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BLACKSTONE VALLEY EXPLORER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Other hulls named BLACKSTONE VALLEY EXPLORER

BLACKSTONE VALLEY EXPLORER is a 1993 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 55 inspections since 1993, most recently in June 2026, along with 39 deficiencies.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 25 June 2026.

Built: 1993
Last inspected: 25 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 55
Deficiencies: 39 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

998662

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WCO6852

398107

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-398107

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations43

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded7

Years with a record 30 calendar years (1993–2026)

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)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 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

WCO6852MMSI not assigned · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 8 November 1994, cancelled 8 January 2005

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.

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. Reports.

Inspection history · 55

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

18 December 2015 Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5784446

9 June 2014 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4884226

19 March 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3698697

16 April 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3453688

16 January 2008 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3128616

21 June 2007 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2924173

20 March 2006 Construction Oversight · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2606047

20 March 2006 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2606055

13 April 2005 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2332886

19 April 2004 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2043869

7 April 2004 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2036313

2 April 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2036096

16 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2025852

10 September 2002 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1673072

30 July 2002 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1653942

13 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1608860

26 June 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1456008

19 April 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1410284

22 December 1999 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 813719

1 October 1999 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1040707

8 October 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1449114

5 March 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1118667

5 November 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1117954

3 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 51725

27 August 1997 Re-Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 785525

16 August 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1088563

15 April 1996 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1085753

13 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1152699

12 May 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1422396

22 December 1993 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1160639

7 October 1993 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1134470

9 September 1993 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 831304

3 September 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1138563

19 August 1993 Initial Certification · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1397950

18 August 1993 Inclining Experiment

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 845689

17 August 1993 Plan Review "T" Boat · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 845691

Deficiency record · 39

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.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 18 December 2015 Resolved

Properly repair (crop & renew) the 12 areas of bottom plating marked during the hull exam

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 January 2016
Resolved 22 March 2016

Engineering › Reduction Gearing/Clutches › Gear

Issued 9 June 2014 Resolved

Stbd shift cable was not properly adjusted and gear slipped in and out when power given. Repaired on the spot.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 June 2014
Resolved 24 June 2014

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 21 June 2007 Resolved

Properly outfit life ring buoy with retroreflective tape and vessel name.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 July 2007
Resolved 16 August 2007
Resolution: Witnessed name and retro on ring buoy.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights

Issued 21 June 2007 Resolved

Properly outfit floating waterlight with compatible battery.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 July 2007
Resolved 16 August 2007
Resolution: Witnessed compatible battery installed in waterlight.

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump

Issued 21 June 2007 Resolved

Properly repair or replace stbd bilge pump and prove proper operation.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 July 2007
Resolved 16 August 2007
Resolution: Witnessed proper operation of stbd bilge pump.

Documentation › Safety Management System › Reports and Analysis Procedures

Issued 21 June 2007 Resolved

Provide copy of most recent fire extinguishing servicing certificate.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 July 2007
Resolved 16 August 2007
Resolution: Witnessed current up to date fire servicing certificate for all extinuishers on board.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment

Issued 20 March 2006 Resolved

Provide proof of enrollment in Newport Alliance or other DAPI Program, listing all crew members.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2006
Resolved 23 May 2006

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Condition

Issued 20 March 2006 Resolved

Replace one child lifejacket (extra).

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2006
Resolved 23 May 2006

Engineering › Gasoline Engine (propulsion) › Timing Belt (4 cycle)

Issued 20 March 2006 Resolved

Repair Port outboard engine to full working order.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2006
Resolved 23 May 2006
Resolution: Both engines (port and starboard) were replaced in kind.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment

Issued 13 April 2005 Resolved

PROVIDE PROOF OF ENROLLEMENT IN NEWPORT ALLIANCE OR OTHER D/A AUDIT PROGRAM (46 CFR PART 16).

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 August 2005
Resolved 5 August 2005

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 13 April 2005 Resolved

PROVIDE PROOF OF CURRENT FCC CERTIFICATES/PERMITS (FOR ALL MARINE RADIO OPERATORS, PERMITS, SAFETY CERTIFICATES)

Due 20 August 2005
Resolved 5 August 2005
Resolution: DEFICIENCY RECINDED BY USCG MARINE INSPECTOR. NOT REQUIRED DUE TO FCC REGULATION OF 1000 FEET FROM SHORE.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter

Issued 13 April 2005 Resolved

PROVIDE COPY (ORIGINAL AT MAIN OFFICE) OF STABILITY LETTER (46 CFR 176.306) AND EMERGENCY INSTRUCTION LIST IN BOOKLET ON BOARD VSL (6 CFR 185.510).

Due 3 August 2005
Resolved 5 August 2005

Documentation › Logs/Records › Logbook (official)

Issued 13 April 2005 Resolved

PROVIDE PROFF OF CURRENT TRAINING (46 CFR 185.420)

Due 3 August 2005
Resolved 5 August 2005

Documentation › Logs/Records › Logbook (official)

Issued 13 April 2005 Resolved

PROVIDE MEANS OF PASSENGER COUNT (46 CFR 185.504).

Due 3 August 2005
Resolved 5 August 2005
Resolution: SPECIAL NOTE ADDED TO FILE.

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

Issued 13 April 2005 Resolved

PROVIDE COPY OF STATE REGISTRATION/DOC

Due 3 August 2005
Resolved 5 August 2005

Engineering

Issued 27 August 1997 Resolved

INSTALL ENGINE RUN INDICATORS AT THE HELM.

Condition: Unknown
Due 27 August 1997
Resolved 27 August 1997

Unknown

Issued 27 August 1997 Resolved

PROVIDE PROOF OF ENROLLMENT IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL TEST PROGRAM.

Condition: Unknown
Due 29 August 1997
Resolved 10 September 1997

Lifesaving

Issued 27 August 1997 Resolved

REPAIR FLOAT LIGHT.

Condition: Unknown
Due 9 September 1997
Resolved 10 September 1997

Unknown

Issued 27 August 1997 Resolved

PREPARE LOG FOR LOGGING DRILLS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 9 September 1997
Resolved 10 September 1997

Electrical

Issued 27 August 1997 Resolved

REMOVE LOOSE STRANDED WIRE (GROUND) ON BATTERIES AND REPLACE WITH EYE CONNECTORS ON CABLE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 9 September 1997
Resolved 10 September 1997

Fire Fighting

Issued 22 December 1993 Resolved

PROVIDE 2 B-II PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN THE ACCOMODATIONS AREA OF VSLPRIOR TO NEXT SCHEDULED VSL DEPLOYMENT.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 December 1993
Resolved 22 December 1993

Engineering