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EXPLORER

EXPLORER is a 1991 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2023.

Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 30 March 2026.

Built
1991
Last inspected
30 March 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WAU3844
361165
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-361165

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.

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded1
Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)79.1 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 62 / net 42
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)79.1 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 126 / net 82
BuilderGULF CRAFT INC · PATTERSON, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1991
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW YORK, NY
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 28 April 2026 · expires 31 March 2027
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 it82 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
42 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
126 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
62 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.
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Inspection history · 22

30 March 2026 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8340828
5 November 2025 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8248888
20 November 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8031436
31 October 2024 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8032348
14 March 2024 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7879090
21 November 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7828650
21 August 2023 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7774376
21 August 2023 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7776387
21 August 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7791265
13 March 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7650207
14 November 2022 SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7592575
8 November 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7330953
13 April 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7174086
29 October 2020 COI Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7078374
21 May 2019 MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6660387
18 April 2019 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6653650
21 June 2018 SIP Inspection/Audit · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6441101
24 August 2017 MTSA Verification · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6237688
18 May 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6148963
23 February 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6093186
26 July 2016 SIP Inspection/Audit · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5952544
3 March 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5826210

Deficiency record · 2

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 5 November 2025 Resolved
Prior to operating in passenger service provide permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector area on transom where holed through IVO starboard inboard exhaust.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 5 November 2025
Resolved 12 March 2026
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 21 August 2023 Resolved
Starboard main engine turbo charger oil feed line fitting leaked causing a fire.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 21 August 2023
Resolved 21 August 2023
Resolution: Attended vessel where new oil feed line was installed and tested.

Casualty record · 2

4 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4070225
21 August 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7791265
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.