WILDERNESS EXPLORER

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

WILDERNESS EXPLORER is a 2019 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2018, most recently in June 2025, along with 12 deficiencies.

Records from 2018 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 June 2025.

Built: 2019
Last inspected: 18 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 12 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 18 June 2025

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations12

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2018–2025)

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

1294039

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WDK9317

1541358

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1541358

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.8 ft × 13.0 ft × 6.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 21 / net 21

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBAY WELDING SERVICES INC · HOMER, AK, UNITED STATES · built 2019

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOMER, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational

DocumentationValid · issued 5 May 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 it21 - Simplified, Gross Ton
21 - 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 · 12

18 June 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8165377

23 April 2025 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8118212

4 June 2024 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7928934

13 September 2023 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7790875

25 April 2023 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7675487

12 September 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7557549

8 September 2021 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7307444

11 May 2021 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7205794

2 October 2020 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection · Spot Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7076530

10 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7002338

3 October 2019 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6827541

13 November 2018 Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight · Initial Certification · Inclining Experiment · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6626214

Deficiency record · 12

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 4 June 2024 Resolved

Ensure gas tanks emergency fuel shutoffs for port and stbd tanks close fully.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 July 2024
Resolved 17 September 2024
Resolution: Fuel shutoffs have been adjusted, but still do not close all the way. Vsl to redesign shutoff in off season.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet

Issued 4 June 2024 Resolved

Ensure significant wave heigth table is posted at the operating station.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 July 2024
Resolved 17 September 2024
Resolution: rcvd photo of table

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals