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CAPTAIN SUNSHINES SIGHTSEEING CRUISES

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

CAPTAIN SUNSHINES SIGHTSEEING CRUISES is a 1985 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 56 inspections since 1985, most recently in May 2025, along with 26 deficiencies.

Records from 1985 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 May 2025.

Built
1985
Last inspected
21 May 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
56
Deficiencies
26 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
686030
IMO number
—
Call sign
WUU-7099
MISLE id
253757
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
—
Maury page id
psix-253757

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations49
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record 37 calendar years (1985–2025)
The 56 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)31.5 ft × 12.0 ft × 5.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 15 / net 15
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
Builderbuilder not recorded · ORLEANS, MA, UNITED STATES · built 1985
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Engine
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portDANDRIDGE, TN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery
DocumentationValid · issued 23 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it15 - Simplified, Gross Ton
15 - Simplified, 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

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

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. Reports.

Inspection history · 56

21 May 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8142345
14 June 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7935014
14 September 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7797684
6 July 2022 Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7499777
4 April 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7425704
15 September 2021 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7313506
16 September 2020 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7059879
15 May 2019 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6464240
1 May 2018 Examination of Repairs · Plan Review "T" Boat
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6408028
23 May 2017 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6150037
15 May 2017 DAPI Audit · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6147697
26 May 2016 Internal Structural Exam · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5893454
20 May 2014 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4863576
18 May 2012 Simplified Stability Test
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4321597
6 May 2009 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3466858
20 May 2008 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3189219
11 May 2007 Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2940009
15 June 2006 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2666511
24 May 2005 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2363501
2 May 2005 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2347170
2 September 2004 Excursion Permit
Administrative · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2184280
24 May 2004 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2074443
15 May 2003 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1794302
10 April 2003 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1771050
29 May 2002 Excursion Permit
Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1622752
20 May 2002 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1618642
16 May 2001 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1063595
2 April 2001 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1060904
15 May 2000 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 818606
25 May 1999 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1408359
21 October 1998 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1390879
12 May 1998 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1125558
22 May 1997 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1108614
18 October 1996 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 852803
17 May 1996 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1088289
16 May 1996 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1087667
22 November 1995 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 879776
17 May 1995 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 925731
27 October 1994 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1359967
18 October 1994 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1180282
17 May 1994 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1169783
12 October 1993 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1419167
14 May 1993 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1379795
30 April 1993 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1385060
18 May 1992 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 958115
6 May 1991 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1226491
5 April 1991 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1232626
25 May 1990 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 912181
19 May 1989 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1349043
25 April 1989 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1347125
3 November 1988 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 889285
31 October 1988 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1200849
17 July 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1327866
10 March 1986 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1297812
27 November 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 986187
9 August 1985 Initial Certification · Credit Drydock
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 985068

