BORA BORA is a 2009 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 8 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 March 2026.
Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a
deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
exists, not years in service. What Maury does
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Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Simplified, Gross Ton 3 - Simplified, Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 2016 to
2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates
and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this
hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when
· how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the
population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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Inspection history · 21
2 March 2026Vessel Attendance · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8267639
21 May 2025Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8064880
5 February 2025Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8002220
14 May 2024COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7845966
5 September 2023Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7606323
20 April 2023Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7672733
28 March 2023Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7646475
7 October 2022Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7573710
6 September 2022Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7457705
7 September 2021Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7306322
10 May 2021Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7193922
19 April 2021Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7178595
9 September 2020Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7054152
10 June 2019COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6699438
25 March 2019Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6630147
5 September 2018Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6533327
11 September 2017DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6256547
17 August 2017Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6244655
17 August 2017Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6307663
22 March 2017Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6106065
8 September 2016Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5982175
The Certificate of Inspection and any SOLAS Certificates must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, in a conspicuous place on the vessel where observation by passengers is likely. MI observed the vessel did not have the Certificate of Inspection posted or located in an area visible to passengers.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 June 2025
Resolved 28 May 2025
Resolution: Received image from O/O showing valid COI properly posted onboard vessel.
When, in accordance with § 178.210 of this chapter, a vessel must be provided with a stability letter, the stability letter must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, at the operating station of the vessel. MI observed the vessel did not have the vessels Stability Letter posted or located in an area visible at the operating station.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 June 2025
Resolved 28 May 2025
Resolution: Received image from O/O showing approved stability letter properly posted onboard vessel.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 14 May 2024Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the Inland Navigation Rules. A power-driven vessel underway shall exhibit a masthead light forward, sidelights, and a sternlight; vessels under may exhibit an all-round white light in lieu of a separate masthead/stern light. Masthead/stern light was not operational at the time of the inspection.
Vessel restricted from operating from sunset to sunrise and at times of restricted visibility.
46 CFR 183.420
33 CFR 83.23 (a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 30 May 2024
Resolution: Verified navigation lights operational
Each ship transporting more than six passengers for hire equipped with a radiotelephone station in accordance with Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must carry a radio operator who meets the following requirements:
Where the station power does not exceed 250 watts carrier power or 1500 watts peak envelope power, the radio operator must hold a marine radio operator permit or higher class license.
Vessel opertor did not have a permit or a higher class license.
47CFR80.159(e)(1)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 October 2022
Resolved 7 October 2022
Resolution: Operator provide proof of required marine radio operator permit.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 6 September 2022Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:
Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel did not have charts.
46CFR184.420(a)(1)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 September 2022
Resolved 14 September 2022
Resolution: Vessel operator provided proof of required charts for operating area.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 19 April 2021Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural at least once every two years. Vessel exceeded two year interval on 01APR2021. Vessel required to undergo satisfactory drydock examination prior to departure or carrying passengers.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 April 2021
Resolved 10 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel completed hull exam for credit drydock.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 17 August 2017Resolved
Prove proper operation of main propulsion prior to carrying passengers
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 18 August 2017
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory sea trials proving proper operation of engine.
Ownership record
The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title,
with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.