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CAPE HENRY EXPRESS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Other hulls named CAPE HENRY EXPRESS

CAPE HENRY EXPRESS is a 1978 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 63 inspections since 1998, most recently in June 2026, along with 53 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2023.

Records from 1998 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 June 2026.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 11 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 63
Deficiencies: 53 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2002–2023
Inspected with: 11 other vessels

Identity

593102

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WDG4290

158961

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

366845210

Maury page id

psix-158961

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations48

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded8

Years with a record 24 calendar years (1998–2026)

The 63 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

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)47.7 ft × 14.3 ft × 6.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 23

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBREAUX'S BAY-CRAFT INC · LOREAUVILLE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1978

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portVIRGINIA BEACH, VA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery

DocumentationValid · issued 17 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it29 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
23 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDN4723MMSI 366845210 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 November 2022, expires 1 November 2032

WDG4290MMSI 367534980 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 June 2012, cancelled 20 August 2022

WDA7608MMSI 366845210 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 April 2002, cancelled 2 June 2012

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 11

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

LADY DENISE Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 490123 · 10 December 2023 · activity 7846595 PRODUCER Towing Vessel · MISLE 26043 · 27 February 2020 · activity 6924809 DE LESSEPS Towing Vessel · MISLE 26044 · 27 February 2020 · activity 6924809 TRINITY TRANSPORTER II Freight Barge · MISLE 52516 · 25 January 2004 · activity 1992361 ALERT Towing Vessel · MISLE 64701 · 25 January 2004 · activity 1992361 ROY BOYS Towing Vessel · MISLE 136263 · 25 January 2004 · activity 1992361 CAPE CHARLES Passenger (Uninspected) · MISLE 356911 · 25 January 2004 · activity 1992361 RIG 15 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 632104 · 25 January 2004 · activity 1992361 TOWN POINT Towing Vessel · MISLE 94845 · 18 October 2002 · activity 1692433 ATLANTIC DAWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 491242 · 18 October 2002 · activity 1692433 TOPAZ COAST Towing Vessel · MISLE 208149 · 30 December 1998 · activity 106808

Inspection history · 63

11 June 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8401357

8 June 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8395179

29 September 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8247390

22 September 2025 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8238626

9 July 2025 Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8180774

16 April 2025 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8109517

27 March 2025 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8100471

24 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8078044

16 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8011667

3 March 2024 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7873358

10 December 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7846595

28 November 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7831436

23 October 2023 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7811735

30 March 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7659936

23 September 2022 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7554406

16 September 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7560510

19 November 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7354045

13 April 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7213032

31 March 2021 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7158413

29 January 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7132982

9 December 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7108803

27 February 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6924809

9 January 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6890948

19 December 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6872853

26 March 2019 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6647430

23 October 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6565589

25 September 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6547923

16 August 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6514059

21 March 2018 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6374314

27 September 2017 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6269659

22 December 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6060873

24 March 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5840379

4 December 2015 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5796195

20 June 2014 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4897039

9 June 2014 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4884129

22 May 2012 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4311262

7 February 2012 Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4221444

24 January 2012 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4231597

12 December 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4206787

2 December 2011 Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4188063

18 August 2011 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4119609

29 November 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3900161

23 November 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3897107

18 November 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3895002

23 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3859563

4 February 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3675532

18 December 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3384610

26 November 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3376939

19 November 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3365586

15 August 2008 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3299383

15 October 2007 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3073417

8 March 2007 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2884761

26 February 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2878003

19 October 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2803604

8 July 2005 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2415405

17 March 2005 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2312518

28 February 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2300713

24 June 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2109017

25 January 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1992361

28 July 2003 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1859801

18 October 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1692433

10 July 2002 Hull Examination · Initial Certification · Simplified Stability Test · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1644171

30 December 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 106808

Deficiency record · 53

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio life-saving appliances

Issued 11 June 2026 Resolved

Vessel's EPIRB did not have labeling affixed to it. 46 CFR 185.604 (c)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 July 2026
Resolved 20 July 2026
Resolution: cleared

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)

Issued 11 June 2026 Resolved

Vessel's exhaust pipe lagging was damaged on the starboard engine. 46 CFR 182.01-5 (a)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 July 2026
Resolved 29 June 2026
Resolution: Cleared.

