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EXPLORER III

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Other hulls named EXPLORER III

EXPLORER III is a 2012 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2012, most recently in March 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 March 2026.

Built
2012
Last inspected
17 March 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
13
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
1 with no removal date recorded

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
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Call sign
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MISLE id
1175956
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UNITED STATES
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-1175956

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations12
…administrative events1
Years with a record 13 calendar years (2012–2026)
The 13 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1 - Simplified, Gross Ton
0 - Simplified, Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspection history · 13

17 March 2026 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8308019
12 March 2025 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8092847
3 April 2024 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7890203
16 March 2023 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7657890
25 April 2022 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7436271
30 March 2021 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7169747
22 July 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7068223
13 March 2019 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6641803
20 March 2018 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6375652
11 April 2017 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6117949
14 March 2016 Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5852930
4 March 2014 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4810042
9 May 2012 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4301299

Deficiency record · 5

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 17 March 2026 Resolved
All gasoline fuel tanks shall be completely segregated from batteries and other ignition sources, and shall be arranged to provide adequate open-air ventilation to prevent accumulation of gas fumes. Vessel is currently storing fuel tank in aluminum bow box without adequate ventilation. 46 CFR 177.100 JOINT CGD13/17INST 16711.1A 9.g.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 1 April 2026
Resolution: Vessel removed fuel tank from bow box.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 17 March 2026 Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. 03 air leaks were discovered during overpressure leak test. - Fwd Chamber #1: 2 locations inside bow on either side - Port Chamber #4: outer side of chamber 46 CFR 177.100 JOINT CGD13/17INST 16711.1A 9.c.3
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 1 April 2026
Resolution: Vessel repaired holes.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 12 March 2025 Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. 05 air leaks were discovered during working pressure leak test. 46 CFR 177.100 JOINT CGD13/17INST 16711 9.c.3 - Port Chamber #1 top left corner of logo - Port Chamber #2 left side of vertical seam patch - Port Chamber #2 left side of vertical seam patch - Port Chamber #2 on the black horizontal seam below the d-ring, below the vertical seam patch -Chamber #3 starboard bow a few inches to the left of the center D-ring
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 14 March 2025
Resolved 14 March 2025
Resolution: Verified repair of leaks.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 3 April 2024 Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. 03 air leaks was discovered during working pressure leak test.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 June 2024
Resolved 3 May 2024
Resolution: Satisfactory work pressure and soap water test.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted
Issued 4 March 2014 Resolved
Drills shall be conducted during next COI/Annual of designated mothership.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 April 2014
Resolution: Satisfactory drills conducted.

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.