ISLAND BELLE

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

ISLAND BELLE is a 1994 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 8 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2011.

Records from 2009 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 May 2026.

Built: 1994
Last inspected: 6 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2009–2011
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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 6 May 2026

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations17

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

1021567

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402624

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-402624

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 12 August 2025 · expires 30 September 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 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 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 1

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

Inspection history · 18

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

Deficiency record · 8

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

Casualty record · 2

25 June 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3525804

5 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3981031

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.