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THE DIVERSION
THE DIVERSION is a 2003 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 46 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2017.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 July 2026.
- Built
- 2003
- Last inspected
- 2 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 46 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2017
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
2 July 2026
…with no type recorded2
Deficiencies
46 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
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.
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
1149201
WDB6996
658827
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-658827
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)68.5 ft × 20.5 ft × 10.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 96 / net 77
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGEORGE H PELAEZ JR. · OCEAN SPRINGS, MS, UNITED STATES · built 2003
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portBILOXI, MS
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 29 January 2026 · expires 31 January 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 it96 - Simplified, Gross Ton
77 - Simplified, Net Ton
77 - Simplified, 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
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.
SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 421303 · 23 August 2017 · activity 6249388Inspection history · 27
2 July 2026
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8406331
3 December 2025
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8279333
24 June 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8149727
28 April 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8121562
12 November 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8033578
24 June 2024
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7941604
1 April 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7888144
22 November 2023
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7828719
28 June 2023
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7725891
9 March 2023
Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7648522
31 October 2022
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7586983
29 September 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7568898
19 May 2022
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7454861
17 May 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC RIDLEY (WPB 87328) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7454235
1 July 2021
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7241329
23 November 2020
Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7100405
21 August 2020
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Survey
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7039168
18 September 2019
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6814724
28 May 2019
Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6697355
26 September 2018
Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6549136
9 May 2018
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6409957
23 August 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6249388
28 June 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6190092
15 May 2017
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6146262
10 November 2016
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6039070
8 June 2016
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5909015
18 April 2016
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5856703
Deficiency record · 46
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 2 July 2026
Resolved
Each vessel that operates on the high seas must have on board a EPIRB installed to automatically float free and activate. MI found EPIRB hydrostatic release unit expired not meeting float free requirements. Vessel is limited to no more than 3 nautical miles from shore until the MI confirms EPIRB float free arrangement.
46 CFR 180.64
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 2 July 2026
Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or replaced. MI found one life ring needing repairs to reflective tape and missing a plug.
46 CFR 176.808(b)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 2 July 2026
Resolved
The [fire] pump outlet must be fitted with a pressure gauge. MI found fire pump outlet gauge unable to read full pressure range.
46 CFR 181.300(b)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 2 July 2026
Resolved
The number of penetrations in a watertight bulkhead must be minimized. A penetration in a watertight bulkhead must be as high and as far inboard in the bulkhead as practicable, and made watertight. MI found penetrations in the lazarette to not be watertight.
46 CFR 179.320(c)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 2 July 2026
Resolved
ach connection to a conductor or terminal part of a conductor must be made within an enclosure and have either a: pressure type connector on each conductor, solder lug on each conductor, splice made with a pressure type connector to a flexible lead or conductor, or splice that is soldered, brazed, or welded to a flexible lead or conductor. MI found improperly spliced wiring on fluid level indicator port aft engine room.
46 CFR 183.340(g)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet
Issued 2 July 2026
Resolved
On a vessel on which the number of passengers permitted on upper decks is limited by stability criteria, as indicated by the vessel's stability letter, the maximum number of passengers allowed on an upper deck must be indicated by a durable marking of at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) numbers and letters at the entranceway to that deck. MI found door to pilot house unlabeled with passenger restrictions required by stability letter.
46 CFR 185.602(g)
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 2 July 2026
Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual who was directly involved in the SMI. MI found no alcohol testing devices onboard.
46 CFR 4.06-15(a)(1)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 24 June 2025
Resolved
A vessel on an oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, or
Great Lakes route must carry— Six hand red flare distress signals and six hand orange smoke distress
signals. Vessel had three distress signals expired.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 24 June 2025
Resolved
The number of penetrations in a watertight bulkhead must be minimized. A penetration in a watertight bulkhead must be as high and as far inboard in the bulkhead as practicable, and made watertight. MI observed one penetration in engine room/Lazzarette watertight bulkhead bulkhead that needed to be sealed. Seal bulkhead Penetration.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 24 June 2025
Resolved
Pendants must be fitted approximately 450 mm (18 in.) apart around the outside of each buoyant apparatus. Each pendant must be at least 6 mm (1/4 in.) diameter, at least 3.5 m (12 ft.) long, secured in the middle, and have a breaking strength of at least 2400 N (540 lb.).
MI observed vessels life float pendants to be worn and in need if replacement. Replace.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 24 June 2025
Resolved
For fixed gas fire suppression systems, the owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required annual servicing to the marine inspector. Provide satisfactory evidence of proper service conducted.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
A vessel to which this subchapter applies may not be operated without having onboard a valid U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection. Vessel COI expired on 30MAY2024.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
installed on each vessel Of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length. MI observed vessels fire pump to be inoperable, fix fire pump
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
The number of penetrations in a watertight bulkhead must be minimized. A penetration in a watertight bulkhead must be as high and as far inboard in the bulkhead as practicable, and made watertight. MI observed one penetration in engine room/Lazzarette watertight bulkhead bulkhead that needed to be sealed. Seal bulkhead Penetration.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
Pendants must be fitted approximately 450 mm (18 in.) apart around the outside of each buoyant apparatus. Each pendant must be at least 6 mm (1/4 in.) diameter, at least 3.5 m (12 ft.) long, secured in the middle, and have a breaking strength of at least 2400 N (540 lb.).
