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WRECK EXPRESS
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Other hulls named WRECK EXPRESS
WRECK EXPRESS is a 1984 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 42 inspections since 2000, most recently in May 2025, along with 72 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.
Records from 2000 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 13 May 2025.
- Built
- 1984
- Last inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 72 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2006
Identity
961358
WDF8228
345975
Flag
UNITED STATES
367492720
Maury page id
psix-345975
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
21 calendar years (2000–2025)
The 42 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)38.0 ft × 12.4 ft × 5.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 17 / net 14
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDELTA BOAT WORKS INC · CAPE CANAVERAL, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1984
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Direct
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portMUNISING, MI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it14 - Simplified, Net Ton
17 - Simplified, Gross Ton
17 - 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
WDF8228MMSI 367492720 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 April 2021, expires 28 May 2031 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDA4305MMSI 366807970 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 17 April 2001, cancelled 18 June 2011
WCZ8437MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 May 2000, cancelled 31 July 2010 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 42
13 May 2025
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8148014
5 June 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7966657
15 June 2023
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7744998
7 June 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7485032
24 June 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7248541
16 July 2020
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7007483
1 July 2020
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6992484
3 June 2020
Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6986258
3 April 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6934925
2 October 2019
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6825418
13 September 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6860854
2 July 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6736935
17 September 2018
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6543353
21 September 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6271898
19 September 2017
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6272445
27 September 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6016175
17 August 2016
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6047373
9 May 2016
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5896081
8 December 2015
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5777819
30 September 2015
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5726074
19 March 2009
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3436883
25 August 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3308797
3 June 2008
Simplified Stability Test
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3238902
17 April 2008
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3186339
14 January 2008
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3129924
12 February 2007
Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2870892
3 October 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2798471
10 August 2006
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2742860
22 May 2006
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2656116
30 March 2006
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2626569
2 June 2005
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2376995
3 May 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2060453
23 February 2004
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Myrtle Beach · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2012226
8 August 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC YELLOWFIN (WPB 87319) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1885383
29 April 2003
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1779562
6 January 2003
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1726578
6 May 2002
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1613587
4 February 2002
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1483366
4 June 2001
Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1387089
1 April 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1062237
16 January 2001
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1056819
13 June 2000
Initial Certification · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1439032
Deficiency record · 72
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 7 June 2022
Resolved
Hydrostatic release expired.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 7 June 2022
Resolved
Oil pressure gauge at upper operating station inoperable.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 1 July 2020
Resolved
Hydrostatic release on EPIRB is expired. Replace hydrostatic release to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard MI.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 1 July 2020
Resolved
Anchor light is extinguished.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 13 September 2019
Resolved
Port main diesel engine (MDE) removed & installed in another company vessel. Replace and demonstrate proper operation of the port MDE prior to the carriage of passengers.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 17 September 2018
Resolved
Provide properly serviced & mounted 10-B:C PFE at the operating station.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 19 September 2017
Resolved
First aid kit lacking list of contents. First aid kit has expired items.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Float-free Link
Issued 27 September 2016
Resolved
Properly re-route float free weak link and attached line.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Inland Navigation Rules
Issued 30 September 2015
Resolved
Provide current version of navigation rules.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 30 September 2015
Resolved
Provide watertight container for first aid kit.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Condition
Issued 30 September 2015
Resolved
5 adult size Kapok PFDs leak, condemned. Sufficient PFDs remain abaord.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 30 September 2015
Resolved
Stability letter posted in accomadations, not visible from operating station, corrected.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Linkage
Issued 30 September 2015
Resolved
Port quadrant snags on improperly designed rudder stop, corrected.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 30 September 2015
Resolved
First aid kit contained extra itmes that were expired, corrected.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Make proper repairs to hull in marked areas (8)
Lifesaving › Launching Appliances › Release Mechanism
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Stencil hydrostatic release expiration date
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Properly repair water light bracket on bow.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Properly seal holes in bulkhead. (Old raft bracket)
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Door
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Make repairs to emergency escape hatch
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Provide check valves for overboard bilge discharge (04).
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Seal two through holes from port side engine room and one starboard side engine room to fuel tank space.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Make bulkhead between engine room and lazzerat water tight.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Bearing
Issued 19 March 2009
Resolved
Properly addres issues with port rudder bearing
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Not on Board
Issued 25 August 2008
Resolved
Provide 01 Flares.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Availability
Issued 25 August 2008
Resolved
Provide 03 fire buckets labeled with lanyards.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Installation
Issued 25 August 2008
Resolved
Provide covers for battery cases.
Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items › Waste Receptacles
Issued 25 August 2008
Resolved
Provide a non combustible waste receptacle.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Tanks
Issued 25 August 2008
Resolved
Remove halon bottle from engine room.
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Warning Signs
Issued 25 August 2008
Resolved
Provide marking for emg. escape hatch.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 25 August 2008
Resolved
Conduct satisfactory man over board drill.
Fire Fighting › Means of Escape › Escape Route Signs
Issued 25 August 2008
Resolved
Ensure escape hatch is free and clear.
