THE U.S. COAST GUARD'S just-released "2020 Flag State Control Domestic Annual Report" summarizes statistics and information on inspections and enforcement actions on U.S.-flagged vessels, including deficiency and detention rates. In 2020, the Coast Guard conducted 18,414 inspections on U.S.-flagged vessels and identified 27,087 deficiencies. In comparison to the year prior, the number of vessel inspections decreased by 3,057. The average number of deficiencies identified per inspection decreased from 1.48 to 1.47.
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