RIO BELL

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

Built: 1995
Last inspected: 6 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 2 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 6 January 2026

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations11

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 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

1033850

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426089

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-426089

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)35.0 ft × 12.8 ft × 2.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 6 / net 5

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderERCOA INDUSTRIES INC · BRAHAM, MN, UNITED STATES · built 1995

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationTri Hull

Hailing portLAUGHLIN, NV

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 2 January 2026 · expires 31 January 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 it6 - Simplified, Gross Ton
5 - 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.

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Inspection history · 11

6 January 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8284523

8 January 2025 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8051644

18 January 2024 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7862959

10 March 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7649150

10 February 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7407641

29 December 2020 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7117312

13 November 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6848816

28 December 2018 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6603150

27 March 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6386168

13 December 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6042706

24 February 2016 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5816649

Deficiency record · 2

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

Issued 8 January 2025 Resolved

Port outboard engine inoperable.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 January 2025
Resolution: Received satisfactory video of operable port outboard engine.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 28 December 2018 Resolved

Service fire boy and ensure alarm is functioning.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 9 February 2019
Resolved 17 April 2019
Resolution: Fire servicing report provided.

Ownership record

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