Stability › Severe Wind/Roll › General
Issued 3 June 2008
Resolved
Vessel must either remove the top/canopy or submit stability calculations to MSC for review and approval prior to carrying passengers for hire.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 17 April 2008
Resolved
Repair 10 blisters in starboard side and 13 blisters in port side shells.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 17 April 2008
Resolved
Repair crack and soft spot in stbd bow.
Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Valve
Issued 17 April 2008
Resolved
Make all thru-hull fitting available for inspection.
Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Propeller Shaft
Issued 12 February 2007
Resolved
Ensure sufficient repairs made to stbd. shaft and prove proper operation of propulsion machinery in supervised sea trial.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 8 May 2006
Resolved
Forward bilge pump would not work
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm
Issued 8 May 2006
Resolved
Bilge high water alarms were labeled incorrectly so that the wrong compartment alarm indicators would sound.
Fire Fighting › Ventilation Systems › Operating Controls
Issued 8 May 2006
Resolved
Stbd. engine room vent would not close.
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Warning Signs
Issued 8 May 2006
Resolved
Vsl must remove 'emergency exit' sign for forward salon hatch that is now blocked.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 8 May 2006
Resolved
Prove proper operation of manual bilge pump switches
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Fastener
Issued 30 March 2006
Resolved
Install safety nut/pin on rudder top post.
Fire Fighting › Structural Fire Protection - General › Structural Bulkhead Construction
Issued 30 March 2006
Resolved
Holes in bulkheads from added or removed wire runs.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Superstructure
Issued 30 March 2006
Resolved
Bimini top on flying bridge.
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Conductor
Issued 30 March 2006
Resolved
Missing metal supports every 24".
Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Quantity of Halon
Issued 2 June 2005
Resolved
Vessel required 500 cubic feet capacity halon. The current Fixed system had only 425 cubic feet capacity.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 2 June 2005
Resolved
Lettering was peeling off.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Quantity
Issued 2 June 2005
Resolved
Vessel had (2) PFD's in non-compliance.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Valve
Issued 2 June 2005
Resolved
Provide labels for fuel shutoffs
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm
Issued 2 June 2005
Resolved
Steering void high water alarm not functioning properly, mounted to high.
Deck/Cargo › Mooring/Anchoring › Anchor
Issued 2 June 2005
Resolved
Did not have 2nd anchor on board
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 2 June 2005
Resolved
Eyewash Expired
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 2 June 2005
Resolved
Exposed wiring in aft steering void.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 3 May 2004
Resolved
Waterlight not working
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Marking
Issued 3 May 2004
Resolved
PFD donning placard missing
Stability › Watertight Integrity
Issued 23 February 2004
Resolved
E/R and Steering room hatch cover gaskets wasted.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service)
Issued 23 February 2004
Resolved
Electrical wiring missing metal supports at the 24" intervals throughout vessel. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Wiring
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety
Issued 23 February 2004
Resolved
Provide anchor for inspection. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Navigation Underway, General
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service)
Issued 23 February 2004
Resolved
Dead end wiring in forepeak. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Wiring
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Other Accommodation Spaces
Issued 23 February 2004
Resolved
Mark escape hatch in foreward accommodation space - "Emergency Exit, Keep Clear".
Lifesaving
Issued 29 April 2003
Resolved
Install proper donning placard for lifejackets (two types) or install same type of lifejacket throughout vsl.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 29 April 2003
Resolved
Properly install a satisfactory EPIRB and prove proper operation with valid registration information.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid
Issued 29 April 2003
Resolved
Replace expired aspirin bottle with up to date aspirins.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm
Issued 29 April 2003
Resolved
Prove proper operation of high bilge alarm in lazerette.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety
Issued 1 February 2002
Resolved
Need to install additional rail courses in rail sections on port & stbd sides adjacent to wheelhouse to attain proper spacing interval. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Deck Rail
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Washroom/Toilet
Issued 1 February 2002
Resolved
Properly refiberglass and mount sewage holding tank. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Toilet
Construction/Loadline › Structures
Issued 1 February 2002
Resolved
Properly seal all wire runs going through forward engine room bulkhead. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Longitudinal Bulkhead
Construction/Loadline
Issued 4 June 2001
Resolved
SEPERATE VISUAL HIGH LEVEL BILGE ALARM DETECTION LIGHT AT OPERATING STATION(LAZARET, ENGINE ROOM, FWD SPACE).
Fire Fighting
Issued 4 June 2001
Resolved
PROVIDE PROOF OF PORTABLE AND FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM SERVICING.
Navigation
Issued 4 June 2001
Resolved
PROPERLY REPAIR STERN LIGHT.
Documentation
Issued 1 April 2001
Resolved
Provide proof that Owner/Operator and vessel's name has been changed on theCertificate of Documentation.
Engineering
Issued 13 June 2000
Resolved
TESTING OF INDEPENDANT FUEL TANKS IAW 46 CFR 182.440 (c) TO BE COMPLETED NLT 28FEB01.
Casualty record · 1
3 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2798471
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 1
BLUE WATER EXPRESS (2006). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.