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JOHN E PEARSON
JOHN E PEARSON is a 2006 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 44 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2009.
Records from 2009 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 June 2026.
- Built
- 2006
- Last inspected
- 10 June 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 44 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2009
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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
10 June 2026
Deficiencies
44 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 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
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Identity
1183233
WDQ4096
801773
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-801773
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 3.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 7 / net 7
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCORINTHIAN CATAMARANS LLC · TARPON SPRINGS, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2006
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationTwin Hull
Hailing portMIAMI, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 10 February 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 it7 - Simplified, Gross Ton
7 - Simplified, Net Ton
7 - 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.
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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 · 23
10 June 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8397623
10 June 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8397692
4 June 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8390388
27 May 2026
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8381045
9 April 2025
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8108576
8 August 2024
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7976784
31 January 2024
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7855575
19 January 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7851655
24 August 2022
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7542544
26 April 2022
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7436067
2 November 2021
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7340891
21 October 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7336929
28 October 2020
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7088885
17 August 2020
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7035830
10 July 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7002928
18 September 2019
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6794919
1 August 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6769625
29 August 2018
DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6526048
8 August 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6504679
5 April 2018
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6385736
20 April 2017
DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6128847
8 September 2016
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5995081
21 March 2016
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5837151
Deficiency record · 44
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 10 June 2026
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating waterlight is required. Waterlight did not energize.
46 CFR 180.70(d) 10c
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 10 June 2026
Resolved
Each lifeline on a ring life buoy must: Be of a dark color if synthetic, or of a type certified to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light. Buoy life line was deteriorated and must be replaced.
46 CFR 180.70(c)(6) 701c
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 10 June 2026
Resolved
Rules in this subpart (Rules 20-31) (§§ 83.20 through 83.31) shall be complied with in all weathers. Starboard side Nav light & overall white light did not illuminate.
33 CFR 83.20(a) 10c
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation/maintenance
Issued 10 June 2026
Resolved
The bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone station will be inspected on vessels subject to regular inspections pursuant to the requirements of Parts II and III of Title III of the Communications Act, the Safety Convention, or subpart T of this part at the time of the regular inspection. Radio telephony certificate did not reflect proper call sign on the newly installed VHF equipment on board.
47 CFR 80.1005 50c
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 10 June 2026
Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio…installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the Federal Communications Commission, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. “ When using DSC techniques, coast stations and ship stations must use maritime mobile service identities (MMSI) assigned by the Commission or its designees.” MMSI number was not programmed into VHF radio.
46 CFR 184.502 50c
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 4 June 2026
Resolved
To maintain a valid Certificate of Inspection, you must complete your annual inspection within the periods specified in § 176.500(b)(1) [annual inspection within 3 months before or after each anniversary date] and your Certificate of Inspection must be endorsed. Vessel did not conduct annual inspection for 2023.
46 CFR 176.502
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, stations in the maritime service must be licensed by the FCC either individually or by the fleet. The vessel’s FCC station license had an invalid call sign, limiting the vessel’s route to 1000 feet from shore until rectified.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
Portable and semi-portable extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. No records of monthly inspections of any portable fire extinguishers were on board.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
Certification or licensing by a state or local jurisdiction as a fire extinguisher servicing agency will be accepted by the Coast Guard as meeting the personnel certification requirements of NFPA 10 for annual maintenance and recharging of extinguishers. Annual servicing required for the portable fire extinguisher located at the operating station was not completed
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 April 2025
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. MI’s observed absence of labeled number of life jackets in each overhead storage.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
In systems and applications where flexible hoses are permitted to be clamped, double hose clamping is required where practicable. Clamps on starboard bilge pumps were not double clamped.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by § 181.300 must have at least three 9.5 liter (2.5 gallon) buckets…Vessel only had 2 of the 3 required fire buckets.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
A portable hand bilge pump must be provided with a suitable suction hose capable of reaching the bilge of each watertight compartment and discharging overboard. Vessel did not have the required hand bilge pump.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
The official number of the vessel, preceded by the abbreviation “NO.” must be marked in block-type Arabic numerals not less than three inches in height on some clearly visible interior structural part of the hull. The number must be permanently affixed to the vessel so that alteration, removal, or replacement would be obvious. If the official number is on a separate plate, the plate must be fastened in such a manner that its removal would normally cause some scarring of or damage to the surrounding hull area. MI's observed the official number was posted on a removable wood block which would not cause any hull damage if removed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
Fill pipes and sounding pipes must be suitably marked for identification. MI’s observed the gasoline fill pipe was not suitably marked for identification.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
The Rules concerning lights (§§ 83.20 through 83.31) shall be complied with from sunset to sunrise…MI’s observed nonoperational anchor light.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
The minimum number of portable fire extinguishers required on a vessel must be acceptable to the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, but must not be fewer than the minimum number required by table 1 to § 181.500(b) and other provisions of this section. MI’s observed one of the three portable fire extinguishers required by the OCMI was absent from the vessel.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 April 2025
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. MI’s observed adult life jacked stowed in the child life jacket stowage area in the overhead life jacket stowage.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 19 January 2024
Resolved
To maintain a valid Certificate of Inspection, you must complete your annual inspection within the periods specified in § 176.500(b)(1) [annual inspection within 3 months before or after each anniversary date] and your Certificate of Inspection must be endorsed. Vessel did not conduct annual inspection for 2023.
