TONGASS EXPLORER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

TONGASS EXPLORER is a 2014 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2024, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 15 April 2024.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 15 April 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 10
Deficiencies: 6 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 15 April 2024

Recorded inspections10

…physical examinations8

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2024)

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

1252852

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WDH4798

1281186

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1281186

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)38.0 ft × 13.3 ft × 5.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 17 / net 17

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCRAFTSMAN UNITED INC · PORT TOWNSEND, WA, UNITED STATES · built 2014

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSKAGWAY, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 24 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it17 - Simplified, Gross Ton
17 - Simplified, Net 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 · 10

15 April 2024 Hull Examination · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7865254

24 April 2023 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7673428

21 April 2022 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7428093

13 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7331937

9 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6937535

8 July 2019 Construction Oversight · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6742622

24 April 2019 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6666362

6 May 2018 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6407491

26 April 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6129375

27 April 2016 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5858880

Deficiency record · 6

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

Issued 15 April 2024 Resolved

At least one ring life buoy must be fitted with a lifeline. If more than one ring life buoy is carried, at least one must not have a lifeline attached. Each lifeline on a ring life buoy must:(2) Be of at least 60' in length. Life line is less than 60'. 46CFR180.70

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 21 April 2024
Resolution: Video of 60' line received; all sat.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)

Issued 15 April 2024 Resolved

At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected and all required guards and protective devices must be in satisfactory condition. Two life jackets are stored in the same compartment as engine fuel lines and fuel filters. 46CFR176.830

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 21 April 2024
Resolution: Lifejackets removed from space and placed in appropriate compartments.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)

Issued 24 April 2023 Resolved

Initial inspection for certification. The owner or managing operator of a vessel shall ensure that the vessel complies with the laws and regulations applicable to the vessel and that the vessel is otherwise satisfactory for the intended service. The initial inspection may include an inspection of the following items: Certificates and operating manuals, including certificates issued by the FCC. Vessels FCC Safety Certificate is expired. Renew vessels FCC Safety Certificate.46 CFR 176.402

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 3 May 2023
Resolution: Owner had the FCC Safety Certificate renewed for the vessels and placed a copy onboard - all sat.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 21 April 2022 Resolved

Vessel is required to maintain FCC Radio Certificates. All FCC safety certificate is expired. Renew FCC safety certificate. 46 CFR 176.402 & 47 CFR 80.13.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 May 2022
Resolved 26 April 2022
Resolution: Owner renewed the FCC safety certificate - all sat.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts

Issued 26 April 2017 Resolved

Provide updated marine charts onboard the vessel.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 May 2017
Resolved 25 May 2017
Resolution: Owner properly updated nav charts and placed them onboard.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage

Issued 27 April 2016 Resolved

Provide proof of coverage for all employees for 2016 prior to carrying passengers.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 May 2016
Resolved 29 April 2016
Resolution: [withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

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.