GUPPY

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

GUPPY is a 2008 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 26 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 February 2026.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 10 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 26 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 10 February 2026

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations18

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 26 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 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 exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

1303215

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WDM8150

933491

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-933491

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)38.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 3.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 5 / net 5

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBEACHCAT BOATS · OLDSMAR, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2008

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portHILTON HEAD, SC

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 9 December 2025 · 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 it5 - Simplified, Gross Ton
5 - 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 · 19

10 February 2026 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8308327

20 January 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8296597

18 February 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8081042

30 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7904091

6 February 2024 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7859834

26 January 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7630940

14 April 2022 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7431363

28 February 2022 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7403616

26 April 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7183012

9 June 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6970970

25 March 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6931212

18 December 2019 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6876381

15 May 2019 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6685765

14 May 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6417831

6 February 2018 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6352421

7 July 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6204371

23 May 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6166263

18 April 2016 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5856415

30 March 2016 Hull Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5843434

Deficiency record · 26

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved

Vessel hull to deck cap separating on port and starboard bow. Requires cleaning up and resealing.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 20 February 2026
Resolution: Owner provided photo evidence of repair to cap showing resealing.

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

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. 04 PFDs taken out of service. Vessel restricted to the carriage of 47 total persons on board. 46 CFR 180.71(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 21 June 2024
Resolution: Vessel sent in evidence of new life jackets acquired the Charleston Inspections inbox.

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

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Each rescue boat and ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. The arrangement of the retroreflective material applied after March 11, 1996, must be as specified by IMO Resolution A.658(16). Retroreflective material incorrectly applied to ring life buoy.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 May 2024
Resolved 21 June 2024
Resolution: Vessel sent in photos of retroreflective material applied correctly.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 14 April 2022 Resolved

Each vessel must be marked as required by part 67, subpart I, of this chapter. The vessel's name on the stern was not correct. Name on the stern was "Grace." New owners did not place the name "Guppy" on the stern to reflect new ownership and name change.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 May 2022
Resolved 24 May 2022
Resolution: Name was changed to GUPPY and displayed on the vessel.

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

Issued 14 April 2022 Resolved

Each rescue boat and ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. The arrangement of the retroreflective material applied after March 11, 1996, must be as specified by IMO Resolution A.658(16). The required retroflective material was missing from the lifering.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 May 2022
Resolved 24 May 2022
Resolution: SOLAS A retroflective tape was placed on the lifering.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 14 April 2022 Resolved

A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and Electronic Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB) 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. DSC was not set up on the VHF radio.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 May 2022
Resolved 24 May 2022
Resolution: DSC was set-up on the VHF-FM radio.

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

Issued 26 April 2021 Resolved

Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in serviceable condition must be repaired or replaced. Replace retro-reflective material on child life jackets. 46 CFR 176.808(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 24 August 2021

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 26 April 2021 Resolved

A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by 181.300 must have at least 3 2.5 gallon buckets with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant OCMI, placed so as to be easily available during an emergency. One fire bucket missing. 46 CFR 181.610

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 24 August 2021

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications

Issued 26 April 2021 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date US Coast Pilot or similar publication. Coast Pilot was out of date. 46 CFR 184.420(a)(2)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 24 August 2021

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

Issued 9 June 2020 Resolved

An adult lifejacket must be provided for each person carried onboard a vessel. Two life jackets were taken out of service restricting passenger count to 49 until provided.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 25 June 2020

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

Issued 9 June 2020 Resolved

A vessel must carry one floating waterlight unless it is limited to daylight operation in which case no floating waterlight is required. Limit operations to daylight only until replacement battery is provided.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 25 June 2020

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

Issued 9 June 2020 Resolved

Each vessel must be equipped with at least two portable battery lights. Only one portable light was onboard. Provide additional portable light.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 June 2020
Resolved 25 June 2020

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications

Issued 9 June 2020 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up to date tide tables. Tide tables was no onboard.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 June 2020
Resolved 25 June 2020

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 9 June 2020 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. Vessel not permanently marked with official number.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 July 2020
Resolved 25 June 2020

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

Issued 15 May 2019 Resolved

In lieu of fire pump, Vessel is required (3) 2 1/2 gal Buckets. Vessel is missing (2) fire buckets and (1) bucket has a broken handle.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 May 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Fire Buckets Provided.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)

Issued 15 May 2019 Resolved

Any vessel of at least 5 Net Tons must have a valid certificate of Documentation. Vessel does not have one and never had one.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2019
Resolved 24 August 2021

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 15 May 2019 Resolved

Vessel does not have DSC capibilty onboard. to be corrected at next drydock.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 February 2020
Resolved 24 August 2021

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

Issued 15 May 2019 Resolved

Fuel tanks are required flame screens both fuel tanks screens are deteriorated.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Flame Screens provided and installed.

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Garbage Placard

Issued 23 May 2017 Resolved

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