COASTAL EXPLORER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

COASTAL EXPLORER is a 1998 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 11 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2004.

Records from 2004 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 April 2026.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 13 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2004

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 13 April 2026

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations18

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 11 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

1066660

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WCY4248

474831

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-474831

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 shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

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 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 · 19

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

Deficiency record · 11

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.

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. 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.