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ORION

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Other hulls named ORION

ORION is a 1985 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2025, along with 35 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 6 August 2025.

Built
1985
Last inspected
6 August 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
20
Deficiencies
35 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
687878
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDI9433
MISLE id
262199
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367748560 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-262199

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations15
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)
The 20 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)37.8 ft × 12.8 ft × 3.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 10 / net 8
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderFU HWA BOATING CO LTD · TAIPEI, TAIWAN · built 1985
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portLONG BEACH, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, restricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 25 November 2025 · expires 30 November 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 it8 - Simplified, Net Ton
10 - Simplified, Gross 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

WDI9433MMSI 367748560 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 July 2016, cancelled 5 September 2026
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.

Inspection history · 20

6 August 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8203803
9 June 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8110325
12 March 2025 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8082153
4 June 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7892638
13 June 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7624763
28 February 2023 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7625660
14 March 2022 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7378287
22 April 2021 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7180206
22 February 2021 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7144109
27 February 2020 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6916807
23 October 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6841246
21 May 2019 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6643256
1 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6634387
30 April 2018 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6373324
24 November 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6312234
28 March 2017 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6113373
8 November 2016 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6062496
22 June 2016 Hull Examination · Simplified Stability Test · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6075636
7 March 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5836335
1 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5833170

