IVORY BILL

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

IVORY BILL is a 2007 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2025, along with 17 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 31 March 2025.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 31 March 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 17 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 31 March 2025

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations12

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 17 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

1208547

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WDE3885

936847

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-936847

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 3.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 5 / net 5

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSIGHTSEER MARINE, LLC · HUDSON, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2007

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portBEAUMONT, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 5 March 2026 · expires 30 April 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 · 13

31 March 2025 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8102794

13 March 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8081673

12 March 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7868638

14 March 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7650813

6 March 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7647929

8 March 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7397464

11 March 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7138925

12 March 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6924896

14 March 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6629012

16 March 2018 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6368149

28 February 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6092739

20 May 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5876130

3 May 2016 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5863775

Deficiency record · 17

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved

A vessel on a Lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry: Three hand orange smoke distress signals approved in accordance with 160.037 in subchapter Q of this chapter. Marine Inspector observed vessel did not have the required hand orange smoke distress signals (or authorized substitutions) onboard the vessel. {46CFR180.68(b)(2)}

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2025
Resolved 31 March 2025
Resolution: Recevied documentation from vessel representative verifying vessel aquired 03 orange smoke distress signals.

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

Issued 13 March 2025 Resolved

Ring life buoys shall be of first class worksmanship and free from any defects materially affecting their appearance or serviceability. Marine Inspector observed 24" ring life buoy with deteriorated grab line, retro-reflective material and lettering. {46CFR160.050-4(f)}

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 April 2025
Resolved 31 March 2025
Resolution: Received documentation from vessel representative verifying vessel replaced worn ring life buoy with a new one.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 11 March 2021 Resolved

Each battery used in lifesaving equipment must be replaced if the expiration date of the battery has passed. Life ring light battery is expired but light did work. Replace battery within two weeks.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 March 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Deficiency rectified to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard inspector.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 11 March 2021 Resolved

Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals shall be clearly marked (.5 inches) "DISTRESS SIGNALS" Label containers properly within two weeks.

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

Issued 12 March 2020 Resolved

Vessel must carry: Coast Guard Coast Pilot [name withheld] and river current publications. Required publication were not on board

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 March 2020
Resolved 20 March 2020
Resolution: Vessel printed extracts of required publications and now have on board.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections

Issued 12 March 2020 Resolved

Vessel must carry first aid kit. Existing kit had several expired medications.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 March 2020
Resolved 20 March 2020
Resolution: Vessel purchased new first aid kit and removed old kit from the vessel.

Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Availability

Issued 16 March 2018 Resolved

Fire bucket was being used for storage.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 16 March 2018
Resolved 16 March 2018
Resolution: Items stored in bucket removed.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Condition

Issued 16 March 2018 Resolved

Lifejacket/PFD stored not readily available for service.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 16 March 2018
Resolved 16 March 2018
Resolution: Lifejacket/PFD stored readily available for service.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 16 March 2018 Resolved

3 skip welds on the pontoon to deck is cracked.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 March 2018
Resolved 23 March 2018
Resolution: Vessel owner has provided photos of repairs to the broken welds.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate

Issued 28 February 2017 Resolved

Vessel missing FCC operators permit

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2017
Resolved 16 March 2018

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Valve

Issued 28 February 2017 Resolved

Vessel's emergency fuel shutdown markings unreadable due to fading

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2017
Resolved 16 March 2018

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type III

Issued 28 February 2017 Resolved

Vessel's MSD holding tank cracked and broken.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2017
Resolved 16 March 2018

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Ring bouy lifeline must be replaced with dark synthetic line.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 June 2016
Resolved 20 May 2016
Resolution: Replaced Lifeline with proper length and size.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Ring bouy light battery needs to be replaced with manufacturer recommended type. Battery installed caused light to sink when in water.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 June 2016
Resolved 20 May 2016
Resolution: Installed proper size and approved battery for floating lifering light.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Remove and replaced expired items in first aid kit.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 June 2016
Resolved 20 May 2016
Resolution: Removed and replaced all expired medicines from first aid kit.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Tank

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Install Grounding strap from fuel fill to fuel tank.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 June 2016
Resolved 20 May 2016
Resolution: Installed grounding strap from fuel fill to fuel tank.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Hose

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Replace dry rotted fuel lines on Port and Starboard fuel tanks with SAE J 1942 approved hoses.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 June 2016
Resolved 20 May 2016
Resolution: Replaced all worn and damaged fuel lines with proper type fuel hose.

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.