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GALENA MISSISSIPPI EXPLORER

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

GALENA MISSISSIPPI EXPLORER is a 1988 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2025, along with 38 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 August 2025.

Built
1988
Last inspected
4 August 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
18
Deficiencies
38 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 August 2025
Recorded inspections18
…physical examinations14
…administrative events4
Deficiencies 38 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)
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

US Official No.
931963
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDH9858
MISLE id
302514
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-302514

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 14.0 ft × 3.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 6 / net 6
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSUSQUEHANNA SANTEE · LANCASTER, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1988
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Engine
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationTwin Hull
Hailing portGALENA, IL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 15 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 it6 - Simplified, Gross Ton
6 - 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 · 18

4 August 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8202702
28 May 2024 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7921663
5 December 2023 Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7834355
29 July 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7757599
23 May 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7457551
27 May 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7240414
25 June 2020 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6986961
3 June 2019 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6683205
20 May 2019 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6688799
20 March 2019 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6645774
30 May 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6430033
17 July 2017 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6213763
27 June 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6190591
23 March 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6110406
13 May 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5876359
12 May 2016 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5875673
7 April 2016 Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5850151
4 April 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5848015

Deficiency record · 38

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 August 2025 Resolved
The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets. Children's life jacket storage does not have the number of items marked on the container. 46 CFR 185.604(f)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2025
Resolved 26 August 2025
Resolution: Operator marked number of childrens life jackets.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 4 August 2025 Resolved
Waste receptacles must be constructed of noncombustible materials with no openings in the sides or bottom. Waste receptacle for vessel is plastic. 46 CFR 177.405(f)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2025
Resolved 22 August 2025
Resolution: Operator provided photo of metallic trash can onboard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 4 August 2025 Resolved
Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The drill entry shall include the following information:(1) Date of the drill and training; and (2) General description of the drill scenario and training topics. Drills being conducted are not being logged to include description of drill scenario and training topic. 46 CFR 185.520(f)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 September 2025
Resolved 26 August 2025
Resolution: Operator logged drill
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 17 June 2024 Resolved
A vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts. Vessel's charts are out of date. Replace outdated paper charts.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 July 2024
Resolved 30 July 2024
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 17 June 2024 Resolved
Vessel must have an adequate lifebuoy. Vessel's lifebuoy is faded, torn, and unserviceable for the season. Replace unserviceable lifebuoy.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 July 2024
Resolved 30 July 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved
Starboard head log has new damage on the outboard side from the weld seam of the next section to approx. 1ft to the front and the stabilizer fin has broken welds. Provide plans and repair to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 May 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved
The deck boards are waterlogged and rotting away in a few locations also there is separation on the topside of the deck. Provide plans and repair to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 May 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion
Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved
There is a missing nut on of the bolts that attaches the deck to the frame/pontoons (deck frame to pontoon port side 3rd frame from aft). Repair to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 May 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved
The base of one of the rails is cracked (Port side rail near center cleat).Repair to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 May 2024
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Sanitary Facilities
Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved
The sewage tank needs to be permanently repaired, the previous use of epoxy is now also cracked. (Weld seam crack approx. 6-8”). Provide plans and repair to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 May 2024
Resolution: TOILET HAS BEEN REMOVED AND TANK HAS BEEN CAPPED OFF
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion
Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved
One of the connector plates on the deck frame is only hanging on by 01 bolt on the port side. Repair to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 May 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved
The wire bundle going to the starboard engine is deteriorating. All wires should be protected from the weather.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 May 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved
Deck frame pitting Port side 2nd frame in from aft under screws. Provide plans and repair to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 May 2024
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 23 May 2022 Resolved
Provide a complete and unexpired First Aid Kit that complies with 46 CFR 160.041
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 June 2022
Resolved 20 July 2022
Resolution: bought new first aid kit that met the Qspec.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 23 May 2022 Resolved