MI observed vessels life float pendants to be worn and in need if replacement. Replace worn penants.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual who was directly involved in the SMI. MI observed alcohol test strips to be expired. Replace.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)
Issued 24 June 2024
Resolved
The Bridge-to-Bridge Act and the regulations of this part apply to the following vessels;
(a) Every power-driven vessel of 20 meters or over in length while navigating. Vessel did not have a Bridge to Bridge Certificate on board
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 2 August 2023
Resolved
Hyrdostatic test must be performed every 12 years. Inspection found hydraulic last completed 2010
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 28 June 2023
Resolved
Stop valves and check valves are to be installed in the piping to isolate the systems and prevent possible flooding through the bilge system. Inspection found bilge valves in aft lazarette and engine room were seized and inoperable
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator
Issued 28 June 2023
Resolved
Audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level. Inspection found audible alarm inoperable.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 13 July 2022
Resolved
Vessel is required to have smoke detection system in accommodation spaces of an approved type. Vessel's smoke detectors were found to be expired.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 13 July 2022
Resolved
No employer shall engage or employ any individual to serve as a crew member unless the individual passes a chemical test for dangerous drugs for that employer. Vessel could not provide satisfactory proof that one crew member had passed a drug test within the last six months.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 13 July 2022
Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual who was directly involved in the SMI. Vessel did not have valid alcohol testing devices on board.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 13 July 2022
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved by the Coast Guard or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Vessel did not have a Coast Guard approved first aid kit or a kit with equivalent contents.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 13 July 2022
Resolved
The owner/ managing owner must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing per 176.810(b) to the marine inspector. Vessel did not have servicing report for fixed fire extinguishing systems and portable extinguishers.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 13 July 2022
Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or replaced. Vessel's port and stbd ring life buoys and life-floats were found to have old vessels name stenciled on and not have serviceable retro-reflective tape; vessel's aft ring life buoy found to not have vessel's name stenciled.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 6 July 2021
Resolved
Vessel must have a floating water light. Vessel has expired light batteries in both of the floating water lights for the buoyant apparatuses. Replace the batteries in the lights with approved batteries.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 6 July 2021
Resolved
Life floats must be marked with vessel name and ready for service. Re-mark the vessel name onto life floats and service as needed to return to manufacturer's specifications.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 21 August 2020
Resolved
Small passenger vessels are required to be in compliance with FCC requirements outlined in 47 CFR Part 90. Vessel did not have a FCC Safety Radiotelephone Certificate. Contact licensed FCC technician to perform safety inspection and issue required certification.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB
Issued 21 August 2020
Resolved
EPIRB battery is to be replaced prior to the posted expiration date. Found EPIRB with expired battery. Replace EPIRB battery. Vessel may not operate beyond 3 miles from shore until replaced.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 August 2020
Resolved
Vessel must maintain required testing materials for testing crew members after a marine casualty. Alcohol testing strips were found expired. Replace testing strips.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
First aid kit did not have full complement of required items for approval under 46 CFR 160.041. Provide all required first aid items
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Chart on board was from 2016 and was not properly corrected. Provide updated chart.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Owner could not provide appropriate fire servicing documentation for portable extinguishers or fixed extinguishing system.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 8 June 2017
Resolved
Conduct and properly document abandon ship and man overboard drills and training IAW 46 CFR 185.510 and 420
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 8 June 2017
Resolved
Properly document daily radio checks IAW 47 CFR 80
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 8 June 2017
Resolved
Provide current copies of light list and coast pilot as applicable by area of operation IAW 46 CFR 184.420
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 8 June 2017
Resolved
Link GPS to VHF-DSC IAW 47 CFR 80
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Valve
Issued 8 June 2017
Resolved
Clearly label port/stbd fuel shut offs IAW 46 CFR 182.455
Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Pump
Issued 8 June 2017
Resolved
Sea water pump is leaking, make repairs as needed IAW 46 CFR 176.804
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
Ring life buoy and lifefloat light batteries were expired. Replace battery. VSL limited to daytime operations until corrected.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
Vessel's charts were outdated and have not been corrected. Update charts or replace with current ones.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Training Requirements
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
VSL had no proof of supervisory and general crew member drug awareness training. Provide proof of completion of training.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
Drug and Alcohol program EAP info was not posted in a common place. Post EAP info with hotline.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › UL 217 Approval
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
2 smoke detectors in lounge area were expired and there were no smoke detectors in the berthing rooms. Replace and install smoke detectors.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Rubbish/Waste Materials
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
VSL had plastic trash cans. Replace with non-combustible trash cans.
Casualty record · 1
23 August 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6249388
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 · 1
JOKA'S WILD (2017). 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.