to cracked weld identified in #2 void.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 September 2018
Resolved 27 September 2018
Resolution: Examined weld repair to the outboard side of the port longitudinal girder where it joins the forward bulkhead in the #2 void. This repair was found complete.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 14 August 2018 Resolved
Make permanent repairs to cracked weld identified in forepeak.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 September 2018
Resolved 19 September 2018
Resolution: Repairs found sat.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 14 August 2018 Resolved
Remove sealant compound and make permanent repairs to 03 cracked welds identified in fuel tank void.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 September 2018
Resolved 19 September 2018
Resolution: Repairs found sat.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 31 August 2017 Resolved
REPLACE TWO LIFE FLOATS AS INDICATED BY MARINE INSPECTOR.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 30 September 2017
Resolved 28 September 2017
Fire Fighting › Combustible Materials › Insulation
Issued 31 August 2017 Resolved
REINSTALL A-0 STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION INSULATION IN OVERHEAD OF ENGINE ROOM AFT OF ENGINES.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 September 2017
Resolved 27 November 2017
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Painter
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide replacement painter line for life float stack port side.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 11 August 2016
Resolution: Crew attached new painter to life float stack.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide replacement servicable life float for number III port life float stack, vessel restricted to 243 passengers until provided.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 12 August 2016
Resolution: Vessel's master provided new replacement lifefloat, verified correct installation, all satisfactory.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Pendant
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide serviceable tether to number I life float in forward starboard life float stack.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 11 August 2016
Resolution: Re-attached life float tether to number I life float.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Markings
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide spacers between life floats for forward and aft starboard life float stacks.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 12 August 2016
Resolution: Spacers provided for all life floats, all sat.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Hydrostatic Release Unit
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide a serviceable hydrostatic release for port liferaft.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 11 August 2016
Resolution: Crew replaced hydrostatic release with new unit.
Lifesaving › Buoyant Apparatus › Floating Electric Waterlight
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide battery for waterlight attached to starboard lifering.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 11 August 2016
Resolution: Vessel crew replaced battery on the spot on ring life buoy.
Fire Fighting › Means of Escape › Escape Route Signs
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide escape markings for engine room escape hatch.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 September 2016
Resolved 12 August 2016
Resolution: Escape route markings provided on external side leading to the upper deck, all sat.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Plug lazarette bulkhead holes to ensure watertight integrity
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 12 August 2016
Resolution: Company engineer welded small aluminum plate covering both port & stbd watertight bulkhead penetrations, from lazarette side, all sat.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Circuit Breaker
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide cover for two empty circuit breakers in engine room distribution panel.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 12 August 2016
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Vent Pipe
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide new flame screen for port side fuel vent.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 12 August 2016
Resolution: New flame screens provided, 30x30, for both port & stbd fuel vents, all sat.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Paddle
Issued 11 August 2016 Resolved
Provide oar for port life float stack.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2016
Resolved 12 August 2016
Resolution: New paddle provided & secured to lifefloat, with proper markings, all sat.

Casualty record · 13

11 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2501485
28 January 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2864636
7 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 injured · activity 2989619
26 June 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3780082
29 October 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3882918
11 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3929074
4 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4293915
29 April 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4341039
15 November 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4485438
11 July 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4651443
25 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4827064
6 May 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6678231
8 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6839150
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.

Recorded names · 2

GOLDEN SUNSHINE (2005), ROYAL EXPRESS IV (2007–2014). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.