BIG STONE EXPRESS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

Built: 1972
Last inspected: 21 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 21
Deficiencies: 1 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 21 January 2026

Recorded inspections21

…physical examinations16

…administrative events5

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 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

544458

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WCX9178

47339

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-47339

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)73.7 ft × 17.9 ft × 8.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 78 / net 53

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCAMCRAFT, INC. · CROWN POINT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1972

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW CASTLE, DE

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 23 September 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it53 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
78 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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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Behind this panel: 21 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 1 deficiency with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; no other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Vessel history report

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Inspection history · 21

21 January 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8295260

30 May 2025 Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8109557

9 April 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8108024

26 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7901991

12 April 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7892966

20 July 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7747789

21 April 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7674629

20 March 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7653605

15 July 2022 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7507685

2 May 2022 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7441694

16 December 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7621161

18 May 2021 Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7200876

3 February 2021 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7113686

8 May 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6949978

29 May 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6733772

23 April 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6668339

28 August 2018 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6526324

10 May 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6410695

6 June 2017 Administrative Inspection · Excursion Permit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6186861

1 May 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6139429

10 February 2016 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5812106

Deficiency record · 1

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 20 July 2023 Resolved

Propulsion machinery shall be capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. Aft steering station non responsive throttle control. Vessel restricted to carrying passengers during operations that utilize aft steering station. 46CFR182.05-1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 July 2023
Resolved 21 July 2023
Resolution: MI attended vessel and confirmed satisfactory operation of aft steering station.

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.