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INDIGO EXPLORER
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named INDIGO EXPLORER
INDIGO EXPLORER is a 1999 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 38 inspections since 1999, most recently in February 2026, along with 49 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2018.
Records from 1999 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 18 February 2026.
- Built
- 1999
- Last inspected
- 18 February 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 49 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2018
Identity
1089490
WDQ7541
507253
Flag
UNITED STATES
368410250, 368453760
Maury page id
psix-507253
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded1
Years with a record
23 calendar years (1999–2026)
The 38 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)45.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 2.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 5 / net 5
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTRIDENT FLORIDA TRADING · TAVARES, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1999
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationTri Hull
Hailing portCOCOA BEACH, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 7 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 it5 - Simplified, Net Ton
5 - Simplified, Gross Ton
5 - Simplified, 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
WDQ7541MMSI 368453760 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 January 2026, expires 21 January 2036
WDQ2710MMSI 368410250 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 March 2025, expires 22 March 2035
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.
Inspection history · 38
18 February 2026
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8313243
18 December 2025
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8286420
8 July 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8179121
18 February 2025
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8081683
6 February 2025
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8075522
2 November 2023
COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7819104
6 April 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7664151
16 May 2022
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7444828
11 August 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7250468
18 February 2021
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7138024
30 July 2020
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7001410
9 August 2019
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6777905
19 July 2019
Deadweight Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6754939
30 May 2019
Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Plan Review "T" Boat · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6706452
13 February 2019
Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6626516
27 November 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6587395
15 August 2018
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6510799
12 May 2017
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6147533
3 November 2016
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6023736
10 December 2015
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5768527
8 December 2011
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4200280
7 September 2011
Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4127807
10 August 2011
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4111114
16 September 2010
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3838873
19 March 2009
In-Service Inspection · Deadweight Survey
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3451619
14 October 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3342101
1 November 2007
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3087434
1 October 2007
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3068421
13 April 2007
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2907134
17 October 2005
Annual Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2515371
1 December 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2251346
24 October 2003
Annual Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1929712
8 November 2002
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1713683
6 December 2001
Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1702436
16 March 2000
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1048257
9 March 2000
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 816348
1 December 1999
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 812833
1 December 1999
Initial Certification · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1464250
Deficiency record · 49
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 18 February 2026
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must: Be approved in accordance with § 160.050 in subchapter Q of this chapter, Replace reflective tape as required by approval.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 18 February 2026
Resolved
A vessel must be provided with bilge pumps in accordance with Table 182.520(a)F, provide hand bilge pump that reaches bottom of pontoons.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
The person in command of a documented vessel must have on board that vessel the original Certificate of Documentation (COD) currently in effect for that vessel. Marine Inspector (MI) observed that the COD for the vessel was expired. The vessel must have a valid COD before carriage of passengers.
46 CFR 67.313(a)
701c
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Marine employers must establish programs for the chemical testing for dangerous drugs on a random basis of crewmembers on inspected vessels who are required by law or regulation to hold a credential issued by the Coast Guard in order to perform their duties on the vessel. MI observed the master of the vessel was not enrolled in a random testing program and had no evidence of drug screening since May of 2024. Vessel restricted from carriage of passengers until a licensed master with proper enrollment and testing records is provided.
46 CFR 16.230(a)(1)
701c
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. MI observed 34 out of 38 lifejackets that were in an unsatisfactory condition. Passenger count reduced to 04 adult passengers until proper number of lifejackets are provided.
46 CFR 180.71(a)
705c
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 8 July 2025
Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. MI observed that vessels red/green navigational lights were inoperational. Vessel restricted to daytime operations with visibility greater than 01 nautical mile only.
46 CFR 183.420
705c
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 8 July 2025
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. MI observed that the contents of the first aid kit were expired. Vessel must carry a first aid kit with the proper unexpired contents.
46 CFR 184.710
16c
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 18 February 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 185.100
A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford adequate precaution against hazards that might endanger the vessel and the persons being transported. MI observed that all the pontoon chamber inspection plugs were no longer watertight.
CODE 705: Plugs must be replaced for vessel to receive drydock credit.
Owner did not replace the plugs. Changing to code 701.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 4 April 2024
Resolved
Batteries must be accessible for maintenance and removal.
MI observed floating water light battery was no longer within shelf life time frame and expired. Vessel is restricted to daylight ops only until battery is replaced. - 46 CFR 183.350(c)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 4 April 2024
Resolved
Electrical equipment exposed to corrosive environments must be of suitable construction and corrosion-resistant.
MI observed water in the vessel's starboard battery box. - 46 CFR 183.210(c)
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Medical Equipment, medical chest, medical guide
Issued 4 April 2024
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked "First-Aid Kit."
MI observed vessel did not have required contents in the first-aid kit. - 46 CFR 184.710
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 4 April 2024
Resolved
The owner shall, prior to receiving a Certificate of Inspection, submit for approval to the cognizant OCMI, at least two copies of the following plans...:
(4) Electrical installation including, but not limited to: (i) elementary one-line diagram of the power system (ii) cable lists
(iii) bills of materials
MI observed vessel had not submitted original electrical plans to the OCMI prior to inspection. - 46 CFR 177.202(a)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 4 April 2024
Resolved
Each Employee Assistance Program (EAP) must include at least the following elements: display and
distribution of a community service hot-line telephone
number for crewmember assistance.
