TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UTO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC of BRADENTON, FL. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
UTO
Location
BRADENTON, FL
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC HIN FAQ
What does a TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UTO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC still in business?
USCG records list TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC of BRADENTON, FL in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "TEMPEST OFFSHORE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/uto, last verified 2026-06-12.