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ISLAND BELLE

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named ISLAND BELLE

ISLAND BELLE is a 1994 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 47 inspections since 1993, most recently in May 2026, along with 43 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2011.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 May 2026.

Built: 1994
Last inspected: 6 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 47
Deficiencies: 43 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2009–2011
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

Identity

1021567

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402624

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368109030

Maury page id

psix-402624

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations36

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded6

Years with a record 27 calendar years (1993–2026)

The 47 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)60.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 4.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 40 / net 40

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderR & D ASSOC INC · CATLETTSBURG, KY, UNITED STATES · built 1994

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portPORT OF BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND, WV

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 29 August 2026 · expires 30 September 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 it40 - Simplified, Gross 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

WDL2092MMSI 368109030 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 August 2019, expires 13 August 2029

WDB3246MMSI 366885010 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 March 2003, cancelled 18 May 2013 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

WCJ6218MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 July 1994, cancelled 26 September 2004 · 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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 2

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

GIGI Towing Vessel · MISLE 1632816 · 29 July 2019 · activity 7017643 RUSTY ZELLER Towing Vessel · MISLE 72287 · 16 September 1994 · activity 91862

Inspection history · 47

6 May 2026 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8368430

6 April 2026 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8343542

9 April 2025 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8106652

13 November 2023 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7842448

25 October 2023 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7814500

19 October 2023 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7817885

7 July 2023 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7736141

11 May 2023 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7686389

20 May 2022 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7455546

6 July 2021 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7257199

20 November 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7100903

15 May 2020 DAPI Audit · Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6953816

29 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7017643

30 April 2019 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6673305

30 April 2018 DAPI Audit · Examination of Repairs · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6402779

26 April 2017 Plan Review "T" Boat · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6132498

27 January 2017 Plan Review "T" Boat · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6079549

5 April 2016 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5848613

21 May 2014 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4864992

3 May 2012 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Simplified Stability Test · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4302038

1 December 2011 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4199477

29 November 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3900444

12 May 2009 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3480984

23 April 2009 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3468762

3 March 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3426899

27 October 2007 Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2976771

4 April 2003 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1798816

3 December 2002 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1713814

26 June 2001 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1067973

25 October 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 226427

9 August 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1052944

27 June 2000 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 819497

6 October 1999 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1391137

9 September 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 798626

22 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 98199

19 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 60082

13 January 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1121082

25 September 1997 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 778523

11 August 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 785279

31 December 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1093983

21 November 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1434503

19 October 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1192794

30 September 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 868591

16 September 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 91862

2 September 1994 Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 866806

26 July 1994 Inclining Experiment

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1423994

6 October 1993 Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1407375

Deficiency record · 43

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Station license was expired for vessel. Operator has applied for new license but it had not yet arrived at time of inspection. O/O must provide proof that station license has been renewed.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 1 February 2021
Resolution: Closed Admin, PDH

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificate for medical first aid

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Master and crew did not have evidence of First Aid/CPR training. Crew stated that had attended training bt had not received certificates yet. Operator must provide proof of training for at least 50% of crew

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 13 May 2019
Resolution: Operator provided copied of certification cards.

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

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Vessel was 2 Type I PFDs short of what the COI required. Vessel must provide 2 additional PFDs.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 6 May 2019
Resolution: Operator provided 2 additional type I PFDs for the vessel.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Light list on board vessel was expired. Vessel must provide up-to-date light list for area of operation

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 13 May 2019
Resolution: Vessel provided up-to-date light list

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Vessel's AIS was inoperable at the time of the inspection. Vessel must proove proper operation of AIS

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 13 May 2019
Resolution: Vessel provided proof that AIS ws operating as designed.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Vessel was missing a portable emergency light in pilothouse. Vessel must provide portable light for pilothouse.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 June 2019
Resolved 13 May 2019
Resolution: Vessel provided light for pilothouse

