CABARET HORNBLOWER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

Built: 1970
Last inspected: 4 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 26
Deficiencies: 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
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 4 June 2025

Recorded inspections26

…physical examinations20

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 16 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

529432

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WDJ6184

46740

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-46740

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.5 ft × 15.9 ft × 2.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 46 / net 38

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHYDRODYNE MARINE CORP. · PORT HUENEME, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1970

Hull materialWood

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portSAN FRANCISCO, CA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg

DocumentationValid · issued 27 August 2025 · expires 31 August 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 it46 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
38 - 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.

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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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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.

AMBASSADOR Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 663435 · 9 December 2019 · activity 6876286

Inspection history · 26

4 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8064873

2 April 2025 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7923308

21 February 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7843473

24 April 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7679502

27 March 2023 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7606497

15 February 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7606304

1 March 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7386923

30 March 2021 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7165469

5 March 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7146625

2 February 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7134559

3 May 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6914552

9 December 2019 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6870847

9 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6876286

29 June 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6732701

28 June 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6732327

23 April 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6629753

28 March 2019 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6630121

13 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6511079

13 August 2018 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6511247

25 July 2018 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6491079

25 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6491315

4 April 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6371204

5 April 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6106759

8 March 2017 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6100034

13 August 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5973230

29 January 2016 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5796949

Deficiency record · 16

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

Issued 4 June 2025 Resolved

Guards for exposed hazards such as rotating machinery must be protected by a guard, cover or rail. Generator pulleys are exposed.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 July 2025
Resolved 19 February 2026
Resolution: Marine Inspector observed the generator pulleys are protected by a guard.

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

Issued 15 February 2023 Resolved

On a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65feet) in length carrying more than 49 passengers, and on a vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65feet) in length, the minimum capacity of the fire pump must be 189 liters (50 gallons) per minute at a pressure of not less than 414kPa (60psi) at the pump outlet. Vessel's fire pump only produced 40 psi. Vessel is restricted to carrying less than 49 passengers. Repair/replace fire pump to produce 60 psi to the satisfaction of the attending USCG marine inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 24 April 2023
Resolution: Installed new pump and expanded sea suction thru hull fitting. MI observed steady water stream from fire hose and 80+ psi at fire pump gauge.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 1 March 2022 Resolved

On a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length carrying more than 49 passengers,.. the minimum capacity of the fire pump must be 50 gallons per minute at a pressure of not less than 60 psi at the pump outlet. MI observed fire pump only attain 20 PSI and never achieve an effective stream of water.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 1 March 2022
Resolved 20 April 2022
Resolution: O/O replaced fire pump and proved proper operation.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 2 February 2021 Resolved

A vessel to which this sub-chapter applies may not be operated without having on board a valid U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection. Vessel is over due for a COI examination. Vessel is prohibited from carrying passengers for hire until a COI exam is completed.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 2 February 2021
Resolved 5 March 2021
Resolution: Completed COI Inspection.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 16 October 2020 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. Paper charts were not available on board the vessel. 46 CFR 184.420

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 November 2020
Resolved 2 November 2020
Resolution: Charts verified to be onboard.

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

Issued 16 October 2020 Resolved

Each life jacket must be marked in clearly legible block capital letters with vessel's name. Four life jackets stowed on the second deck were not marked with the vessel's name. 46 CFR 185.604(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 November 2020
Resolved 16 October 2020
Resolution: Life Jackets (Vest PFD) properly marked with name of vessel.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 16 October 2020 Resolved

Receptacle outlets and attachment plugs for portable lamps, tools, and similar apparatus operating at 100 volts or more, must have a grounding pole and a grounding conductor in the portable cord. Several outlets were found to have open grounds. Locations include second deck passenger space, pilot house, galley area, and lower deck passenger space. 46 CFR 183.370(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 November 2020
Resolved 2 November 2020
Resolution: Open electrical grounds rectified; properly bonded to grounding wire.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 16 October 2020 Resolved

Each distribution panel or switch-board must be totally enclosed and of the dead front type. The breaker panel within the generator space (port side) was found to have an open slot (i.e. missing blank). 46 CFR 183.330(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 November 2020
Resolved 2 November 2020
Resolution: Blanks (covers) installed to protect against unintentional contact.

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

Issued 9 December 2019 Resolved

Propulsion machinery shall be capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. Vessel to prove proper operation of the port MDE after suffering a Loss of propulsion to the port MDE.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 10 December 2019
Resolution: Vessel completed satifactory sea trials to prove proper operation of main propulsion.

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

Issued 28 June 2019 Resolved

Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. Vessel reported loss of propulsion. Vessel required to prove proper operation of the propulsion system to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 29 June 2019
Resolution: This discrepancy was corrected, to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector, prior to departing the vessel.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 23 April 2019 Resolved

Missing flame shield to generator fuel filter. Non metallic fuel bowls will provide a flame shield protecting fuel bowl. Provide flame shield for fuel filter assembly.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 May 2019
Resolved 7 May 2019
Resolution: provided flame shield for fuel bowl.

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

Issued 23 April 2019 Resolved

Missing placard or markings for max occupancy for top deck. Provide proper placard or markings.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 April 2019
Resolved 23 April 2019
Resolution: Provided correct placard/sign and installed on top deck in plain veiw for passengers

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

Issued 13 August 2018 Resolved

Prove proper operation of port engine. Engine was not going in & out of gear (fwd/rvs) reliably.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 August 2018
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory operational test of the vessel's port engine.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Keel

Issued 8 March 2017 Resolved

Pull 01 keel bolt from any location for inspection.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 March 2017
Resolved 15 March 2017
Resolution: Pulled keel bolt was in satisfactory condition. No further action required.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating

Issued 8 March 2017 Resolved

Treat/repair rot in forward compartment where indicated.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 March 2017
Resolved 15 March 2017
Resolution: Repairs made to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Stability › Watertight Integrity › General

Issued 8 March 2017 Resolved

Conduct satisfactory sea-trial prior to credit drydock/carrying passengers.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 March 2017
Resolved 5 April 2017
Resolution: Vessel conducted satisfactory sea-trial.

Ownership record

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