(www.MaritimeCyprus.com)Â The U.S. Coast Guard has published the 2024 Flag State Control Domestic Annual Report.
This report highlights U.S. domestic fleet deficiencies, inspection, and marine casualty statistics and serves as a powerful tool to study trends, identify key performance indicators, and bring attention to issues in the fleet.
The report presents information reflecting the entire U.S. Flag fleet, including: barges, cargo vessels, passenger vessels, vessels operating on the Outer Continental Shelf, research and school ships, fishing vessels, and towing vessels.
A few key findings in the report are below:
- In 2024, the U.S. Flag fleet contained 17,765 vessels subject to inspection, with Coast Guard Marine Inspectors (MI) conducting 21,187 inspections.
- The number of deficiencies issued increased by 2% from the 2023 calendar year report.
- There were 1,806 reportable marine casualties reported in 2024, decreasing by 1% from the 2023 calendar year report.
- In 2024, there were 40 Flag State detentions, an increase of 5% from the 2023 calendar year report.
The overall U.S. Flag fleet inspection total increased this year by 1%. Additionally, the number of deficiencies issued increased by 2% from the 2023 calendar year report.
For more details, click below to download the full USCG Flag State Annual report:
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