WESLEY S

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

WESLEY S is a 1977 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2025, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 17 June 2025.

Built: 1977
Last inspected: 17 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 5 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 17 June 2025

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations12

Deficiencies 5 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

584914

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WDD6323

49290

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-49290

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.1 ft × 12.0 ft × 4.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 17 / net 11

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderLAFCO INC · LAFAYETTE LA, UNITED STATES · built 1977

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portBATON ROUGE, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 13 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 it17 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
11 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 12

17 June 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8161114

29 January 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7849717

13 February 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7629012

12 May 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7435283

12 January 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7123423

20 May 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6952543

21 February 2019 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6625700

25 May 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6423467

15 May 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6142872

1 August 2016 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5959656

22 July 2016 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5949487

10 March 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5830745

Deficiency record · 5

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage

Issued 20 May 2020 Resolved

At each reinspection and at every other vessel inspection the marine inspector shall require that all observed unsafe practices and hazardous situations be corrected. In engine room, found port vertical side shell stiffener weldment broken where it attaches to the deck stiffener in way of slight gunwhale inset. Repair weldment to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46CFR176.25-50(a)

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 May 2020
Resolved 20 May 2020
Resolution: Welders cleaned up broken area and rewelded to the satisfaction of the lead [name withheld] corrected on the spot.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Condition

Issued 29 May 2018 Resolved

Portable Fire Extinguisher in Engine Room is past its annual inspection period. Replace and provide proof of compliance to satisfaction of Marine Inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 June 2018
Resolved 30 May 2018
Resolution: Operator provided satisfactory proof of compliance with regulations.

Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Coupling

Issued 29 May 2018 Resolved

Coupling on Starboard Drive Shaft was loose or damaged, causing a significant play in the shaft during operation. Repair to satisfaction of Marine Inspector.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 29 May 2018
Resolved 30 May 2018
Resolution: Operator provided proof of satisfactory repair to the saft and coupling installation.

Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Expired

Issued 15 May 2017 Resolved

Replace all six distress signals on board due to past due date of expiry.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 May 2017
Resolved 15 May 2017
Resolution: Replaced all flares.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 15 May 2017 Resolved

Replace first aid kit. Medicine contained is expired.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 May 2017
Resolved 15 May 2017
Resolution: Replaced medical kit in its entirety.

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.