SUNLINER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

SUNLINER is a 1961 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 5 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 3 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2019.

Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 June 2026.

Built: 1961
Last inspected: 5 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 23
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2011–2019

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 5 June 2026

Recorded inspections23

…physical examinations16

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 5 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

285077

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WT9055

44036

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-44036

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)62.0 ft × 14.4 ft × 6.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 35 / net 23

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDUBUQUE BOAT & BOILER CO · DUBUQUE, IA, UNITED STATES · built 1961

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portCHICAGO, IL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 28 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it35 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
23 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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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Inspection history · 23

5 June 2026 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8392542

10 April 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8345906

8 January 2025 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8059998

16 September 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8003201

15 June 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7478022

28 June 2021 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7238540

16 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6978016

5 March 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6904812

25 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6697790

23 May 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6839806

23 January 2019 Plan Review "T" Boat

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6615153

25 April 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6399452

11 January 2018 Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6336447

14 June 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6175783

1 April 2017 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6119915

3 March 2017 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6098240

24 February 2017 Examination of Repairs · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6094189

29 November 2016 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6050267

20 September 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6005302

20 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6005933

2 September 2016 Plan Review "T" Boat

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5993179

20 July 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5962253

7 January 2016 Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5793536

Deficiency record · 5

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 28 June 2021 Resolved

Vessel O/O has requested to placed vessel in an inactive status but keep COI active. Vessel has completed the documentation inspection for 2021 Annual and will receive endorsement. The following requirements shall take place prior to vessel becoming active and carrying any passengers. Vessel must complete machinery testing, lifesaving inspections, safety walk through, and conduct drills in presence of Marine Inspectors prior to active status and carrying passengers.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 8 January 2025
Resolution: Vessel is in laid-up status since 15JUN2022. Inspection/drydock requireed prior to returning to service.

Communications › Audible Communications › Horn/Whistle

Issued 14 June 2017 Resolved

Vessel's generator for non vital systems is inoperable. The OCMI has authorized a Air Horn to be used until the generator is back in full operation.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 June 2017
Resolved 15 June 2017
Resolution: Technician repaired generator and it is now fully operational.

Engineering › Engine Controls (Electric/Electronic) › Software

Issued 20 September 2016 Resolved

Loss control of port diesel engine while mooring to dock, crashed into dock.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 20 September 2016
Resolved 22 September 2016
Resolution: Inspector witnessed engine stall during a "high speed" split throttle turn sscenario.New manuvering table is being formulated with operator training to follow.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 20 September 2016 Resolved

lost control of Port diesel engine and crashed into dock. Dent in the hull on the steam in bullworks.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 20 September 2016
Resolved 22 September 2016
Resolution: Inspected bow and fore peak for damage, no significant damage observed.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring

Issued 1 July 2016 Resolved

Make changes to electrical one line drawing as pointed out during inspection and re submit ofr Coast Guard approval 46 CFR 176.700(a)&(b)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 August 2016
Resolved 3 March 2017
Resolution: Submitted electrical one line and verified everything was installed in accordance with one line.

Casualty record · 3

2 July 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4071331

20 September 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6005933

25 May 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6697790

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.