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SEA KING

SEA KING is a 1977 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 5 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2025, along with 9 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 4 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2010.

Records from 2001 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 14 July 2025.

Built
1977
Last inspected
14 July 2025
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
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 14 July 2025
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 4 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

WDC8911
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-49132

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)59.8 ft × 21.8 ft × 6.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 79 / net 53
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderEAST BAY BOAT WORKS · HARKERS ISLAND, NC, UNITED STATES · built 1977
Hull materialWood
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portBELMAR, NJ
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it79 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
53 - 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.

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Inspection history · 5

14 July 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8185474
1 August 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6497644
27 September 2017 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6288867
10 August 2017 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6235990
16 November 2016 Annual Inspection · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6060199

Deficiency record · 9

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 27 September 2017 Resolved
Vessel suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Irma. Submit repair proposal of intended repairs, and receive approval, prior to conducting any repairs.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 27 September 2017
Resolved 16 October 2017
Resolution: Proposal Submitted
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 10 August 2017 Resolved
Vessel is missing 9 adult PFDs. Provide new pfd prior to carrying full complement.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 August 2017
Resolution: New PFD were provided.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 10 August 2017 Resolved
STBD engine exhaust riser is cracked. Repair/renew.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 August 2017
Resolution: Riser was repaired.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 10 August 2017 Resolved
Port navigation light is extinguished. Renew/repair.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 August 2017
Resolution: Navigation light is extinguished.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 10 August 2017 Resolved
STBD engine tach is inoperable. Repair/renew.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 August 2017
Resolution: Tach was repaired.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 10 August 2017 Resolved
FCC station license is missing. Provide new license.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 August 2017
Resolution: License was renewed.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment
Issued 10 August 2017 Resolved
Epirb testing log is missing. Provide log and track monthly EPRIB Testing.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 August 2017
Resolution: Log was provided.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Quantity
Issued 23 December 2016 Resolved
Vessel has 24 adult PFD that are not serviceable. Vessel is restricted to 63 adults until new PFD are provided.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 6 January 2017
Resolution: 24 PFD were placed into service.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Piping (exhaust)
Issued 23 December 2016 Resolved
STBD engine exhaust cooling water integration point is leaking water. Repair/renew.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 January 2017
Resolved 6 January 2017
Resolution: Piping leak was repaired and is not leaking.

Casualty record · 4

15 December 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1474282
11 July 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3265044
17 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3396944
11 October 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3869949
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.