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CANYON EXPLORER
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CANYON EXPLORER
CANYON EXPLORER is a 1993 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 55 inspections since 1993, most recently in June 2025, along with 57 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2015.
Records from 1993 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 June 2025.
- Built
- 1993
- Last inspected
- 23 June 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 57 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2006–2015
Identity
993150
WDQ4344
388722
Flag
UNITED STATES
368424660
Maury page id
psix-388722
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded10
Years with a record
29 calendar years (1993–2025)
The 55 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)65.0 ft × 18.0 ft × 6.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 50 / net 40
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDEFENDER YACHT CORPORATION · MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1993
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portGULF SHORES, AL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 18 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it50 - Simplified, Gross Ton
40 - Simplified, Net Ton
40 - Simplified, Net 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
WDQ4344MMSI 368424660 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 18 June 2025, expires 18 June 2035
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 · 55
23 June 2025
Simplified Stability Test · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8165629
11 June 2025
Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8057243
28 February 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7649649
2 March 2022
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7411851
19 May 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7201010
20 May 2020
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6952805
15 October 2019
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6836789
22 February 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6630822
2 May 2018
Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6400674
21 February 2018
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6359056
23 July 2017
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6220116
7 March 2017
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6100735
21 April 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5859698
29 July 2015
Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5199733
28 July 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5202278
21 May 2014
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4848476
23 January 2012
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4229966
27 October 2010
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3879105
2 June 2008
Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3219123
30 May 2007
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2946418
25 June 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2696249
1 June 2006
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2667315
16 June 2005
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2377212
13 October 2004
Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2201322
16 June 2003
Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1824850
30 September 2002
Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1682141
28 May 2002
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1626120
14 August 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 22847
24 July 2001
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1069138
24 July 2001
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1070481
5 July 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 688
4 June 2001
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1362274
26 May 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 180651
18 July 2000
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1365891
22 June 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 97296
26 August 1999
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 780597
13 July 1999
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1375851
16 June 1998
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1364786
16 June 1998
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1364787
6 June 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 64085
19 November 1997
Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1108541
8 September 1997
Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 785539
10 April 1997
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1394736
4 June 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 52253
17 April 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 38795
5 March 1996
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1412955
8 March 1995
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1442235
21 February 1995
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 847879
5 August 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 58108
8 March 1994
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 854432
19 October 1993
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1152266
9 September 1993
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1141438
9 September 1993
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1141922
8 July 1993
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1154197
23 June 1993
Plan Review "T" Boat · Initial Certification · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1459024
Deficiency record · 57
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Rail courses or the equivalent must be installed between a top rail required by paragraph (a) of this section, and the deck so that no open space exists that is more than 305 millimeters (12 inches) high except: On passenger decks of a ferry or of a vessel on an excursion trip the following must be installed: Bulwarks, chain link fencing or wire mesh that has openings of not more than 4 inches in diameter: bars slats, rail courses, or equivalent spaced intervals of not more than 4 inches. MI observed embarkation station with 3 chains spaced out beyond required dimensions.
46 CFR 177.900
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight, except that the following hatches may be weathertight: A hatch in a cabin top.
46 CFR 179.360
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 2 March 2022
Resolved
Deadend wire found in fuel tank space coming out of pressure switch for generator attached to fixed gas system.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Public address system
Issued 2 March 2022
Resolved
Need to re-install P/A speakers on aft deck area (passenger area)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 20 May 2020
Resolved
All fire fighting equipment o/b vessel must be annually serviced in accordance with regulations. All fire fighting equipment o/b vessel had expired annual servicing tags. Must rectify to the satisfaction of the CG Marine Inspector prior to carrying passengers.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 20 May 2020
Resolved
All gauges must be 100% operational on all vessel equipment. Gauge on fire pump was not functioning past 10 PSI. Must replace gauge to satisfaction of the CG Marine Inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 20 May 2020
Resolved
Fire hose had leaks while operating fire pump. Must replace fire hose to satisfaction of the CG Marine Inspector.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - operational damage
Issued 15 October 2019
Resolved
Repairs to the hull that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the cognizant OCMI. Provide repair proposal for damage caused by allision with canyon wall.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 15 October 2019
Resolved
Replace navigation light damaged from allision. (Prior to operating at night)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Found small crack located in the forpeak comparment on the starboard side at the sheer line. Properly make repairs to the satifaction to the attending marine inspector. (gouge out and re-weld)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Found port and starboard outboard longitudinal stringers de-laminated at eh bilge. Make proper repairs to original condition.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Found vertical cracks and seeping water intrusion on port and starboard outboard main bilge stringer. All damage was located forward of main engines support. Provide repair plan for USCG approval and make proper repairs to original condition.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Provide simple instructions for fixed fire fighting system in the fuel tank room.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 27 February 2019
Resolved
Renew or repair raw water pump on starboard main engine.
Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Stern Tube Lubrication/Sealing
Issued 2 May 2018
Resolved
Provide new shaft packing for both port and starboard shafts.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Longitudinal Bulkhead
Issued 2 May 2018
Resolved
Make bulkhead between engine room and lazerette watertight.
Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Piping
Issued 2 May 2018
Resolved
Repair leaking jacket water coolong pipes.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 15 March 2017
Resolved
Renew stern light lens cover. Current cover is very dirty and faded causing a very weak illumination/display of lamp.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Storage
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
Properly label overhead life jacket stowage in lower accommodation space.
Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Pressure
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
Install pressure gauge on fire pump and prove proper operation
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Panelboard
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
Install the required gauges for onboard generators greater than 50 volts; ammeter, hertz meter
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Tripping/Falling Hazard
Issued 21 April 2016
Resolved
Crop and renew rotted sections of the aft main deck to include decking, fiberglass and overhead beams.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Cable
Issued 21 May 2014
Resolved
Remove all dead end wiring from vessel.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Hydraulic Hose
Issued 23 January 2012
Resolved
Replace 2 hydraulic steering hoses.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 23 January 2012
Resolved
Repair port rudder post base, the base is leaking water at full speed while turning.
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 2 June 2008
Resolved
Remove Pressure switch from the engine and install outside the engine room
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Servicing
Issued 1 June 2006
Resolved
Hydro test 2 CO2 bottles for the engine room, bottles are expired.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail
Issued 16 June 2005
Resolved
Weld cracked rails on aft boarding areas.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail
Issued 16 June 2005
Resolved
Provide additional support on aft boarding area
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Interlock
Issued 16 June 2005
Resolved
Ensure on/off switches for port and starboard bridge wing controls in pilot house function properly.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Stock
Issued 13 October 2004
Resolved
During U/W examination of steering system, observed major leakage of seawater into steering compartment (lazarette) in way of hull at both rudder stock support brackets. Visible movement of brackets noted. Required permanent repairs to hull & rudder stock support brackets be made.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 13 October 2004
Resolved
Install metal supports not more than 24 inched apart on cable & wiring in engine space, IAW 46 CFR 183.340(b)(4).
Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements
Issued 30 September 2002
Resolved
Repair/replace broken shaft coupling on port shaft. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Coupling
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System
Issued 28 May 2002
Resolved
Provide suction hose for portable hand pump long enough to reach deepest bilge and still pump water over the side. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Hose
Navigation
Issued 24 July 2001
Resolved
Demonstrate proper operation of replacement steering gear arm.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 4 June 2001
Resolved
Provide indicator of auto bilge pump operation by 07JUL01 to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Navigation
Issued 18 July 2000
Resolved
Provide repair proposal for new rudders and install new rudders port and stbd.
Navigation
Issued 18 July 2000
Resolved
Replace upper bearing stbd rudder.
Electrical
Issued 18 July 2000
Resolved
Install proper fuses(200amp) in main diesel engine start circuit.
Engineering
Issued 18 July 2000
Resolved
Remove rubber spacers and install proper size clamps for stbd pedro tube.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Install bilge alarm lights.
Documentation
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Post oil placard on bridge.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Repair aft stb stern rail.
Fire Fighting
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Install stuffing tube on CO2 pressure switch.
Electrical
Issued 13 July 1999
Resolved
Clean battery terminals.
Fire Fighting
Issued 10 April 1997
Resolved
PROVIDE SERVICE REPORT FOR SERVICING OF FIXED CO2 SYSTEM._x001C_
Fire Fighting
Issued 10 April 1997
Resolved
INSTALL PROPER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIXED CO2 SYSTEM._x001C_
Fire Fighting
Issued 10 April 1997
Resolved
INSTALL SHUT DOWNS FOR BOTH MAIN ENGINES THAT SECURES ENGINES UPON DISCHARGE OF FIXED CO2 SYSTEM._x001C_
Fire Fighting
Issued 9 September 1993
Resolved
SUBMIT REVISED PLAN FOR THE 150 LB FIXED CO2 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM_x001C_ TO REFLECT SATISFACTORY SIZES OF CYLINDER VALVE AND DISCHARGE NOZZLES,_x001C_ AND DEAD END LINES CLOSED WITH CAP OR PLUG SHALL EXTEND AT LEAST 2 INCHES _x001C_BEYOND THE LAST ORIFICE.
Engineering
Issued 8 July 1993
Resolved
INSTALL MACHINERY GUARD ON PORT MAIN PROPULSION ENGINE.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 23 June 1993
Resolved
INSTALL A SATISFACTORY VENTILATION FOR THE LAZARETTE AND COMPARTMENT _x001C_ FORWARD THE ENGINEROOM. VENTILATION FOR THE LAZARETTE MUST BE EQUIPPED_x001C_ WITH FLAME SCREENS (FUEL OIL TANKS IN THE LAZARETTE). _x001C_ _x001C_
Fire Fighting
Issued 23 June 1993
Resolved
SUBMIT PLAN FOR THE FIXED CO2 SYSTEM FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Engineering
Issued 23 June 1993
Resolved
REPLACE PORT AND STARBOARD PROPULSION ENGINES' RPM INDICATORS IN THE _x001C_ PILOTHOUSE WITH INDICATORS SIMILAR TO THE ENGINEROOM. _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Fire Fighting
Issued 23 June 1993
Resolved
PROVIDE A MEANS TO POSITIVELY SECURE PORT AND STARBOARD VENTILATION IN THE ENGINEROOM WHEN FIXED CO2 SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Navigation
Issued 23 June 1993
Resolved
REPAIR INOPERABLE RUDDER ANGLE INDICATOR. _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Navigation
Issued 23 June 1993
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF NAVIGATION LIGHTS FAILURE INDICATOR ALARM._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 June 1993
Resolved
MAKE ALL PENETRATION THROUGH MAIN TRANSVERSE WATERTIGHT BULKHEAD BETWEEN _x001C_ ENGINEROOM AND LAZARETTE WATERTIGHT. _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Casualty record · 3
25 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 2696249
16 June 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 5155965
28 July 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5202278
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.
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.