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Emergency lights on lower passenger deck were inoperable. Vessel was repair or replace emergency lights.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 13 May 2019
Resolution: Vessel replaced emergency light in kind.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 6 May 2019 Resolved

Vessel had new hydraulic drive pump that was replaced inkind. Hoses from new installtion were leaking. Vessel was ensure all hose connection points are leak free.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 6 May 2019
Resolution: Operator fixed all leaks on hydraulic pump

Engineering › Non-conventional Propulsion/Steering › Coupling (cycloidal)

Issued 21 May 2014 Resolved

Repair damaged plate & pin master linkage on the drive chain attached to the port side of the paddle wheel.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 May 2014
Resolution: Drive chain was replaced, greased and cycled SAT.

Fire Fighting › Emergency Fire Pumps › Power Source

Issued 3 May 2012 Resolved

Only one operating station at local. Needs one in pilot house. Issued CG 835.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 May 2012
Resolved 31 May 2012
Resolution: Installed second operating station in pilot house. Two stations to energize fire pump, one locally and one in pilot house.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Bracket/Clamp

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Ensure steering cable saddle bolts are installed in pairs.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Linkage

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Install wire whippings on shackles used in steering system and anchor system.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Other Accommodation Spaces › Open Deck Space

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Renew lower aft rail courses on both port and starboard side of main deck.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Renew wiring for landing stage controls.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Vessel Name/Home Port

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Properly mark vessel name and hailing port on vessel hull.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

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

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Renew expired contents of first aid kit

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Ventilation › General

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Install a guard cover over exhaust fan on aft engine room bulkhead.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Official Number (US)

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Permanently affix official number to interior structural member.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Strainer

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Renew strainer on forward void bilge suction

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Conduct man overboard and fire fighting drills with a uscg marine inspector present.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Valve

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Install a remotely operated fuel shutoff valve at the fuel tank.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 23 April 2009

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Properly mark ringbouys with vessels name and affix retroreflective tape.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 May 2009

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Lifejacket Placard

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Install life jacket donning placards at all life jacket storage locations.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 May 2009

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Capacity Marking

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

At access points to upperdeck mark the maximum passenger capacity of the upper deck.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2009
Resolved 12 May 2009

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Properly mount fire extinguishers.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 May 2009

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Capacity Marking

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Correct markings indicating the number of lifejackets in each stowage location.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 May 2009

Communications › Audible Communications › Horn/Whistle

Issued 23 April 2009 Resolved

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 May 2009

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 27 June 2007 Resolved

Improper inserts and sloppy welds.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 2 July 2007
Resolution: Welds corrected.

Engineering › Non-conventional Propulsion/Steering › Control Systems (Azipod)

Issued 4 April 2003 Resolved

Submit proposal for propulsion upgrade to the Marine Safety Center NLT 12MAY03.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 May 2003
Resolved 29 October 2007
Resolution: Vessel propulsion upgrade satisfactorily tested u/w on 29OCT07.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys

Issued 4 April 2003 Resolved

Install retro-reflective material on ring life buoy in accordance with 46 CFR 185.604(i).

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 18 April 2003
Resolution: Observed retro-reflective tape on ring life buoy.

Operations/Management › Passenger Operations › Safety Orientation

Issued 4 April 2003 Resolved

Vessel is not to get underway with passengers until authorized by the OCMI.

Due 12 May 2003
Resolved 29 October 2007
Resolution: Vessel operating restriction removed upon successful completion of upgrades and satisfactory testing.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage

Issued 4 April 2003 Resolved

Provide evidence of crew enrollment in Drug Testing Program.

Due 12 May 2003
Resolved 18 April 2003
Resolution: Observed enrollment letter from consortium.

Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Suction Valve

Issued 3 December 2002 Resolved

Footvalve on suction side of firepump frozen.

Condition: Unknown
Due 3 December 2002
Resolved 3 December 2002
Resolution: Removed freed, cleaned and replaced.

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