LORENA STERNWHEELER is a 1949 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2018.
Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 8 April 2025.
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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.
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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 it59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 23 May 2023Resolved
No proof of crewmember or supervisor DAPI training provided. Complete and document DAP training for all crewmembers and supervisors.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 10 July 2023
Resolution: Chief completed DAPI training GS
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Public address system
Issued 23 May 2023Resolved
Public address speakers inoperable on the main deck. Prove proper operation of PA system.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 5 June 2023
Resolution: PA speakers on main deck operational.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 6 July 2021Resolved
Vessels did not have the required number of alcohol test strips to test all the crew on board in the event of an SMI. Only one valid test strip was on board. COI requires One Master and Two Deckhands alcohol test strips should be available for all required personnel should an SMI occur.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 July 2021
Resolved 23 May 2023
Resolution: Sufficient number of alcohol test strips onboard.
Vessel did not have the stability letter on board as required under 46 CFR 176.306.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 July 2021
Resolved 20 July 2021
Resolution: Located the stability letter within vessel documents and forwared to vessel operator.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 July 2021Resolved
Vessel had 17 child lifejackets on board from production in the year 1988 that were unserviceable. They did have 10 serviceable child lifejackets after the 17 were removed and ordered destroyed. Child passenger count is capped at the number of remaining child size lifejackets on board.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 July 2021
Resolved 23 May 2023
Resolution: Sufficient number of serviceable child lifejackets onboard.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 6 July 2021Resolved
Chemical Testing Compliance Audit identfied the following:
1. No records of pre employment testing.
2. NO records of random testing.
3. No arrangements for Reasonable Cause testing.
4. Proof of Consorsium certificate did not include all crew members as they had recent new hires.
The vessel is owned by the city and the results are all kept off site and managed by the city. MSU Huntinging is awaiting results and proof of program compliance from the city.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 July 2021
Resolved 23 May 2023
Resolution: Items found sat.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 26 September 2017Resolved
Slight weep in the number three port void.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 1 March 2018
Resolved 6 June 2018
Resolution: Permenant repairs were msade to the vessel. O/O cropped and renewed new hull plating. Conducted NDT.
12 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2367708
19 July 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3558085
31 July 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6498705
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.
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