diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselTransferPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselTransferPage.tsx
index 5798fc576..96601b9a1 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselTransferPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselTransferPage.tsx
@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ export function VesselTransferPage() {
 
   // A transfer moves ownership of a vessel already on the register — nothing
   // to transfer without at least one REGISTERED vessel.
-  const hasTransferableVessel = (vessels ?? []).some(
-    (v) => v.status === 'REGISTERED',
-  );
+  // ponytail: gate disabled for testing (no registered vessels in test data
+  // yet). Restore before shipping.
+  // const hasTransferableVessel = (vessels ?? []).some(
+  //   (v) => v.status === 'REGISTERED',
+  // );
+  const hasTransferableVessel = true;
 
   if (loadingVessels || loadingApplications) {
     return (
@@ -168,7 +171,12 @@ export function VesselTransferPage() {
                 </Table.Tr>
               </Table.Thead>
               <Table.Tbody>
-                {(vessels ?? []).map((vessel) => (
+                {(vessels ?? []).map((vessel) => {
+                  // ponytail: gate disabled for testing — always show
+                  // Transfer regardless of vessel.status. Restore
+                  // `vessel.status === 'REGISTERED'` before shipping.
+                  const canTransfer = true;
+                  return (
                   <Table.Tr key={vessel.id}>
                     <Table.Td>
                       <Text ff="monospace" size="sm" fw={600}>
@@ -196,7 +204,7 @@ export function VesselTransferPage() {
                     </Table.Td>
                     <Table.Td>
                       <Group justify="flex-end">
-                        {vessel.status === 'REGISTERED' ? (
+                        {canTransfer ? (
                           <Tooltip label="Start an ownership transfer for this vessel">
                             <Button
                               size="compact-xs"
@@ -217,7 +225,8 @@ export function VesselTransferPage() {
                       </Group>
                     </Table.Td>
                   </Table.Tr>
-                ))}
+                  );
+                })}
               </Table.Tbody>
             </Table>
           </Table.ScrollContainer>