SPIRIT OF ALOHA is a 2005 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 14 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2021.
Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 June 2026.
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.
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DocumentationValid · issued 22 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it25 - Simplified, Gross Ton 20 - Simplified, Net Ton
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Every recorded inspection, 2016 to
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Fire, abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. Missing required drill entries from September 2024 to Feb 2025.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 March 2025
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 11 April 2024Resolved
A visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces. Stbd 1 & 4 bilge alarm lights are not operational.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 April 2024
Resolved 9 May 2024
Resolution: Light was replaced and is operational.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 11 April 2024Resolved
Each item of survival craft equipment must be of good quality, and efficient for the purpose it is intended to serve. The two life floats onboard have punctures, no working waterlights, missing paddles and not secured to the weak link. Vessel rep must use [name withheld] approved material to conduct repairs, add working water lights, provide paddles and secure line to the weaklinK IAW regulations. Vessel route is reduce to limited coastwise, no more than 3 nm from shore.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 April 2024
Resolved 9 May 2024
Resolution: All life floats are sat and meet the regulation.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 11 April 2024Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. 30 adult life jackets are unserviceable, vessel rep must fix with [name withheld] approved material or replace and reapply CG approved retro tape. Total persons allowed reduce from 53 to 23. Vessel rep must present serviceable life jackets to the attending marine inspector.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 April 2024
Resolved 29 April 2024
Resolution: Life jackets are now serviceable.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 31 May 2023Resolved
Each life float must be fitted with a lifeline, pendants, two paddles, a painter, and a light. For a life float - Approved under approval series 160.027. Each paddle must be of at least 1,220 millimeters (4 feet) in length, lashed to the life float to which it belongs and buoyant. Life floats and buoyant apparatus must not be stowed in tiers more than 1,220 millimeters (4 feet) high. When stowed in tiers, the separate units must be kept apart by spacers. The life float has small tears in the body which must be repaired IAW approved manufacturers [name withheld] material to OCMI satisfaction. The life float is not separated by spacers, must install spacers to meet the regulation. Vessel limited to not more than 3nm from shore.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 May 2023
Resolved 31 May 2023
Resolution: All defs rectified same day.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 31 May 2023Resolved
Life float should be stowed in a way that any protective covers will not interfere with launching and embarkation; the life floats have a large protective cover restricting the floats from floating free.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 May 2023
Resolved 31 May 2023
Resolution: Vessel rep removed the cover.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 31 May 2023Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person
carried onboard. Two adult life jackets were torn, OCMI. approved repair plan using manufacturer approved [name withheld] repair material. Reduced total persons to 51.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 May 2023
Resolved 31 May 2023
Resolution: Def cleared same day of inspection after the repair was made with approved material.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 26 April 2022Resolved
Where flexible nonmetallic hose is permitted for use in piping systems by this section, it must meet SAE J-1942 and Flexible nonmetallic hose must be complete with factory-assembled end fittings requiring no further adjustment of the fittings on the hose, or field attachable type fittings may be used. Hose end fittings must comply with SAE J-1475. Flexible nonmetallic hoses are not SAE J-1942 for generator fuel connections.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 May 2022
Resolved 30 May 2022
Resolution: SAE J-1942 hoses installed for the generator.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 26 April 2022Resolved
A visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces. High level visual and audible alarms not working as designed.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 May 2022
Resolved 30 May 2022
Resolution: High level alarms operational.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 26 April 2022Resolved
A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating. Visual indicators are located behind the bar inside a wooden cabinet with a door not at the operating station.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 May 2022
Resolved 30 May 2022
Resolution: Visual indicators installed at the control station.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 20 April 2016Resolved
Provide updated navigation charts. 46 CFR 184.420
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 May 2016
Resolved 2 May 2016
Resolution: Updated Navigation Charts were provided
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Retroreflective Material
Issued 20 April 2016Resolved
Replace retroreflective tape in lifefloats. 46 CFR 180.200
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 May 2016
Resolved 2 May 2016
Resolution: Retro-reflective tape was replaced on life floats.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Hospital Space
Issued 20 April 2016Resolved
Provide first aid kit IAW 46 CFR 160.041(b)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 May 2016
Resolved 28 April 2016
Resolution: Vessel rep provided picture of new USCG approved First Aid Kit IAW with 160.041
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Quantity
Issued 20 April 2016Resolved
Provide 03 fire buckets IAW 181.610.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 May 2016
Resolved 28 April 2016
Resolution: Vessel rep provided pictures of fire buckets onboard the vessel.
17 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3998294
23 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 4258084
8 June 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 7225565
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.
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