The United States Coast Guard has released the 2024 Flag State Control Annual Report – showing the number of deficiencies issued increased by 2% from 2023.
The report includes deficiency and detention rates for each inspected domestic vessel type, performance metrics for Recognized Organizations that complete statutory activities on our behalf, and marine casualty data by vessel type.
In 2024, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Inspectors conducted 21,187 inspections on 17,765 U.S.-flagged vessels, identifying 30,634 deficiencies. Forty vessels received flag state detentions due to serious substandard conditions.
Inspections and deficiencies:
The number of inspections with the number of deficiencies for each vessel fleet included:
- Barge – 3,464 inspected with 1,823 deficiencies.
- Cargo – 1,376 inspected with 2,275 deficiencies.
- OCS – 629 inspected with 1,096 deficiencies.
- Passenger – 11,239 inspected with 18,931 deficiencies.
- Research & School – 120 inspected with 249 deficiencies.
- Towing – 4,359 deficiencies with 6,260 deficiencies.
There were 1,806 reportable marine casualties reported in 2024 involving 2,084 inspected vessels.
Marine casualties
There were 1,806 reportable marine casualties reported in 2024 involving 2,084 inspected vessels.
Marine casualties by vessel type
Top 3 casualty types by vessel type
Flag State detentions
In 2024, there were 40 Flag State Detentions. Flag State detentions increased from 38 (2023) to 40 (2024) – an increase of 5%.
The total number of Flag State detentions in 2024 broken down by vessel type included: Barge (2), Cargo (7), Passenger (13), OCS (3), Research & School (0) and Towing (15).
Download the report: Flag State Control Annual Report 2024
