← All vessels
SOUTHERN COMFORT IV
SOUTHERN COMFORT IV is a 2007 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 19 deficiencies.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 19 February 2026.
- Built
- 2007
- Last inspected
- 19 February 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 19 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
1198778
WDL9479
881388
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-881388
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.
Inspections, by type
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.0 ft × 16.0 ft × 4.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 20 / net 16
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCHESAPEAKE BOATS INC · CRISFIELD, MD, UNITED STATES · built 2007
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Direct
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHYPOLUXO, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 12 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 it20 - Simplified, Gross Ton
16 - Simplified, Net Ton
16 - 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
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 · 16
19 February 2026
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8312121
19 February 2025
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8078470
4 November 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8029698
22 February 2024
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7868848
26 April 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7689299
7 June 2022
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7471228
29 March 2022
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7420478
14 January 2021
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7121689
9 March 2020
COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6923185
4 March 2020
Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6920425
24 July 2019
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6761009
15 August 2018
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6506766
22 May 2018
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6417527
12 June 2017
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6173706
27 July 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5954404
4 May 2016
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5868986
Deficiency record · 19
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 19 February 2026
Resolved
Deck rails must be designed and constructed to withstand a point load of 200 pounds applied at any point in any direction...
MIs observed the #6 and #7 port side stanchion posts from the bow are loose and must be tightened down to the deck.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
The owner, charterer, master or managing operator shall instruct each crew member... Crew training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The training entry shall include the following information.(1) Date of the training; and(2) General description of the training topics. Log books do not provide who conducted training/drills and do not discuss drill scenarios and training topics.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
Except on a vessel limited to daytime operations, the compass must be illuminated. Compass did not have a light.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Location of emergency installations
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
All escape hatches and other emergency exits used as means of escape must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 50 millimeters (2 inches) high: “EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR”. Escape hatch not properly labeled on both sides.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
Watertight hatches must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high: “WATERTIGHT HATCH—KEEP CLOSED”. Watertight hatches are not properly labeled.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 February 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. Identification of the items may be in words, or the appropriate symbols in IMO Resolution A.760(18) (incorporated by reference; see 46 CFR 175.600). Letters and numbers must be at least 50 millimeters (2 inches) high. Symbols must be at least 100 mm (4 inches) square. Containers for life jackets are not properly labeled.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 February 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. Container for child life jackets is not appropriately marked and does not separate child and adult.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
A hatch cover must be attached to the hatch frame or coaming by hinges, captive chains, or other devices of substantial strength to prevent its loss. Watertight hatches missing attaching device.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must be approved in accordance with § 160.050 in subchapter Q of this chapter. The grab line shall ... having a minimum breaking strength of 1,350 pounds. Grab line of life ring is wasted and frayed by twisting.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
Where a flexible fill pipe section is necessary,... When the flexible section is a nonconductor of electricity, the metallic sections of the fill pipe separated thereby must be joined by a conductor for protection against generation of a static charge when filling with fuel. Fuel fill missing conductor.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
The float-free link required by § 180.130(a)(1) for survival craft must be:(1) Certified to meet § 160.073 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant;(2) Of proper strength for the size of the life float or buoyant apparatus as indicated on its identification tag. Float free link missing identification tag.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
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. Paddles were not lashed to the life float.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Location of emergency installations
Issued 19 February 2025
Resolved
The master and crew of a vessel will be familiar with the content of and have mounted at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire, heavy weather, or man overboard conditions. Emergency instructions were not mounted and were incomplete.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 4 March 2020
Resolved
Submit repair plan for rotting stringer in fwd compartment.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Epirb Expired.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Hydrostatic Release Unit Expired.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
EPIRB battery expired. Replace with new.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Hydrostatic release for EPIRB expiration date is unavailable. Replace with new.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Paddle
Issued 1 August 2016
Resolved
Life float does not have required 2 oars.
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.