Deficiency record · 26

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 21 May 2025 Resolved
Vessel must carry 3 red flare and 3 smoke distress signals. The flares onboard are expired. Replace flares with ones that are not expired.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 June 2025
Resolved 17 September 2025
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 21 May 2025 Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers shall be service annually. Have extinguisher maintenance completed.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 June 2025
Resolved 17 September 2025
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 21 May 2025 Resolved
The vessel must have a stern light. The stern light does not work.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 June 2025
Resolved 17 September 2025
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 21 May 2025 Resolved
Vessel must have whistle. Whistle does not work.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 June 2025
Resolved 17 September 2025
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 21 May 2025 Resolved
Vessel must have records of life saving maintenance and emergency drills. Could not find the logs during inspection.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 June 2025
Resolved 17 September 2025
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 16 September 2020 Resolved
The master shall conduct sufficient drills. Failed to conduct man overboard drills and log them.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 16 September 2020
Resolved 16 September 2020
Resolution: Conducted MOB and logged.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 16 September 2020 Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers will undergo annual maintenance by a local or state licensed personnel. Owner was unable to prove maintenance was completed on portable fire extinguishers.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 16 September 2020
Resolved 16 September 2020
Resolution: Fire extinguishers inspected and marked by local fire officials
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Resources and personnel
Issued 16 September 2020 Resolved
Vessel was operating without the full compliment of the crew as required by the Certificate of Inspection.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 16 September 2020
Resolved 16 September 2020
Resolution: Vessel began operating in full compliance of the Certificate of Inspection.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 10 April 2003 Resolved
INTERIOR BOTTOM PLATING HAS NUMEROUS PITS. WILL MONITOR CONDITION AND REQUIRE REPAIR IF CORROSION CONTINUES.
Due 11 April 2003
Resolved 11 April 2003
Lifesaving
Issued 17 May 1996 Resolved
POST LIFEJACKET PLACARD FOR EACH TYPE LIFEJACKET.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1996
Resolved 20 August 1996
Construction/Loadline
Issued 17 May 1996 Resolved
SECURE FORWARD BILGE PUMP FLOAT SWITCH.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1996
Resolved 20 August 1996
Construction/Loadline
Issued 17 May 1996 Resolved
REPLACE PORT AFT BILGE DISCHARGE HOSE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1996
Resolved 20 August 1996
Navigation
Issued 17 May 1996 Resolved
PROVIDE RADIO EMERGENCY CHECKLIST.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1996
Resolved 20 August 1996
Lifesaving
Issued 17 May 1996 Resolved
PLACE REFLECTIVE TAPE ON RING BUOY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1996
Resolved 20 August 1996
Lifesaving
Issued 17 May 1996 Resolved
PROVIDE WATERTIGHT, BRIGHT COLORED CONTAINER FOR FLARES AND MARK WITH "DISTRESS SIGNALS."
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1996
Resolved 20 August 1996
Lifesaving
Issued 18 October 1994 Resolved
CONDUCT UNDERWAY DRILLS IN THE PRESENCE OF A COAST GUARD INSPECTOR PRIOR TOPLACING THE VESSEL IN SERVICE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 October 1994
Resolved 18 October 1994
Lifesaving
Issued 12 October 1993 Resolved
CONDUCT REQUIRED DRILLS IN THE PRESENCE OF A CG MARINE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS OR NOT LATER THAN 30 MAY 93.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 October 1993
Resolved 12 October 1993
Construction/Loadline
Issued 17 July 1987 Resolved
REPAIR BOTTON PLATING IN WAY OF PREVIOUS INSERT. BEFORE REPAIRS ARE MADE A DETAILED PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 17 July 1987
Resolved 17 July 1987
Lifesaving
Issued 10 March 1986 Resolved
THE PFD STOWAGE IS NOT LABELED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1986
Resolved 10 March 1986
Engineering
Issued 10 March 1986 Resolved
THE FUEL LINES AND OIL LINES FOR THE MAIN ENGINES ARE NOT OF AN APPROVED HOSE AS REQUIRED BY 46 CFR 182.15-40: INSTALL APPROVED HOSES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1986
Resolved 10 March 1986
Navigation
Issued 10 March 1986 Resolved
THE STEERING LINKAGE WHICH TIES THE TWO OUTBOARD MOTORS TOGETHER IS MISSINGTHE LOCKING NUTS WHICH PREVENT IT FROM VIBRATING LOOSE RESULTING IN LOSS OFCONTROL OF THE PORT ENGINE; INSTALL LOCKING NUTS ON SAME.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1986
Resolved 10 March 1986
Construction/Loadline
Issued 10 March 1986 Resolved
THE VESSEL HULL PLATING IS FRACTURED IN 22 PLACES ALONG THE INTERNAL FRAME WELDS. THE FRACTURES ARE BETWEEN 3 AND 20 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE HULL PLATING MUST BE REPLACED IN THESE AREAS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1986
Resolved 10 March 1986
Electrical
Issued 10 March 1986 Resolved
THE ELECTRIC BILGE PUMPS, AFT ANCHOR WINCH, MSD PUMP MOTOR, AND BOW DOOR WINCH MOTORS, HAVE CONNECTIONS WHICH ARE IMPROPERLY MADE WITHOUT JUNCTION BOXES, USE UNAPPROVED WIRE, OR ARE NOT PROPERLY SWITCHED AND FUSED. PROPER WIRING MUST BE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BY 46 CFR 183
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1986
Resolved 10 March 1986
Engineering
Issued 10 March 1986 Resolved
THE VESSEL HAS NO INSTALLED BILGE MANIFOLD SYSTEM AS REQUIRED BY 46 CFR 182.25. INSTALL SAME.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1986
Resolved 10 March 1986
Construction/Loadline
Issued 10 March 1986 Resolved
THE VESSEL HAS 4 HATCHES IN THE MAIN DECK WHICH ARE NOT HELD IN PLACE BY ANY MEANS AND ARE NOT WATER TIGHT OR WEATHER TIGHT, AS REQUIRED BY 46 CFR 171.124; MAKE THE HATCHES WATERTIGHT AND HELD IN PLACE AS REQUIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1986
Resolved 10 March 1986
Navigation
Issued 10 March 1986 Resolved
THE PORT AND STBD RUNNING LIGHTS CAN NOT BE SEEN FROM AHEAD DUE TO THE AFT RACK OF THE PILOT HOUSE AND MOUNTING OF THE LIGHTS ON TOP. THE MASTHEAD LIGHT IS AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE SIDE LIGHTS, I METER VERTICAL SEPERATION IS REQUIRED; REMOUNT THE RUNNING LIGHTS AS REQUIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1986
Resolved 10 March 1986

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.