SUNSHINE II

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

SUNSHINE II is a 1988 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 13 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2013.

Records from 2013 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 25 June 2026.

Built: 1988
Last inspected: 25 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2013

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 25 June 2026

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations14

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

942020

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WDG4072

321081

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-321081

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.4 ft × 24.0 ft × 7.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 11 / net 11

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderOFFSHORE CATAMARANS INC · STUART, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1988

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionAuxiliary Sail

Hull shapeSail (Faired Keel)

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portCHARLEVOIX, MI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 19 August 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it11 - Simplified, Gross Ton
11 - 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

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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Inspection history · 15

25 June 2026 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8395487

3 September 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8227533

9 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8034034

11 September 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7790211

20 October 2022 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7587928

8 September 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7568003

28 April 2022 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7458761

23 August 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7272615

10 September 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6809463

7 June 2019 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6713553

12 September 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6540371

11 September 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6267452

22 November 2016 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6130585

18 September 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6007872

1 September 2016 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5988807

Deficiency record · 13

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

Issued 8 September 2022 Resolved

1 adult PFD & 1 child PFD rejected due to UV damage.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 September 2022
Resolved 8 September 2022
Resolution: corrected.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 23 August 2021 Resolved

Port sponson bilge alarm inop. Must be repaired/replaced & proper operation demonstrated to CG Marine Inspector. Vessel crew must check port sponson bilges every 15 minutes while underway or when passengers are aboard until properly repaired & demonstrated.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 September 2021
Resolved 9 September 2021
Resolution: corrected.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 23 August 2021 Resolved

Emergency fuel shut-offs need to be properly marked.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 September 2021
Resolved 9 September 2021
Resolution: marked.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)

Issued 10 September 2019 Resolved

Vessel needs current COD onboard. 46 CFR 67.7

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 September 2019
Resolved 13 September 2019
Resolution: corrected.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 10 September 2019 Resolved

Replace expired flares. 46 CFR 180.68

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 September 2019
Resolved 11 September 2019
Resolution: Replaced expired flares.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 12 September 2018 Resolved

Ring buoy must be marked in clearly legible block capital letters with the vessel's name. Ring buoy must be properly marked prior to carrying passengers and prior to next operating season.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 May 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: corrected.

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

Issued 12 September 2018 Resolved

Each accommodation space must have a 2-A portable fire extinguisher or larger. Provide 2-A portable fire extinguisher or larger for each accommodation space prior to carrying passengers and prior to next operating season.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 May 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: provided & properly mounted.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for radio personnel

Issued 12 September 2018 Resolved

Each vessel carrying more than 6 passengers for hire equipped with a radio must have onboard a marine radio operators permit. Obtain a marine radio operators permit prior to carrying passengers and prior to next operating season.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 May 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Obtained permit.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 12 September 2018 Resolved

A power driven vessel underway must exhibit a masthead light. Masthead light is inoperable. Prove operable masthead light by 12 October 2018. Vessel is limited to day time operations until discrepancy is corrected.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 October 2018
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Corrected.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Vessel Name/Home Port

Issued 1 September 2016 Resolved

Mark vessel name in visible location on stern.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2016
Resolved 18 September 2016

Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items › Waste Receptacles

Issued 1 September 2016 Resolved

Replace plastic trash cans with noncombustible receptacles.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2016
Resolved 18 September 2016

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Overcurrent Device

Issued 1 September 2016 Resolved

Provide overcurrent protective devices for feeder wires powering breaker panels.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2016
Resolved 18 September 2016

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Inland Navigation Rules

Issued 1 September 2016 Resolved

Provide current copy of Navigation Rules.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2016
Resolved 18 September 2016

Casualty record · 1

23 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4699934

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.