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EMPIRE DEFENDER

Passenger (Uninspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named EMPIRE DEFENDER

EMPIRE DEFENDER is a 1978 passenger vessel (uninspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1984, most recently in March 2008, along with 27 deficiencies — 4 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 1984 to 2008. Most recent: inspection, 7 March 2008.

Built
1978
Last inspected
7 March 2008
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
26
Deficiencies
27 recorded · 4 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
601523
IMO number
—
Call sign
WAB3057
MISLE id
50075
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
—
Maury page id
psix-50075

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations18
…administrative events2
…with no type recorded6
Years with a record 13 calendar years (1984–2008)
The 26 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 18 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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)31.3 ft × 10.8 ft × 3.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 6 / net 5
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
Builderbuilder not recorded · STUART, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1978
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST. AUGUSTINE, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 4 August 2026 · expires 31 August 2027
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Uninspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it5 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
6 - 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 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

WAB3057MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 August 1994, cancelled 22 August 2004 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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.

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. Reports.

Inspection history · 26

7 March 2008 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3166733
18 June 2002 Hull Examination · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1636238
30 May 1996 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1084942
1 April 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1078203
22 June 1995 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1190374
2 June 1995 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 874444
27 April 1995 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 860858
1 September 1994 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 863104
6 July 1994 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 862214
15 June 1994 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1017308
16 June 1993 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 846254
12 April 1993 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 833024
11 June 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 959581
10 June 1992 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1267874
11 September 1989 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 912629
25 April 1989 Deficiency Check · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1346628
23 March 1989 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 897907
11 May 1988 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1344395
23 February 1988 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1338307
11 December 1987 Drydock Extension
Administrative · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1002674
9 July 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1017531
3 February 1987 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1318776
29 May 1986 Deficiency Check · Credit Drydock
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 996295
9 January 1986 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 998464
24 January 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1283081
13 November 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1284022

Deficiency record · 27

Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Not on Board
Issued 7 March 2008 No resolution recorded
PROVIDE FLARES.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Lights
Issued 7 March 2008 No resolution recorded
PROVIDE LIGHTS ON ALL PFD'S.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Operator
Issued 7 March 2008 No resolution recorded
PROVIDE CURRENT OPERATORS LICENSE.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Documentation › Safety Management System › Emergency Drill/Exercise Programs
Issued 7 March 2008 No resolution recorded
PROVIDE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 27 April 1995 Resolved
Post a plastics/trash placard.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 April 1995
Resolved 27 April 1995
Lifesaving
Issued 27 April 1995 Resolved
Repair or replace ring life buoy._x001C_ (chips out webbing deteriorated)_x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 April 1995
Resolved 27 April 1995
Lifesaving
Issued 27 April 1995 Resolved
Restencil lifejackets with vessel name._x001C_ (most are faded and nearly unable to read)
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 April 1995
Resolved 27 April 1995
Engineering
Issued 27 April 1995 Resolved
Replace starter solenoid and repair as necessary wiring harness to starter.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 April 1995
Resolved 27 April 1995
Lifesaving
Issued 27 April 1995 Resolved
Replace 100 foot seapainter on lifefloat._x001C_ AND_x001C_ Stencil name of vessel on lifefloat paddles.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 April 1995
Resolved 27 April 1995
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 27 April 1995 Resolved
Provide a positive means to lock the MSD overboard discharge.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 April 1995
Resolved 27 April 1995
Lifesaving
Issued 27 April 1995 Resolved
Post lifejacket donning placard.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 April 1995
Resolved 27 April 1995
Lifesaving
Issued 6 July 1994 Resolved
Provide 2 paddles for lifefloat.
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 July 1994
Resolved 6 July 1994
Engineering
Issued 12 April 1993 Resolved
Replace or make permanent repairs to the leaking inlet tube on the lube oilcooler.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 April 1993
Resolved 12 April 1993
Electrical
Issued 12 April 1993 Resolved
Replace battery box cover.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 April 1993
Resolved 12 April 1993
Documentation
Issued 12 April 1993 Resolved
Provide evidence of a drug testing program that meets the standards set forth in 46 CFR part 16._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 April 1993
Resolved 12 April 1993
Documentation
Issued 12 April 1993 Resolved
Post Certificate of Inspection.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 April 1993
Resolved 12 April 1993
Construction/Loadline
Issued 12 April 1993 Resolved
Mount wires to bilge pump in stern compartment.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 April 1993
Resolved 12 April 1993
Navigation
Issued 12 April 1993 Resolved
Replace rudder with one that an emergency tiller can be attached to.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 April 1993
Resolved 12 April 1993
Engineering
Issued 25 April 1989 Resolved
FLEX HOSE INSTALLED BETWEEN FUEL FILTER AND ENGINE LONGER THAN 30 INCHES
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 April 1989
Resolved 25 April 1989
Documentation
Issued 25 April 1989 Resolved
FCC SHIP STATION LICENSE EXPIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 April 1989
Resolved 25 April 1989
Documentation
Issued 25 April 1989 Resolved
FCC SAFETY CERT EXPIRED
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 April 1989
Resolved 25 April 1989
Lifesaving
Issued 25 April 1989 Resolved
EXTERIOR SURFACE OF LIFE FLOAT/BUOYANT APPARATAS CRACKED EXPOSING INNER BUOYANT MATERIAL TO ELEMENTS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 April 1989
Resolved 25 April 1989
Unknown
Issued 11 May 1988 Resolved
REPLACE FUEL SUPPLY HOSE WITH PIPE AS REQUIRED BY 46 CFR 182.20-40.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 May 1988
Resolved 11 May 1988
Unknown
Issued 11 May 1988 Resolved
RERPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED BOUYANT APPARATUS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 May 1988
Resolved 11 May 1988
Electrical
Issued 3 February 1987 Resolved
THERE IS NO COVER FOR THE BATTERY BOX WHICH IS OPEN TO DAMAGE FROM ABOVE. INSTALL A SUFFICEINT COVER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 February 1987
Resolved 3 February 1987
Engineering
Issued 3 February 1987 Resolved
THE VESSEL HAS EXCESSIVE OIL IN THE BILGE DUE TO A LEAK IN THE OIL FILTER SYSTEM OF THE MAIN ENGINE. LEAK MUST BE REPAIRED AND BILGES CLEANED AND KEPT CLEAN.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 February 1987
Resolved 3 February 1987
Engineering
Issued 24 January 1985 Resolved
REPLACE THE PUMP FOR THE BILGE MANIFOLD SYSTEM. A PUMP OF AT LEAST 10 GPM IS REQUIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 January 1985
Resolved 24 January 1985

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.