Post emergency instructions that are specific to your vessels operations and design.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 June 2022
Resolved 3 June 2022
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 23 May 2022 Resolved
Ring life buoy must be marked with Type II Retro-reflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 and must be applied in accordance with IMO Resolution A.658(16)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 June 2022
Resolved 3 June 2022
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 27 May 2021 Resolved
FIRST AID KIT HAD EXPIRED ITEMS
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 June 2021
Resolved 30 May 2021
Resolution: VESSEL BOUGHT NEW FIRST AID KIT
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved
Provide onboard a valid Certificate of Documentation with the required COASTWISE endorsement prior to the carriage of passengers.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 25 June 2020
Resolution: Vessel rep sent email receipt confirmation of payment for Coastwise endorsement.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved
Provide on board an approved life jacket for each person permitted on the COI (41). Passenger count is reduced to 28 people until defective life jackets have been replaced with new ones and placed into service on the vessel. The COI states the vessel shall have 10 approved child life jackets on board. Only 06 children are permitted on board the vessel with the current life jackets until 10 new are purchased and placed into service on the vessel.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 August 2020
Resolution: placed in special note
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved
Provide on board the appropriate number of approved distress signals.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 July 2020
Resolution: Owner sent pictures of non-expired distress signals.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved
Provide on board Aspirin (100 ct) in First Aid Kit in accordance with 46 CFR 160.041.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 July 2020
Resolved 10 July 2020
Resolution: Owner sent picture of appropiate amount of aspirin.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved
Completely remove wire or place wire nut on exposed wire end under operating console.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 July 2020
Resolved 25 July 2020
Resolution: Owner sent phot of corrected wire.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Signs, indications
Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved
Replace sun faded fire extinguishers placards on aft deck.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 July 2020
Resolved 25 July 2020
Resolution: Owner sent photo of replaced signage.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Signs, indications
Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved
Provide on board and mount emergency instructions that pertain to the vessel and are in accordance with 46 CFR 185.512.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 July 2020
Resolved 25 July 2020
Resolution: Owner sent photo of posted instructions.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved
Conduct and log fire, man overboard and abandon ship drills in accordance with 46 CFR Subpart E. Record of drills will be examined at next annual inspection.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 August 2020
Resolution: will verify at next inspection that drills are being conducted accordingly
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 3 June 2019 Resolved
Provide appropiate number of PFDs according to COI. 46 CFR 180.71
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Verifeid 41 PFDs onboard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 3 June 2019 Resolved
Make available for inspection, all additional child sized PFDs. 46 CFR 180.71
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 July 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Verified additional child sized PFDs.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 3 June 2019 Resolved
Provide servicable fire extinguisher at helm. 46 CFR 181.500
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Verified fire extinguisher at helm is serviceable.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Fire control plan - all
Issued 3 June 2019 Resolved
Replace faded fire extinguisher signs on stern. 46 CFR 176.810
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 July 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Verified replaced signs for fire extinguishers.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Placards
Issued 3 June 2019 Resolved
POst update garbage placard. 46 CFR 185.702
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 July 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Verified updated garbage placard posted.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 3 June 2019 Resolved
Post emergency instructions. 46 CFR 185.510
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 July 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Emergency instructions posted.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 3 June 2019 Resolved
Replace expired items in First Aid Kit. 46 CFR 184.710
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 July 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Verified all first aid items were serviceable.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 22 March 2019 Resolved
Remove and replace broken PVC pipe that holds electrical wire runs under deck of vsl
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 April 2019
Resolved 23 April 2019
Resolution: Removed and replaced broken PVC pipe that holds electrical wire runs under deck of vsl
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 27 June 2017 Resolved
Provide 03 orange hand flares
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 June 2017
Resolved 27 June 2017
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Quantity
Issued 27 June 2017 Resolved
Provide 03 metallic fire buckets.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 June 2017
Resolved 27 June 2017
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 12 May 2016 Resolved
Replace the 60' Life line for the Ring Buoy as required by 46 CFR 180.70(c) and to the satisfaction of the Attending Marine Inspector
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Due 27 May 2016
Resolved 31 May 2016
Resolution: Vessel replaced 60' life line with bouyant type.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Condition
Issued 12 May 2016 Resolved
Vessel is only certified to carry 34 passengers until 7 Coast Guard approved additional type I life jackets are provided on board. Seven of the Life jackets were not serviceable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 30 May 2016
Resolved 31 May 2016
Resolution: Vessel purchased 8 additional Type I life jackets and placed them on board.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 12 May 2016 Resolved
Vessel did not have a complete first aid kit. Kit was missing 10 ammonia inhalants
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Due 30 May 2016
Resolved 7 June 2016
Resolution: Owner provided reciept of new ammonia inhalants.

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.