DISCOVERY

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

DISCOVERY is a 1997 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2026.

Records from 2006 to 2026. Most recent: casualty investigation, 6 August 2026.

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 22 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 21
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2006–2026

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 22 October 2025

Recorded inspections21

…physical examinations16

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

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

1053400

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WDQ6068

456299

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-456299

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)54.0 ft × 14.0 ft × 4.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 12 / net 12

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCOMMERCIAL WATER SPORTS · HAVASU CITY AZ · built 1997

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Engine

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portLEWES, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 24 June 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 it12 - Simplified, Gross Ton
12 - 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.

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Inspection history · 21

22 October 2025 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8256872

25 March 2025 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8099148

17 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8020299

23 May 2024 Plan Review "T" Boat

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7917922

4 August 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7738850

31 January 2023 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7628156

9 November 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7592196

13 September 2021 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7309367

12 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7257333

1 March 2021 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7147880

10 September 2020 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7054587

17 April 2020 Plan Review "T" Boat · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7096709

18 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6894197

13 September 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6810275

27 March 2019 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6650116

13 June 2018 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6440995

3 November 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6300257

22 September 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6272563

14 September 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6265842

7 March 2017 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6100317

14 September 2016 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6000557

Deficiency record · 10

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage or passage plan

Issued 22 October 2025 Resolved

Donning instructions for lifejackets shall be conspicuously posted. Vessel has 02 styles of type 1 PFD's. Vessel required to conspicuously post donning instructions for each style of PFD carried. 46CFR185.516

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 29 October 2025
Resolution: O/O posted donning instructions for each style of life jacket.

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

Issued 22 October 2025 Resolved

Ring life buoys fitted with floating waterlights shall be operational. Vessel required a floating waterlight iaw COI. Floating waterlight is inoperable. Vessel is restricted from low visability operations. 46CFR180.70

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 29 October 2025
Resolution: Replaced existing floating water light with a new one. All sat.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 22 October 2025 Resolved

Vessel's shall have navigational lights required in 33CFR83. Vessel's masthead light is extinguished. Vessel is restricted from low visability operations. 33CFR83.22

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 29 October 2025
Resolution: Masthead light replaced. All sat.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 4 August 2023 Resolved

Vessel required to have 06 red flares and 06 orange flares stowed in a watertight compartment. MI noted vessel had 06 red flares and 02 orange flares. 46CFR180.68

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 August 2023
Resolved 5 August 2023
Resolution: O/O sent picture of additional 06 red flares with expiration date of May 2025 placed on board.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 4 August 2023 Resolved

A vessel must carry a first aid kit approved under series 160.041. Eye wash and aspirin onboard was expired. 46CFR184.710

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 4 August 2023
Resolved 5 August 2023
Resolution: O/O sent picture of new first aid kit iaw 160.041 placed in service on vessel.

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

Issued 13 September 2021 Resolved

An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board. 05 adult life jackets are missing from the vessel. Total person allowed on board reduced to 75 adults. Provide 05 adult life jackets to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 September 2021
Resolved 30 September 2021
Resolution: Verified presence of 05 adult life jackets on board.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 10 September 2020 Resolved

PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS MUST BE INSTALLED AND LOCATED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE [name withheld] (1) PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEAR THE OPERATION STAION WAS FOUND NOT MOUNTED IN AN APPROVED BRACKET.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 September 2020
Resolved 13 September 2020
Resolution: THE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS MOUNTED IN THE APPROPRIATE BRACKET.

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

Issued 10 September 2020 Resolved

EACH LIFE JACKET MUST BE MARKED IN CLEARLY LEGIBLE BLOCK LETTERS WITH THE VESSEL'S NAME. 17 LIFE JACKETS WERE FOUND WITH THE VESSELS NAME MISSING AND/OR WORN. TOTAL PERSONS ALLOWED IS REDUCED TO 63 UNTIL RECTIFIED.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 September 2020
Resolved 10 September 2020
Resolution: ALL SUBJECT LIFE JACKETS WERE RE-STENCILED

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Quantity

Issued 14 September 2017 Resolved

An adult lifejackt must be provided for each passenger carried. Passenger count restricted to 78 adults.

Due 30 September 2017
Resolved 22 September 2017
Resolution: Recieved receitps for missing life jackets.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Condition

Issued 14 September 2016 Resolved

Provide 16 adult lifejackets to meet total persons allowed on COI. Until verified corrected total adult persons allowed on board shall not exceed 64. 46 CFR 180.71

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 October 2016
Resolved 14 September 2017
Resolution: Life Jackets were in place at the time on the inspection.

Casualty record · 4

11 July 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2711225

18 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6894197

12 July 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 7257333

6 August 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8460933

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.