JOSEPH G

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

JOSEPH G is a 2011 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2025, along with 9 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2019.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 10 September 2025.

Built: 2011
Last inspected: 10 September 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2019
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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 September 2025

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations13

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 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

1235331

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WDF9337

946853

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-946853

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)146.2 ft × 30.0 ft × 12.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 86 / net 59

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)146.2 ft × 30.0 ft × 12.3 ft

ITC tonnagegross 339 / net 101

BuilderHALIMAR SHIPYARD LLC · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2011

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

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 it86 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
339 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
101 - Convention (Subpart B), 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 1

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

GOL RUNNER Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 824324 · 3 September 2019 · activity 6809212

Inspection history · 15

10 September 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8231049

2 September 2025 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8225031

28 January 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8070766

28 November 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7830648

9 August 2023 Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7764192

30 January 2023 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7629184

12 October 2021 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7331202

28 December 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7116969

11 December 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7110314

20 September 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6816431

9 September 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6807187

3 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6809212

7 December 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6594744

11 October 2017 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6285504

28 September 2016 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6011769

Deficiency record · 9

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 28 January 2025 Resolved

Vessels described by 46 CFR 175.110(c) must have an interconnected fire detection system in compliance with § 181.450 installed in all enclosed areas where passengers and crew have routine access, including accommodation spaces and machinery spaces. Vessel did not have interconnected fire detectors within accommodation spaces and staterooms.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 February 2025
Resolved 4 February 2025
Resolution: Vessel provided evidence of installed system.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats

Issued 28 January 2025 Resolved

ach 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. 03 Life Floats had tape that was not the approved type and/or worn.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 February 2025
Resolved 4 February 2025
Resolution: Vsl. Provided evidence of new tape placed on life floats.

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

Issued 12 December 2023 Resolved

Vessels of more than 65' in length shall have a self priming, power driven fire pump. Fire pumps packing gland has excessive leakage. Show proper operation of fire pump. See 705 code below.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 December 2023
Resolved 15 December 2023
Resolution: Objective evidence of packing gland repairs were received.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion

Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved

Multiple cracks found on welds and framing in forepeak forward of collision bulkhead between #1 and #2 main transverse frames and up to the 5th longitudinal from the keel. Must submit repair proposal and conduct repairs IAW 46 CFR 176.700(b).

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 9 February 2023
Resolved 10 February 2023
Resolution: Cracks were ground out and rewelded, they did not penetrate the sideshell. Areas to be re-evaluated at the next dry-dock.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved

A bilge pipe piercing the collision bulkhead must be fitted with a screw-down valve located on the forward side of the collision bulkhead and operable from the weather deck. The reach rod for the valve was not able to be accessed. Provide appropriate tool to access reach rod.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 24 February 2023
Resolved 10 February 2023
Resolution: Reach rod tool was fabricated and proper operation was shown.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved

A bilge suction must be fitted with a suitable strainer having an open area not less than three times the area of the bilge pipe. The bilge pipe in the forepeak was not fitted with a strainer. Install appropriate sized strainer for the bilge pipe.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 24 February 2023
Resolved 17 February 2023
Resolution: Vessel rep requested reconsideration and submitted approved drawings indicating the forepeak was considered a ballast tank. Reconsideration was approved by SEC MOB.

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

Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved

Each battery used in an item of lifesaving equipment, must be replaced during the annual inspection if the expiration of the batter has passed. Ring life buoy water light battery was expired

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 February 2023
Resolved 10 February 2023
Resolution: New life float light was purchased and installed.

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

Issued 4 November 2021 Resolved

Each fire hydrant must have a valve installed to allow the firehose to be removed while the fire main is under pressure. The port side, main deck fire hydrant valve was leaking at the stem and due to corrosion not able to be repaired. Replace as original. 46 CFR 181.310(b)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 November 2021
Resolution: Valve was replaced and tested under pressure.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Anchoring devices

Issued 4 November 2021 Resolved

A vessel must be fitted with ground tackle and mooring lines necessary for the vessel to be safely anchored or moored. The ground tackle and mooring lines must be satisfactory for the size of the vessel, the waters on which the vessel operates, subject to the approval of the cognizant [name withheld] was no anchor line on the vessel to attach to the vessel's forward anchor. Additionally, the anchor does not appear to have been moved from its location since construction. Replace the anchor line with one suitable for vessel's route and service, in an accessible location, and prove proper operation of the anchor. 46 CFR 184.300

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 November 2021
Resolution: Anchor was removed and maintenance performed. Anchor line was replaced and attachment connections to anchor were added.

Casualty record · 1

3 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6809212

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

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.