46 CFR 176.502
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 2 November 2021
Resolved
Vessel must have an inspection of radio installation by a FCC-licensed technician once every five years. Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate has not been issued for radio installation onboard. Vessel is restricted within 1000' of shore until certificate is issued.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 21 October 2021
Resolved
To maintain a valid Certificate of Inspection, you must complete your annual inspection within the periods specified in 176.500(b)(1) [annual inspection within 3 months before or after each anniversary date] and your Certificate of Inspection must be endorsed. Vessel is outside of three month window for Inspection and is not permitted to operate until annual inspection has been completed.
46CFR176.502
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 4 November 2020
Resolved
First aid kit had expired medicines. Provide first aid kit IAW 46 CFR160.041.4(b)
46 CFR 160.041
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 4 November 2020
Resolved
Port fuel tank vent was missing flame screen. Replace with 30X30 mesh flame screen.
46 CFR 180.450(c)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 4 November 2020
Resolved
magnetic compass light was not visibly energized. Vessel limited to daytime ops until the compass light illuminates.
46 CFR 184.402
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 November 2020
Resolved
if a flashing light, flash rate when activated or within 5 minutes must flash between 50 and 70 times per minute. replace battery on flashing ring buoy light.
46 CFR 161.012
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 10 July 2020
Resolved
Vessel is given a 90 day deferment to the dry dock inspection date. previous date was 30 APR 2020. New max date is 17 Aug 2020.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 18 September 2019
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must be approved in accordance with 160.050 in subchapter Q. Grab line on life buoy is deterioated. Replace life buoy. 46CFR180.70(b)(1)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 18 September 2019
Resolved
As appropriate for intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up to date: Charts, US Coast Pilots [name withheld], and Tide Tables. Vessel's publications are out dated. Replace with up to date publications.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 18 September 2019
Resolved
Abandonship and MOB drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. No recent documentation was available for past four months, though drills are said to have been conducted.
46CFR185.520(f)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 18 September 2019
Resolved
Each life jacket stowed overhead must be supported in a manner that allows quick release for distribution. Overhead storage, zipper was stuck prohibiting quick release. Fix or replace zipper. 46CFR180.78(a)(3)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 1 August 2019
Resolved
46CFR176.502- To maintain a valid Certificate of Inspection, you must complete your annual inspection within the periods specified in 176.500(b)(1) [annual inspection within 3 months before or after each anniversary date] and your Certificate of Inspection must be endorsed. Vessel is outside of three month window for Inspection and is not permitted to operate until annual inspection has been completed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 29 August 2018
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. Mark life jacket stowage with number and size of life jackets. 46 CFR 185.604(f).
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Survey report file
Issued 29 August 2018
Resolved
Employers must maintain records of chemical tests as provided in 49 CFR 40.333 and must make these records available to Coast Guard officials upon request. Provide MIS report for Consortium. 46 CFR 16.260(a)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 29 August 2018
Resolved
Repair and provide support for cable conduit on port and starboard side hulls. 46 CFR 183.340
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 29 August 2018
Resolved
Clean up, repair, and remove dead end wiring in starboard hull, port hull forward float switch, and radio next to power terminal block. 46 CFR 183.340
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 29 August 2018
Resolved
Each ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018. Insatll retroreflective tape on ring bouy. 46 CFR 185.604(i)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 29 August 2018
Resolved
The owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector. If any of the equipment or records have not been properly maintained, a qualified servicing facility must perform the required inspections, maintenance procedures, and hydrostatic pressure tests. A tag issued by a qualified servicing organization, and attached to each extinguisher, may be accepted as evidence that the necessary maintenance procedures have been conducted. Provide service report for fire extinguishers. 46 CFR 176.810(b)(1)(iv)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 8 August 2018
Resolved
A Certificate of Inspection is valid for 1 year for vessels carrying more than 12 passengers on international voyages. Vessel's COI annual exam expired on 02 August 2018. Vessel is limited to carrying 06 passengers until an Annual inspectin is completed. 46 CFR 176.107(a)
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 2 May 2017
Resolved
Place retro-reflective tape on ring buoy. 46CFR185.604
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 2 May 2017
Resolved
Add a detachable clip to the lanyard on the ring buoy. 46CFR180.70
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Quantity
Issued 8 September 2016
Resolved
Provide 3 additional fire buckets with correct labeling on each one. 46CFR 181.610
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 8 September 2016
Resolved
Provide detachable clip and lanyard for the waterlight and ring buoy. 46CFR180.70.d.3
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Marking
Issued 8 September 2016
Resolved
Correct the signage for the number of adult lifejackets for the container on the bow. 46CFR180.78
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 8 September 2016
Resolved
Remove EPIRB or make float free (Not required for route) 46CFR180.740
Casualty record · 1
12 December 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3659808
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.
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
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