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CAPE HENRY EXPRESS
CAPE HENRY EXPRESS is a 1978 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 31 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2023.
Records from 2002 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 June 2026.
- Built
- 1978
- Last inspected
- 11 June 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 31 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 4 investigations · 2002–2023
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
11 June 2026
…with no type recorded3
Deficiencies
31 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
11 calendar years (2016–2026)
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
593102
WDG4290
158961
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-158961
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 shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
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
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 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
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 3
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 7846595PRODUCER Towing Vessel · MISLE 26043 · 27 February 2020 · activity 6924809DE LESSEPS Towing Vessel · MISLE 26044 · 27 February 2020 · activity 6924809Inspection history · 32
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
Deficiency record · 31
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)
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)
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)
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)
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).
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 9 December 2020
Resolved
Portable extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. Vessel unable to provide servicing certificate.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 9 December 2020
Resolved
Portable watertight container for distress flares shall be clearly marked "DISTRESS SIGNALS". Container incorrectly marked.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 9 December 2020
Resolved
Hatch used as a means of escape must be capable of being opened by one person, method of opening must be obvious and rapid. Forward escape hatch unable to be open without a tool.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 9 December 2020
Resolved
The number of persons capacity must be marked on each life float and numbers must be 2 inches high. 12 person life float not marked with persons capacity.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 December 2020
Resolved
Ring lifebuoy must be in accordance with 46CFR160.050. STBD Reflective tape waisted on ring life buoy.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 December 2020
Resolved
On a vessel not required to have a power fire pump vessel must have at least three 9.5 liter (2.5 gallons) buckets with lanyard.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 9 December 2020
Resolved
Each watertight bulkhead must be capable of remaining watertight. Port side aft engine room bulkhead through hole fitting missing packing around steering system.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 9 December 2020
Resolved
Each watertight bulkhead must be capable of remaining watertight. STBD side forward engine room overhead through hull connection broken.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 19 December 2019
Resolved
A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. Found crack on forepeak hatch in way of opening. Repair to satisfaction of attending CGMI.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 25 September 2018
Resolved
Current installation of bilge pump hose has a crack allowing water to re-enter into lazarette space. Repair bilge discharge hose in lazarette on starboard side to the satisfaction of Coast Guard marine inspector. (Cite: 46CFR182.40-1(a)(2))
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 25 September 2018
Resolved
Wiring for bilge pump in lazarette is below bilge pump high level indicator. Raise splice as high as practicable. (Cite: 46CFR183.05-50(a)(1)).
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 25 September 2018
Resolved
Provide certification to service portable fire extinguishers. (Cite: 46CFR176.810(b)(1)(i)).
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 16 August 2018
Resolved
The vessel is currently broadcasting (1) Improper MMSI Number, (2) Improper Call Sign.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Manhole
Issued 27 September 2017
Resolved
Crack observed in vessel's port lazarette hatch in way of the opening. Submit repair proposal and repair to the satisfaction of the attening CG Marine Inspector and prior to carrying cargo in the affected area.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
Issued 22 December 2016
Resolved
47 CFR 80.903 Found Vessel call sign on FCC Safety Certificate was improper. Provide proper call sign on FCC Safety Cert.
Casualty record · 4
18 October 2002Significant Marine Casualty · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 1692433
25 January 2004Routine · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 1992361
26 February 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2878003
10 December 2023Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7846595
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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.