EXPLORER V

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

EXPLORER V is a 2014 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2025, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 17 December 2025.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 17 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 17 December 2025

Recorded inspections17

…physical examinations17

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

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 not do.

Identity

1300902

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1256703

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1256703

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 3.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 5 / net 5

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSIGHTSEER MARINE LLC · HUDSON, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2014

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portSANIBEL, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it5 - Simplified, Net Ton
5 - Simplified, Gross Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Vessel history report

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 17

17 December 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8276751

18 November 2025 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8254424

23 April 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8086675

30 January 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7822771

17 January 2024 Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7822753

4 May 2023 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7666426

13 February 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7603285

21 January 2022 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7389635

24 February 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7134704

19 February 2020 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6898168

18 December 2019 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6876414

30 January 2019 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6600294

3 January 2018 Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6350413

29 November 2017 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6314781

5 January 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6064958

19 January 2016 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5799342

8 January 2016 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5791296

Deficiency record · 10

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 23 April 2025 Resolved

An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. MI discovered 37 lifejackets that were in an unsatisfactory condition. Vessel operator was able to provide 20 new replacement lifejackets before completion of the inspection. Vessel is certificated to carry 49pax/2 crew. Maximum passenger count reduced to 32 persons. 46 CFR 180.71(a)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 27 April 2025
Resolution: Vessel owner provided email picture of 17 new adult lifejackets on board labeled with vessel's name. Maximum passenger count raised to 49, maximum persons on board 51.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 23 April 2025 Resolved

A vessel must carry one floating waterlight. MI observed the floating waterlight battery was expired. Vessel is restricted to daytime operations only, until new battery installed. 46 CFR 180.70(d)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 24 April 2025
Resolution: Vessel rep provided picture of new battery for floating waterlight.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 13 February 2023 Resolved

A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by § 181.300 must have at least three 9.5 liter (21/2 gallon) buckets, with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant OCMI, placed so as to be easily available during an emergency. The words “FIRE BUCKET” must be stenciled in a contrasting color on each bucket. One of the fire buckets was cracked and unable to retain an adequate amount of water. The fire bucket was replaced with a satisfactory satisfactory bucket during the inspection. 46 CFR 181.610

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 13 February 2023
Resolved 13 February 2023
Resolution: The fire bucket was replaced with a satisfactory satisfactory bucket during the inspection.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 13 February 2023 Resolved

Portable fire extinguishers must be located so that they are clearly visible and readily accessible from the space being protected. The installation and location must be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. The portable fire extinguisher designated for the accommodation space was inadequately secured. The securing strap was broken, and the extinguisher was being held in the base mount by gravity alone. The securing strap was replaced with a satisfactory securing strap during the inspection. 46 CFR 181.520

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 13 February 2023
Resolved 13 February 2023
Resolution: The securing strap was replaced with a satisfactory securing strap during the inspection.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 24 February 2021 Resolved

An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. Multiple life jackets were found to be no longer serviceable and were destroyed in the presence of the attending marine inspector. The vessel currently has 41 serviceable life jackets on board. Until this deficiency is rectified, the passenger count is reduced to 39 passengers plus two crew members. 46 CFR 180.71(a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 March 2021
Resolved 12 March 2021
Resolution: New type 1 lifejackets purchased, labeled, and placed on board.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 24 February 2021 Resolved

A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. The on board first aid kit contained multiple items that were past their expiration date. 46 CFR 184.710

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 March 2021
Resolved 12 March 2021
Resolution: Owner purchased approved first aid kit.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 8 January 2018 Resolved

Missing Ammonia inhalants, provide Ammonia inhalants to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector. 46CFR160.041-4(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 January 2018
Resolved 15 January 2018
Resolution: Deficiency cleared, new Ammonia inhalants provided exp: 11/21

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Hose

Issued 19 January 2016 Resolved

Double hose clamps must be placed on fuel lines. 46CFR182.720

Due 19 February 2016
Resolved 12 February 2016
Resolution: hose clamps were installed

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Lifejacket Placard

Issued 19 January 2016 Resolved

Proper life jacket donning placard must be posted. 46CFR185.516

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 February 2016
Resolved 12 February 2016
Resolution: Life Jacket placard was posted.

Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Quantity

Issued 19 January 2016 Resolved

Properly stencil and drill holes in third bucket to ensure 2.5 gallon amount. 46CFR 181.610

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 February 2016
Resolved 12 February 2016
Resolution: Proper fire buckets were provided.

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.