MI observed vessel did not have EAP hot-line
telephone number posted. - 46 CFR 16.401(a)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 4 April 2024
Resolved
An EAP training program must be conducted for the employer's crewmembers and supervisory personnel. The training program must include at least the following elements: the effects and consequences of drug and alcohol use on personal health, safety, and work environment; the manifestations and behavioral cues that may indicate drug and alcohol use and abuse; and documentation of training given to crewmembers and the employer's supervisory personnel. Supervisory personnel must receive at least 60 minutes of training.
MI observed vessel owner had not received EAP training for 60 minutes. - 46 CFR 16.401(b)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 11 August 2021
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery light. Batteries found dead in both lights.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 11 August 2021
Resolved
Each child size life jacket must be stowed in a location that is appropriately marked. Stowage area for child life jackets unmarked.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 11 August 2021
Resolved
Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals shall be clearly marked. Container found to be unlabelled.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Minimum requirements)
Issued 11 August 2021
Resolved
As an employer you must provide to collectors the name and telephone number of the appropriated DER. Name and number of DER missing. 49 CFR 40.35
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 30 July 2020
Resolved
Each life ring buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material. Both life ring buoys were missing retroreflective material. Add retroreflective material.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 30 July 2020
Resolved
The frame or support of each portable fire extinguisher must be welded or permanently attached to a bulkhead or deck. Permanently mount the 40-BC fire extinguisher.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Ship specific plans for the recovery of persons from the water
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Master shall conduct sufficient drills and give instructions for recovery of persons overboard. Crew failed multiple man overboard drills. Demonstrate successful man overboard drill with CG present.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Vessels on Lakes, Bays, and Sounds route must carry three red hand flares and three orange smoke signals. Missing two orange smoke signals. Provide two orange smoke signals or two red hand flares.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Abandon ship and man overboard drills shall be logged. No drills have been logged since initial COI was issued. Provide documentation of drills being conducted. Amend emergency procedures to reflect updated procedures. Demonstrate drill to CG.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Each officer shall have his or her license onboard. Master did not have license onboard. Provide copy of medical certificate.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Battery found with six leads connected to one negative terminal. Remove excess leads.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Alcohol testing devices must be readily accessible. Alcohol test strips found expired. Provide proof of new strips.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 August 2018
Resolved
Ring buoys must be stowed in a way that it can rapidly cast loose. Ring buoy found secured to handrail.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 12 May 2017
Resolved
The water light line was not attached via clip to the ring buoy.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Hose
Issued 3 November 2016
Resolved
The fuel line connected to the fuel filter was held with only one clamp instead of two.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment
Issued 3 November 2016
Resolved
[name withheld] was not included Consortium Enrollment list.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket
Issued 3 November 2016
Resolved
B-II fire extiguisher at the operating station was not mounted on a bracket
Operations/Management › Lifesaving › Op Readiness/Maintenance/Inspection
Issued 3 November 2016
Resolved
The life jacket donning instuctions onboard the vessel were only for one type of PFD carried on the vessel, must provide instructions for each type of PDF.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Approval
Issued 8 December 2011
Resolved
Install retrofelctive tape on both sides of the ring lifebuoy IAW 46 CFR 185.604 (i).
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 1 November 2007
Resolved
Replace 2 orange flares
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Quantity
Issued 1 December 2004
Resolved
Provide one 2.5 gal. fire bucket for a total of three. Stencil "FIRE BUCKET" on each.
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 1 December 2004
Resolved
Repair overhead lighting fixtures in order to provide adequeate lighting to passenger deck under normal and emergency conditions.
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Overfill Devices
Issued 1 December 2004
Resolved
Remove overboard drainage lines from fuel oil fill coamings on both port and stbd fuel tanks; plug drainage hole such that no fuel oil may drain out and spill down tank exterior into tank space void.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 1 December 2004
Resolved
Unless first-aid kit is stowed in plain sight, mark stowage location with letters or symbols such that first aid kit is easily visible to crew.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 24 October 2003
Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, provide three day night flares.
Engineering
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
MODIFY FILL PIPE TO FUEL TANKS SO THAT OVERFLOW WILL BE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VESSEL.
Lifesaving
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Post lifejacket donning placard
Engineering
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Modify fuel fill to both tanks so that any overflow will not drain into thecompartment.
Navigation
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Provide charts and pubs for AOR
Lifesaving
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Provide watertight,high/vis container for flares
Lifesaving
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Conduct man overboard drills.
Lifesaving
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Post emergency instructions
Unknown
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Provide plans for hard top
Lifesaving
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Provide 1 child size life jacket.
Unknown
Issued 1 December 1999
Resolved
Provide as built plans for 80 gal fuel tank.
Casualty record · 1
27 November 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6587395
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.
Recorded names · 1
WHITE PELICAN (2018). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.