BLACKSTONE VALLEY EXPLORER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

BLACKSTONE VALLEY EXPLORER is a 1993 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 11 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 25 June 2026.

Built: 1993
Last inspected: 25 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 11 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 25 June 2026

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations18

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

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. 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

998662

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WCO6852

398107

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-398107

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)33.5 ft × 11.8 ft × 3.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 9 / net 9

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBLOUNT INDUSTRIES · WARREN, RI, UNITED STATES · built 1993

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portLINCOLN, RI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 9 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 it9 - Simplified, Gross Ton
9 - 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 · 19

25 June 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8412055

30 March 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8334155

24 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8165637

26 June 2024 Damage Survey · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7943363

4 April 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7877924

21 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7703942

7 June 2022 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7449906

19 April 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7422784

31 August 2021 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7276319

30 September 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7063486

14 April 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6926129

30 July 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6752956

9 April 2019 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6658740

6 August 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6497677

7 June 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6437084

19 April 2018 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6395053

25 July 2017 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6215105

15 August 2016 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5969086

15 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5989466

Deficiency record · 11

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

Issued 31 August 2021 Resolved

A vessel on a rivers route must carry 3 red hand flares and 3 orange smoke distress signals or 6 red hand flares onboard. Vessel only has 4 red hand flares total.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 September 2021
Resolved 2 September 2021
Resolution: New flares purchased and placed on the vessel.

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

Issued 31 August 2021 Resolved

Each ring life buoy with a floating waterlight must have a lanyard of at least 3 feet in length but not more than 6 feet in length, securing the waterlight around the body of the ring life buoy. Waterlight line is too short.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 September 2021
Resolved 2 September 2021
Resolution: Waterlight line changed and is now correct length.

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

Issued 6 August 2018 Resolved

Repair / replace unservicable portable extinguisher.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 August 2018
Resolved 6 August 2018
Resolution: Replaced with new.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection

Issued 7 June 2018 Resolved

Conduct a drydock and internal structural exam prior to carrying passengers.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 June 2018
Resolution: Completed credit dry dock / internal structures exam.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)

Issued 7 June 2018 Resolved

Found crack in passenger access ramp to side shell weld seam.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 June 2018
Resolved 6 July 2018
Resolution: Weld crack fixed test weld seam sat.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment

Issued 25 July 2017 Resolved

Expiring alcohol test strips, provide new.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 August 2017
Resolved 26 July 2017

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery

Issued 25 July 2017 Resolved

Full compliment of crew not onboard, provide full compliment of crew as listed on COI that are enrolled in DAPI program.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 25 July 2017
Resolved 26 July 2017

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 25 July 2017 Resolved

Aspirn is expired. Provide new.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2017
Resolved 26 July 2017

Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Expired

Issued 25 July 2017 Resolved

Flares were expiring. Provide new.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 August 2017
Resolved 26 July 2017

Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket

Issued 15 August 2016 Resolved

Properly mount all available portable fire extinguishers in approved brackets.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 August 2016
Resolved 31 August 2016

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)

Issued 15 August 2016 Resolved

Provide current certificate of documentation.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 August 2016
Resolution: Vsl rep showed proof of required subittal to NVDC to get back in good standing. CID agreed this would suffice as proof of DOC.

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.