In Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida,5 the Supreme Court attempted to clarify the definition of the term vessel by adding additional criteria to the then existing vessel status test established in Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co.6 The subject of this paper is whether the Lozman brought clarity or confusion. This presentation will provide a brief history of the vessel status test, focused on the Fifth Circuit and Supreme Court, and explore some of the continuing difficulties in applying the Lozman test.