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COASTAL EXPLORER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Other hulls named COASTAL EXPLORER

COASTAL EXPLORER is a 1998 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 42 inspections since 1998, most recently in April 2026, along with 36 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2004.

Records from 1998 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 April 2026.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 13 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 42
Deficiencies: 36 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2004
Inspected with: 3 other vessels

Identity

1066660

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WCY4248

474831

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

366750190

Maury page id

psix-474831

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations37

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 26 calendar years (1998–2026)

The 42 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)86.7 ft × 22.7 ft × 9.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 95 / net 65

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)86.7 ft × 22.7 ft × 9.3 ft

ITC tonnagegross 194 / net 67

BuilderWESTPORT SHIPYARD, INC · WESTPORT, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portSEWARD, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 16 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 it194 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
95 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
67 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
65 - 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 September 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.

Radio station licence

WCY4248MMSI 366750190 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 May 2018, expires 1 June 2028

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 3

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.

ALASKA SUNRISE Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 49905 · 7 June 2004 · activity 2091700 GLACIER EXPLORER Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 436154 · 7 June 2004 · activity 2091700 TANAINA Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 495478 · 7 June 2004 · activity 2091700

Inspection history · 42

13 April 2026 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8311881

18 September 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8237180

21 August 2025 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8215166

21 May 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8141941

1 August 2024 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7975500

11 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7894483

7 September 2023 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7794168

14 June 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7715421

30 March 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7430516

14 September 2021 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7312437

15 April 2021 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7170048

2 June 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6977843

4 September 2019 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6796584

1 May 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6674763

9 February 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6356507

29 September 2017 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6278177

4 May 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6094290

26 May 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5909609

4 May 2016 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5866826

28 October 2015 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5751228

15 May 2014 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4859781

16 May 2012 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4368354

30 March 2010 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3704997

13 May 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3205890

19 March 2008 Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3168472

15 May 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2948940

30 April 2007 Annual Inspection · MARPOL Annex V Examination

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2924698

11 May 2006 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · MARPOL Annex V Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2667730

21 March 2006 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2606935

5 January 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2561488

26 April 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2385418

7 June 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2091700

19 April 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2058488

17 March 2004 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2027545

6 May 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1843181

17 April 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1777163

16 April 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1696214

15 March 2002 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1686886

16 April 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1425192

5 April 2000 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1379022

26 April 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 791128

15 May 1998 Hull Examination · Initial Certification · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1428955

Deficiency record · 36

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 15 April 2026 Resolved

Found 2 holes on bilge piping after the check valve in fwd compartment.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 April 2026
Resolved 15 April 2026
Resolution: piping replaced

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts

Issued 14 June 2023 Resolved

Life rafts must be stowed and attached correctly for immediate deployment. The STBD raft is installed incorrectly. This must be corrected PRIOR to carrying more than 102 passengers.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 15 June 2023
Resolution: Corrected.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 14 June 2023 Resolved

All escape hatches and other emergency exits used for escape must be marked with 'EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR' on both sides with at least 2" letters. The hatches for the crew quarters and machinery space didn't have it on both sides.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 July 2023
Resolved 19 July 2023
Resolution: Corrected

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 14 June 2023 Resolved

The vessel and equipment must be protected against all electrical hazards. Both tail shaft grounding connections are not in direct contact with the shafts.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 July 2023
Resolved 19 July 2023
Resolution: Corrected

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

Issued 15 April 2021 Resolved

Demonstrate proper operation of all pressure operated switches for fixed fire fighting system.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Verified operation of the 01 POS for the Shorepower.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Lighting (Accommodation)

Issued 15 April 2021 Resolved

Properly wire overhead light in lazarette.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Light was properly rewired.

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

Issued 15 April 2021 Resolved

01 liferings missing appropriate length of line; roughly 30'.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: New line was installed.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - operational damage

Issued 15 April 2021 Resolved

Make forward bulkhead in crew quarters watertight

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Bulkhead made watertight.

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

Issued 15 April 2021 Resolved

Remove extension cord penetrating crew quarters bulkhead.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Extension cord removed.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Neutral Ground

Issued 4 May 2016 Resolved

Ground wires are not grounded fwd/aft on the port and stbd engines.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 May 2016
Resolved 5 May 2016
Resolution: Examined/cleared.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts

Issued 4 May 2016 Resolved

Update charts.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 June 2016
Resolved 16 May 2016
Resolution: Observed newly obtained chart for operating area.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Hose

Issued 30 March 2010 Resolved

Port side fuel fill hose is permanently kinked and has sustained damage. Renew hose prior to carrying passengers.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 8 April 2010
Resolution: Fuel fill hose replaced & bonded

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Hose

Issued 30 March 2010 Resolved

Double hose clamp missing on bilge overboard in thruster room. Provide double hose clamp.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 April 2010
Resolved 8 April 2010
Resolution: Clamp added to flex hose

Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Gasket

Issued 19 March 2008 Resolved

Penetration not watertight in bulkhead aft of collision bulkhead.

Due 19 April 2008
Resolved 31 March 2008
Resolution: The penetration was filled with expanding foam, 5200 over the foam, then a wooded plate was screwed over penetration.

Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Gasket

Issued 19 March 2008 Resolved

Required water tight bulkhead has a new wire run that is not watertight. Make penetration watertight.

Due 19 April 2008
Resolved 31 March 2008
Resolution: The penetration was filled with expanding foam, 5200 over the foam, then a wooded plate was screwed over penetration.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage

Issued 15 May 2007 Resolved

Over 25 non-safety sensitive employess were being DOT tested, and should not have been. This resulted in two employees testing positive and subsiquently being re-tested improperly. This also resulted in permanent federal records for these individuals.

Due 22 May 2007
Resolved 22 May 2007
Resolution: Non safety sensitive members were removed from DOT testing.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Random

Issued 15 May 2007 Resolved

The company did not meet the requirement for 50% random testing of covered employees. This was as a result of the inclusion of non safety sensitive employees being selected for testing vice ONLY safety sensitive members being selected.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 19 March 2008
Resolution: The company split the pool between safety sensitive and non safety-sensitive personnel.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Training Requirements

Issued 15 May 2007 Resolved

Supervisory training for reasonable cause testing not documented. Also, no written list of which supervisors have authority to make a reasonable cause determination.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 19 March 2008
Resolution: Observed training certificate for supervisor.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Serious Marine Incident

Issued 15 May 2007 Resolved

Saliva testing strips were expired.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 19 March 2008
Resolution: New saliva testing strips were purchased and placed on the vessels.

Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Gasket

Issued 11 May 2006 Resolved

Install captive chain on fwd hatch to forpeak.

Due 11 June 2006
Resolved 15 May 2006
Resolution: A captive chain was installed on the hatch to the forepeak. The date completed is approximate.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Conductor

Issued 11 May 2006 Resolved

Remove or make safe dead end wires on bow thruster at bus block.

Due 11 June 2006
Resolved 11 May 2006
Resolution: The dead end wires were repaired. Date copleted is approximate.

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Fire

Issued 11 May 2006 Resolved

Provide crew to complete drills fire and man overboard.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 11 May 2006
Resolution: The crew performed satisfactory drills. Date completed is approxmate.

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 26 April 2005 Resolved

Provide current FCC Safety Certificate.

Due 26 May 2005
Resolved 29 April 2005
Resolution: Owner/Operator provided FCC documents.

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Fire

Issued 26 April 2005 Resolved

Provide crew and perform drills in the presence of and to the satisfaction of a marine inspector.

Due 26 May 2005
Resolved 29 April 2005
Resolution: Held underway drills.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 17 April 2003 Resolved

Prove proper operation of anchor light.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 April 2003
Resolved 17 April 2003
Resolution: Corrected during boarding.

Lifesaving › Immersion Suits

Issued 17 April 2003 Resolved

Mark vessel name on immersion suit.

Due 18 April 2003
Resolved 17 April 2003

Operations/Management › Equipment Service/Testing › EPIRB

Issued 17 April 2003 Resolved

Provide current hydro release on board and properly attach to EPIRB mounting bracket.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 25 April 2003
Resolved 17 April 2003

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 17 April 2003 Resolved

Provide emergency broadcast placard and mount in vicinity of VHF radio.

Due 18 April 2003
Resolved 17 April 2003
Resolution: I issued one to vessel Master.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Location

Issued 17 April 2003 Resolved

Provide one additional BII fire extinguisher on board.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 April 2003
Resolved 17 April 2003
Resolution: Fire servicing tech completed hydrotest of extinguisher and remounted on vessel.

Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB

Issued 17 April 2003 Resolved

Provide current registration of EPIRB.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 25 April 2003
Resolved 22 April 2003
Resolution: Faxed copy received from vessel owner.

Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB

Issued 17 April 2003 Resolved

Replace expired battery on EPIRB.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 25 April 2003
Resolved 22 April 2003
Resolution: Received E-mail from [name withheld] stating that new battery placed in EPIRB and EPIRB remounted properly on board.

Unknown

Issued 5 April 2000 Resolved

PROVIDE A COAST GUARD APPROVED VAPOR BARRIER OVER CERAMAGUARD CEILING TILESIN ENGINEROOM. VAPOR BARRIER TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF 46CFR177.405(E) AND 46CFR164.012.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 April 2000
Resolved 5 April 2000

Navigation

Issued 26 April 1999 Resolved

Provide current Light List.

Condition: Unknown
Due 26 April 1999
Resolved 26 April 1999

Lifesaving

Issued 26 April 1999 Resolved

Provide current NOAA EPIRB registration.

Condition: Unknown
Due 10 May 1999
Resolved 24 May 1999

Documentation

Issued 15 May 1998 Resolved

OBTAIN DOCUMENTATION CERTIFICATE PRIOR TO COMMENCING OPERATIONS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 15 May 1998
Resolved 15 May 1998

Lifesaving

Issued 15 May 1998 Resolved

Conduct man overboard and fire drills with vessel crew in the presence of amarine inspector, prior to the carriage of passengers.

Condition: Unknown
Due 15 May 1998
Resolved 15 May 1998

Casualty record · 1

7 June 2004Significant Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 injured · activity 2091700

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.