Deficiency record · 35

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 9 June 2025 Resolved
An exposed hazard, such as gears or rotating machinery, must be properly protected by a cover, guard, or rail. MI observed no guards on the port and starboard main engine serpentine belts.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 July 2025
Resolved 4 September 2025
Resolution: Vessel COI has been deactivated as per o/o request.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 9 June 2025 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. During the man overboard drill the MI identified inconsistencies in the posted instructions and training instructions.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 June 2025
Resolved 23 June 2025
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 23 June 2023 Resolved
At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected... MI observed a fuel leak on the port engine, in proximity to the engine mounted fuel filter outlet line. 46CFR176.830(a)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 27 June 2023
Resolution: Fuel leak addressed satisfactorily. All Sat.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, must have on board a FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically float free and activate. Hydrostatic release unit is expired. 46CFR180.64 ***Prior to carriage of passengers***
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 June 2023
Resolution: Verified new unit expiration date, and instalment in EPIRB housing; all sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
Each survival craft must be: Stowed so that when the vessel sinks the survival craft floats free. Life float painter line is tied to the vessel, with no weak link that would allow the life float to break free from the vessel. Weak link on board is attached to the wrong line (oars). 46CFR180.130(a)(2)***Prior to carriage of passengers***
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 June 2023
Resolution: Verified weak link was attached to the painter line housing unit. Painter line was coiled up in housing unit and attached to the weak link.; all sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
The float-free link required by § 180.130(a)(1) must be: Of proper strength for the size of the life float or buoyant apparatus as indicated on its identification tag. Float free link does not have identification tag to indicate proper strength. 46CFR180.137(b)(2) ***Prior to carriage of passengers***
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 June 2023
Resolution: New weak link with an identification tag was installed; all sat.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
A pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system must be in compliance with § 181.420 of this part and may only be installed in a normally unoccupied machinery space with a gross volume of not more than 57 cubic meters (2,000 cubic feet). Natural ventilation in engine room cannot be secured, allowing agent to escape space.46CFR181.400(b)(2) ***Prior to carriage of passengers***
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 June 2023
Resolution: Operator installed a closure device to secure ventilation; all sat
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
Except as otherwise provided in this section, machinery and fuel tank spaces shall be separated from accommodation spaces by watertight and/or vapor tight bulkheads. Bulkhead separating engine room and accommodation (stbd side, near fuel tank shut off handle) is not vapor tight. 46CFR182.35-1(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 23 June 2023
Resolution: Verified gap was eliminated. Operator used additional wood to close gap; all sat.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
Every vessel subject to Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must have a detailed inspection of the radio installation by an FCC-licensed technician in accordance with § 80.59 once every five years. Radio telephony certificate is expired. 47CFR80.903
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 23 June 2023
Resolution: Verified FCC radio cert with new expiration date; all sat
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must: (1) Be approved in accordance with § 160.050 in sub chapter Q of this chapter. Grab line on life buoy is deteriorated. 46CFR180.70(b)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 13 June 2023
Resolution: Life buoy was replaced with a new life buoy on board.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection the bilges and other spaces may be examined to see that there is no excessive accumulation of oil, trash, debris, or other matter that might create a fire hazard, clog bilge pumping systems, or block emergency escapes. Bilge compartment has substantial amount of oily water in the engine room bilge void. ***Clean up bilge void prior to completion of annual inspection.*** 46CFR176.830(b)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 27 June 2023
Resolution: No oil observed. All Sat.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 13 June 2023 Resolved
Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, must have on board a FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically float free and activate. On board EPIRB battery is expired. 46CFR180.64
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 23 June 2023
Resolution: Verified new battery (expiration 2029); all sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 April 2021 Resolved
Each waterlight installed on a vessel carrying only one ring buoy, must be attached with a corrosion resistant clip. Vessel had a quick release clip attaching the lanyard to the waterlight on both ends and did not have a positively secure anchor point on the waterlight.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 May 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel had correctly installed the lanyard to the waterlight
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 22 April 2021 Resolved
Each life float must be fitted with a light. Vessel had a quick release clip attaching the lanyard to the waterlight on the body of the waterlight and did not have a positively secure anchor point on the waterlight.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 May 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel had removed the quick disconnect clip from the waterlight and positively secured the lanyard to the waterlight
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 22 April 2021 Resolved
A vessel must carry a first aid kit. The vessel's first aid kit had expired medications in it's content and needs to be replaced.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 May 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel had a new first aid kit onboard with non-expired medications
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)
Issued 22 April 2021 Resolved
Radiotelephone installations are required to have a FCC Safety Certificate. Vessel had a safety certificate onboard which was not complete and missing EPRIB box checked as well as issue date and expiration date and authorized signature. 47 CFR 80.401
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 May 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel had located missing Safety Radio Certificate from 2017 which expires in 2022 and has EPIRB and VHF both selected with a valid signature.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 22 April 2021 Resolved
Deck rails must withstand a point load of 200lbs applied at any direction. The vessels starboard forward deck rail had one rail mount connected to the fiberglass deck is damaged and does not appear to support the required point load and needs to be repaired.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 May 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel had filled mounting holes with two part Westcoat epoxy and secured bolts. Railing is securely back in place.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 22 April 2021 Resolved
The painter must: Be stowed in such a way that it runs out freely when the life float or buoyant apparatus floats away from a sinking vessel. It was noticed that the lifefloat painter was routed under the carpet and would prohibit the painter from running out freely.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 5 May 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel Master routed the painter over the top of the carpet to allow for the painter to run out freely.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 27 February 2020 Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirments for any radio installation. VHF radio at cabin conning station was found to be inoperable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 March 2020
Resolved 4 March 2020
Resolution: Electrician repaired (properly connected) loose faulty wiring.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 27 February 2020 Resolved
On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operation station to indicate a high water level. The audible bilge alarm was found to be inoperable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 March 2020
Resolved 4 March 2020
Resolution: Electrician repaired (properly connected) loose faulty wiring.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 27 February 2020 Resolved
Each survival craft must be secured to the vessel by a painter with a float-free link permanently attached to the vessel. Weak link was found to be unattached.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 February 2020
Resolution: Painter line with float-free link was permanently attached to the vessel by owner.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 21 May 2019 Resolved
Repair fuel Leak on port main diesel engine fuel injection pump.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 May 2019
Resolution: Fuel injection pump regulating diaphram, all sat.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 1 March 2019 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 dry dock examination and an internal structure at least once every two years. Vessel is currently overdue for require dry dock examination and must complete a satisfactory dry dock examination prior to carrying passengers for hire.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 4 March 2019
Resolution: Completed dry dock for credit
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 30 April 2018 Resolved
Clean excessive accumulation of oil from engine room bilges.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 30 April 2018
Resolved 11 May 2018
Resolution: Bilges were cleaned of excessive accumulation of oil to satisfaction of the Coast Guard.
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 5 April 2017 Resolved
Prove port and stbd remote fuel shut off valves are capable of operation. Vessel is restricted to no more than six (6) passengers.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2017
Resolved 6 April 2017
Resolution: Proved satisfactory operation of both fuel shutoff valves.
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 30 March 2017 Resolved
Provide proof of permanent installation of emergency fuel shut off valves.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 April 2017
Resolved 6 April 2017
Fire Fighting › Structural Fire Protection - General › Hull Construction
Issued 30 March 2017 Resolved
Ensure engine room is made vapor tight in vicinty of engine room fuel shut off valves.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 April 2017
Resolved 4 April 2017
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Training Requirements
Issued 30 March 2017 Resolved
Provide proof of supervisor attending 1 hour employee assistance program (EAP) training.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 April 2017
Resolved 4 April 2017
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 30 March 2017 Resolved
Post vessel stability letter at operating station.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 April 2017
Resolved 4 April 2017
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
Issued 30 March 2017 Resolved
Provide proof of valid FCC Radio Telephony Certificate.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 April 2017
Resolved 4 April 2017
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Permit, Other
Issued 8 November 2016 Resolved
Endorsed for Coastwise Trade (Recreational).
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 December 2016
Resolved 28 March 2017
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Random
Issued 8 November 2016 Resolved
All Crewmembers in random drug testing program
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 December 2016
Resolved 28 March 2017
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 8 November 2016 Resolved
Alcohol Testing equipment on board for all Crew Members.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 December 2016
Resolved 28 March 2017
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 8 November 2016 Resolved
Current Charts of Operating Area, Coast Pilot [name withheld] & Tide Tables.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 December 2016
Resolved 28 March 2017
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Operator
Issued 8 November 2016 Resolved
USCG Licence: Original on board and current.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 December 2016
Resolved 28 March 2017

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.