MS JILL

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

MS JILL is a 2009 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 July 2026.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 2 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 6 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 2 July 2026

Recorded inspections16

…physical examinations14

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 6 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

1221403

9585417

WDE9603

946851

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-946851

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)146.2 ft × 30.0 ft × 14.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 86 / net 59

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)146.2 ft × 30.0 ft × 14.3 ft

ITC tonnagegross 339 / net 101

BuilderHALIMAR SHIPYARD LLC · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2009

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portBAYOU LA BATRE, AL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 28 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it339 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
86 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
101 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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

2 July 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC YELLOWFIN (WPB 87319) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8431638

22 April 2025 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8116853

22 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8116856

29 April 2024 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7903647

18 May 2023 Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7689903

29 July 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7521945

19 July 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7258273

13 May 2021 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7194601

9 September 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7055853

29 February 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6937062

28 May 2019 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6699840

9 May 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6680621

8 August 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6504811

12 June 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6174018

12 May 2017 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6144622

20 June 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5921666

Deficiency record · 6

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus

Issued 8 May 2024 Resolved

Each vessel certificated to operate on an oceans route in warm water must be provided with life floats of an aggregate capacity that will accommodate at least 100% of the total number of persons permitted on board. Two (02) 15 person capacity life floats were deteriorated and must be removed from service. Vessel is restricted to carrying a maximum of 51 persons until new life floats are installed.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 May 2024
Resolved 30 May 2024
Resolution: Verified installation of satisactory replacement lifefloats.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › MF/HF Radio installation

Issued 8 May 2024 Resolved

Vessel must comply with applicable requirements for any radio installation. MF/SSB radio installation on board vessel does not have Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability IAW 47 CFR 80.905(a)(2). Vessel is restricted from operating more than 20 nm from shore until a HF-DSC transmitter and receiver is installed.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 May 2024
Resolved 30 May 2024
Resolution: Verified installation and programming of new SSB radio.

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

Issued 29 April 2024 Resolved

Electrical equipment in machinery spaces must be drip proof. Two battery chargers in the main engine room lacked drip shields.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 May 2024
Resolved 30 May 2024
Resolution: Verified installation of drip shields.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 28 May 2019 Resolved

Each hatch used for emergency escape must be capable of being opened by one person, from either side, in both light and dark conditions. After securing power to the vessel, emergency light illumination was not strong enough to adequately light a path to, and area of, emergency escapes IVO steering and generator room emergency escape hatches. Vessel shall provide adequate lighting to properly illuminate areas for emergency escape from said spaces. 46 CFR 177.500(h)

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 May 2019
Resolution: Replaced lighting with new two lamp emergency lights.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 28 May 2019 Resolved

Each EPIRB must be tested monthly using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it's operative; the EPIRB test shall be logged or otherwise documented. Vessel logs did not indicate a test of the EPIRB. Ensure monthly tests are being documented in the vessel log. 46 CFR 185.728(c)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 10 June 2019
Resolution: Received evidence of EPIRB test and proper log entry in ships logbook.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 28 May 2019 Resolved

Where flexible nonmetallic hose is permitted for use in piping systems, it must meet SAE J-1942. The fuel oil suction hose to the #4 main diesel engine had excessive wastage/wear on outer section of hose. Replace hose to meet SAE J-1942 standards. 46 CFR 182.720(e)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 10 June 2019
Resolution: Received evidence of field service work order from company of fuel line replacement.

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.