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

Issued 8 June 2026 Resolved

Annual inspection. Your vessel must undergo an annual inspection within the 3 months before or after each anniversary date. The vessel's last COI annual was completed on 16OCT24. COI annual inspection was due on 23DEC25. 46 CFR 176.500 (b) (1)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 11 June 2026
Resolution: Cleared.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 1 April 2025 Resolved

A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural at least once every two years. Vessels drydock and internal structural exam expire on 31Mar25. 46 CFR 176.600(c)(1)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 June 2025
Resolution: Vsl completed credity drydock.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts

Issued 27 March 2025 Resolved

Each vessel certificated to operate on a limited coastwise route within three miles of land in cold water must be provided with the survival craft...of an aggregate capacity that will accommodate at least 100% of the total number of persons permitted on board. Vessel removed one 12 person life float resulting in life float capacity onboard to be reduced to 25 persons. Persons allowed is restricted to 25 during cold water months (01Dec-30Apr).

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 28 March 2025
Resolution: O/O installed 25 person inflatable life raft.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity

Issued 16 October 2024 Resolved

Vapor barriers must be provided where insulation of any type is used in spaces where flammable and combustible liquids or vapors are present. Engine space was found to have three open through fittings. All three under the enclosed, removeable stairs to access the CO2 Bottle that connects the bottle to the engine room.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 November 2024
Resolved 7 February 2025
Resolution: Photograph was sent via email.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 23 October 2023 Resolved

The bilge suctions shall be fitted with suitable strainers having an open area not less than three times the area of the bilge pipe. Vessel had installation of improper strainer. 46 CFR 182.25-5(b)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 November 2023
Resolved 28 November 2023
Resolution: Vessel had installation of proper strainer. 46 CFR 182.25-5(b)

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

Issued 23 October 2023 Resolved

All portable fire extinguishers installed on a vessel shall be of an approved type. The fire extinguishers on board were not secured with regulation marine grade brackets. 46 CFR 181.30-5(a)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 November 2023
Resolved 28 November 2023
Resolution: The fire extinguishers were secured with regulation marine grade brackets. 46 CFR 181.30-5(a) 46 CFR 184.420(a)

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 23 October 2023 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, all vessels must carry adequate and up-to-date- charts. Crew could not produce or confirm current electronic chart update information. 46 CFR 184.420(a)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 November 2023
Resolved 28 November 2023
Resolution: Crew produced current electronic chart update information.

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

Issued 23 October 2023 Resolved

Each ring life buoy with a floating waterlight must have a lanyard of at least 3 feet in length, but not more than 6 feet, securing the waterlight around the body of the ring life buoy. Capt. replaced ring life buoy light lanyard with the appropriate length of line. 46 CFR 180.70(d)(2)

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 October 2023
Resolved 23 October 2023
Resolution: Capt. replaced ring lifebuoy light lanyard with the appropriate length line.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 23 September 2022 Resolved

All vessels shall be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartment other than small buoyancy compartments, under all practical conditions. Lazarette manual bilge suction line did not operate. 46CFR182.25-1

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 October 2022
Resolved 14 November 2022
Resolution: Witnessed proper suction from lazaratte bilge.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus

Issued 23 September 2022 Resolved

The name of a vessel must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters and number. The number of persons capacity must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters and numbers on each life float. 46CFR185.604(a)(2),(e)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 October 2022
Resolved 14 November 2022
Resolution: Verified life float and both paddles were properly marked and labeled.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus

Issued 23 September 2022 Resolved

The name of the vessel must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters on each life float paddle. 01 paddle needs vessel name relabeled. 46CFR185.604(g)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 October 2022
Resolved 14 November 2022
Resolution: Verified life float and both paddles were properly marked and labeled.

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

Issued 23 September 2022 Resolved

A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and EPIRB installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the FCC, as set forth in 47CFR80. Vessel did not have current FCC station license on board. 46CFR184.502

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 October 2022
Resolved 14 November 2022
Resolution: Vessel O/O had print out of receipt for new FCC station license but did not have the certificate yet. O/O was informed to send a copy of the FCC certificate to MI office for archive.

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

Issued 23 September 2022 Resolved

The enclosures of all equipment shall be permanently grounded to the metal hull of the vessel by the mounting bolts or other means. Grounding wire on port rudder post broken and disconnected, needs replacement. 46CFR183.10-20(g)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 October 2022
Resolved 14 November 2022
Resolution: Grounding wire on port rudder post was replaced.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)

Issued 23 September 2022 Resolved

A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. Gasket on forward hatch needs to be replaced. 46CFR179.360(a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 October 2022
Resolved 30 March 2023
Resolution: MI observed new gasket on forward hatch.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems