BLACK PEARL

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

BLACK PEARL is a 2005 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 21 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 9 October 2025.

Built: 2005
Last inspected: 9 October 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
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 9 October 2025

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations10

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

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

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771344

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-771344

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Simplified, Gross 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.

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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Inspection history · 11

9 October 2025 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8249906

17 October 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8020567

6 December 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7827310

3 November 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7580382

3 November 2021 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7336904

8 October 2020 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7074206

26 November 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6854205

16 October 2018 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6547672

6 October 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6282484

30 September 2016 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5995366

30 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6013968

Deficiency record · 21

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 6 December 2023 Resolved

46 CFR 184.420(a)(1) As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel did not have chart/map of operating area onboard.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2023
Resolved 11 December 2023
Resolution: Received pictures of operating area charts that will be placed on vessel.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage

Issued 6 December 2023 Resolved

46 CFR 177.900 (b) Deck rails must be designed and constructed to withstand a point load of 91 kilograms (200 pounds) applied at any point in any direction, and a uniform load of 74 kilograms per meter (50 pounds per foot) applied to the top rail in any direction. Top handrail on port side amidship had cracked welds on both ends. Middle rail course in same area had a cracked weld.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2023
Resolved 3 January 2024
Resolution: Cracked welds were repaired.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Safe means of access Shore - Ship

Issued 3 November 2022 Resolved

The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection. MI observed fractured welds at each of the rungs of the embarkation ladder used to allow passengers access to the water during dive/snorkel trips. 46 CFR 177.100

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 December 2022
Resolved 4 December 2022
Resolution: Received photos from vessel rep documenting repairs to the ladder.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 3 November 2022 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. MI observed the forward cabin light had a missing cover, exposing various live electrical components. 46 CFR 183.200(b)

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 November 2022
Resolved 4 December 2022
Resolution: Received photos from vessel rep documenting removal of light.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces

Issued 3 November 2022 Resolved

Remote fuel shutoff stations must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 1 inch high indicating purpose of the valve and direction of operation. Vessel did not have fuel shutoff markings. 46 CFR 185.608

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 November 2022
Resolved 29 November 2022
Resolution: Received email from vessel rep with pictures of emergency fuel shutoff markings.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 3 November 2022 Resolved

The words "FIRE BUCKET" must be stenciled in a contrasting color on each bucket. MI observed that the existing stenciling on each bucket was faded and unreadable. 46 CFR 181.610

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 November 2022
Resolved 29 November 2022
Resolution: Received email from vessel rep with pictures of fire bucket labeling.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 3 November 2022 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date: charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel did not have any charts onboard. 46 CFR 184.420(a)(1)

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Other (MARPOL Annex I)

Issued 3 November 2021 Resolved

A ship, except a ship of less than 26 feet in length, must have a placard of at least 5 by 8 inches, made of durable material fixed in a conspicuous place in each machinery space, or at the bilge and ballast pump control station. Vessel was missing "Discharge of Oil Prohibited" placard. 33 CFR 155.450(a)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 December 2021
Resolved 1 December 2021
Resolution: Vessel representative provided a photograph via e-mail of "Discharge of Oil Prohibited" on vessel, deficiency rectified.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 3 December 2020 Resolved

Ring life buoy deteriorated.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 3 December 2020
Resolved 3 December 2020
Resolution: Owner replaced with new buoy during inspection.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 8 October 2020 Resolved

46 CFR 176.404 - An inspection for renewal of a Certificate of Inspection is conducted to determine if the vessel is in satisfactory condition, fit for the service intended, and complies with all applicable regulations. It normally includes inspection and testing of the structure, machinery, equipment, and on a sailing vessel, rigging and sails. O/O failed to renew vsl COI on 28SEP2020.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 22 October 2020
Resolved 3 December 2020
Resolution: Vessel completed COI inspection on 03Dec2020:

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 8 October 2020 Resolved

46 CFR 176.600 (c)(2) - A vessel that is exposed to salt water not more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural examination at least once every five years. Vessel did not conduct a scheduled dry dock prior to September 30, 2020.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 22 October 2020
Resolved 3 December 2020
Resolution: Vessel completed drydock exam on 03Dec2020:

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)