DOLPHIN EXPLORER

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

DOLPHIN EXPLORER is a 2019 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2018, most recently in May 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 May 2026.

Built: 2019
Last inspected: 4 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
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 4 May 2026

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations11

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2018–2026)

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

1294491

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WDK8151

1542842

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1542842

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)47.0 ft × 16.0 ft × 4.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 12 / net 12

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCOOPER MARINE INC · ST PETERSBURG, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2019

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portMARCO ISLAND, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 16 July 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it12 - Simplified, Gross Ton
12 - 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 · 14

4 May 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8351283

25 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8161795

1 May 2025 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8119943

16 April 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7894178

27 July 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7752808

24 May 2023 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7694591

17 October 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7577300

13 October 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7576599

7 May 2021 In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7188746

30 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7186181

29 June 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6987354

6 March 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6923882

6 May 2019 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6674417

15 November 2018 Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6630632

Deficiency record · 6

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Personal equipment

Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved

Alcohol test swabs on board the vessel expired on 12/31/2022. Vessel must have non-expired alcohol test swabs readily available for each member of the crew. 46 CFR 185.212

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 10 August 2023
Resolution: Vessel has current alcohol test swabs onboard.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions

Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved

The master and crew of a vessel will be familiar with the content of and have mounted at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire, heavy weather, or man overboard conditions. The emergency instruction placard should contain at least the applicable portions of the “Emergency Instructions” listed in § 185.512. The emergency instructions must be designed to address the particular equipment, arrangement, and operation of each individual vessel. 46 CFR 185.510

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 10 August 2023
Resolution: Vessel has posted emergency instructions onboard.

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

Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved

The ring life buoy light is currently functioning, but is in unsatisfactory condition due to failed o ring. Replace ring life buoy light. 46 CFR 180.70

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 10 August 2023
Resolution: Vessel has a new ring life buoy light onboard.

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

Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved

The ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018. 46 CFR 185.604

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 10 August 2023
Resolution: Ring life buoy is marked with type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications

Issued 7 May 2021 Resolved

Provide current light list, tide tables, and Coast Pilot.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 May 2021
Resolved 7 May 2021
Resolution: Received photos of updated publications.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 30 April 2021 Resolved

Vessel missed drydock and internal structure exam date. Vessel cannot operate until drydock and internal structure exams are completed by CG Marine Inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 7 May 2021
Resolution: Coast Guard conducted DD/ISE.

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.