SWAMP THANG

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

SWAMP THANG is a 2006 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2025, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 1 December 2025.

Built: 2006
Last inspected: 1 December 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 10 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 1 December 2025

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations10

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 10 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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815603

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-815603

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Simplified, Gross Ton
2 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 11

1 December 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8273951

18 December 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8043398

8 September 2023 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7774833

20 October 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7577190

13 September 2021 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7311469

26 August 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7019377

28 August 2019 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6775802

10 September 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6533642

24 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6422345

11 May 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6138939

13 June 2016 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5902263

Deficiency record · 10

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

Issued 8 September 2023 Resolved

An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. A total of 10 adult life jackets and one child size life jacket were found to be degraded causing weakness and tears in the fabric. Operator was able to provide 3 additional new adult life jackets and one new child life jacket. Vessel currently has a total of 8 serviceable adult life jackets and 2 serviceable child life jackets on board. Total passenger count is lowered to 8 passengers. 46 CFR 180.71

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 September 2023
Resolved 12 September 2023
Resolution: Vessel representative provided photograph of 15 adult serviceable lifejackets, 2 child serviceable lifejackets stenciled with vessel's name and onboard the vessel. Passenger count raised to 13, total persons allowed 15.

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

Issued 20 October 2022 Resolved

Monthly inspections required by NFPA 10 may be conducted by the owner, operator, person-in-charge, or a designated member of the crew. During inspection OCMI found vessel to not be conducting monthly inspections of portable fire extinguishers. 46 CFR 176.810(b)(1)(ii)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 November 2022
Resolved 13 November 2022
Resolution: Vessel representative sent pictures rectifying deficiency

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

Issued 20 October 2022 Resolved

Each ring life buoy on a vessel must: Be stowed in a way that it can be rapidly cast loose. OCMI found the life ring to be stored under the operating station in a manner which could not be rapidly deployed. 46 CFR 180.70(b)(3)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 November 2022
Resolved 13 November 2022
Resolution: Vessel representative sent pictures rectifying deficiency

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 20 October 2022 Resolved

A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating waterlight is required. Waterlight was not on the vessel during inspection and vessel representative could not locate it. The vessel is currently restricted to daytime operations until discrepancy is rectified. 46 CFR 180.70(d)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 November 2022
Resolved 13 November 2022
Resolution: Vessel representative sent pictures rectifying deficiency

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

Issued 5 October 2021 Resolved

An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel.In addition, a number of child size life jackets equal to at least 10% of the number of persons permitted on board must be provided. MI noted 02 adult and 01 child size life jackets not in serviceable condition. Vessel is limited to 13 and 1 child passengers. 46 CFR 180.71(a)+(b)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 October 2021
Resolved 5 October 2021
Resolution: Operator replaced life jackets in kind.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 5 October 2021 Resolved

A vessel must carry a first aid kit approved under approval series 160.041. MI noted aspirin, eye wash and eye dressing were expired. 46 CFR 184.710

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 October 2021
Resolved 14 October 2021
Resolution: Vessel representative purchased new eye wash, eye dressing, and aspirin for first aid kit.

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

Issued 13 September 2021 Resolved

A Certificate of Inspection is valid for 5 years. Vessels COI found to be expired. 46 CFR 176.107 (b)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 September 2021
Resolved 5 October 2021
Resolution: Completed COI Renewal.

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

Issued 13 September 2021 Resolved

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 structure examination at least once every five years. Vessel is past due on its Drydock inspection date. 46 CFR 176.600(c)(2)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 September 2021
Resolved 5 October 2021
Resolution: Completed drydock examination.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Service

Issued 13 June 2016 Resolved

2 Portable Fire Extinguishers were not serviced.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 13 June 2016
Resolution: Owner has both extinguishers serviced.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 13 June 2016 Resolved

One at fwd STBD corner, and 2 at aft cage brackets.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 June 2016
Resolved 27 June 2016

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.