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SUNSET HORNBLOWER
SUNSET HORNBLOWER is a 1981 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2025, along with 38 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —, 6 operational controls and 2 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2010.
Records from 2004 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 June 2025.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 23 June 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 38 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2004–2010
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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
23 June 2025
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
38 recorded · 1
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
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Identity
636835
WDF5955
52985
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-52985
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)98.0 ft × 23.4 ft × 6.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 91 / net 62
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCAMCRAFT INC · JEAN LAFITTE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSAN FRANCISCO, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it91 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
62 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
62 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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20 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 38 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 6 operational controls with the dates imposed and removed; 2 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.
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Vessel history report
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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 · 20
23 June 2025
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8164992
16 January 2025
Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8063025
11 June 2024
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7932391
31 August 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7781299
16 May 2023
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7689607
23 February 2023
Drydock Exam · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7641092
28 June 2022
Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7472303
29 September 2021
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7323487
1 April 2021
Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7166810
26 February 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7146792
1 October 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7069069
20 August 2019
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6789097
6 August 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6805001
24 January 2019
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6613963
12 September 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6538703
10 September 2018
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6537295
21 June 2017
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6199160
12 May 2017
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Plan Review "T" Boat
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6174963
23 January 2017
Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6075240
24 August 2016
Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5980316
Deficiency record · 38
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks
Issued 23 June 2025
Resolved
The discharge ends of fuel tank vent pipes must be fitted with removable flame screens or flame arresters. The flame screens must consist of a single screen of corrosion resistant wire of at least 30 × 30 mesh. The flame screens or flame arresters must be of such size and design as to prevent reduction in the net cross sectional area of the vent pipe and permit cleaning or renewal of the flame screens or arrester elements. Replace vent rings. (46 CFR 182.450(e))
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Enhanced survey programme (ESP)
Issued 23 June 2025
No resolution recorded
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel ... giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull... and necessary facilities for passengers and crew. MI observed gaps and cracks in top longitudinal members in the vessel's liquor cabinet. Grind out and renew welds at next DDX. (46 CFR 177.100)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 11 June 2024
Resolved
All vessels shall be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartments under all practical conditions. MI observed the refrigerator condenser pipe dripping into a the bilge space below. MI requests plan proposal for tying this into an overboard discharge pipe by 25JUN2024.
46 CFR 182.25-1(a)(OLD-T)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 11 June 2024
Resolved
Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads must have means to make them watertight. MI observed electrical conduit passing through a watertight boundary, underneath the dishwasher, with evidence of dishwasher fluid leaking past the conduit into the watertight space below. Repair watertight boundary to the satisfaction of the Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 171.114(a)(2)(Old-T)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 11 June 2024
Resolved
Protective gratings shall be provided at such locations where persons or gear might come in contact with the exhaust pipe. MI observed inadequate exhaust lagging on the starboard engine exhaust. Lagging needs to be reattached in order to cover the entire piping or protective grating installed.
46 CFR 182.15-20 (g)
(Old-T)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Adequate lighting - mooring arrangements
Issued 11 June 2024
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspection of electrical equipment. MI observed a light fixture inoperable and another with a missing cover in the vessel's storeroom. Repair light fixtures to the satisfaction of the Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 176.806
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 11 June 2024
Resolved
The name of the vessel must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters on each life float paddle. MI observed the paddles in the forward/starboard buoyant apparatus with faded stenciling. Restencil paddles to the satisfaction of the Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 185.604 (g)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - cracking
Issued 11 June 2024
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of the hull structure and its appurtenances, including the following: inspection of all accessible parts of the interior of the hull and the watertight bulkheads. MI observed small cracks in the starboard steering compartment, on the forward peak, on top of the stem. Vessel must repair the cracks prior to next credit drydock.
46 CFR 176.802 (a)(1)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 31 August 2023
Resolved
Fire hydrants, when required, shall be of sufficient number and so located that any part of the vessel may be reached with an effective stream of water from a single length of hose. Hole in fire main found in void #2. Repair fire main piping to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 181.15-5(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 31 August 2023
Resolved
Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads must have means of making them watertight. Void #1 stbd side wire transit penetration is not watertight. Seal wire transit to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 31 August 2023
Resolved
Penetrations and openings in watertight bulkheads must have means of making them watertight. Engine room / Generator bulkhead high port side penetration is not watertight. Seal penetration to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 31 August 2023
Resolved
An inspection for renewal of a certificate of inspection in conducted to determine if the vessel is in satisfactory condition, fit for the service intended, and complies with all applicable regulations. It includes inspection and testing of the structure, machinery, equipment, and drills. The vessel must conduct a satisfactory man overboard drill, fire drill, and have their machinery, equipment, and structure inspected and tested underway.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 31 August 2023
Resolved
Unless otherwise stated in this section, life jackets must be stored in convenient places distributed throughout accommodation spaces. (1) Each stowage container for life jackets must not be capable of being locked. If practicable, the container must be designed to allow the life jackets to float free. Stowage areas of lifejackets were found to have locks that would compromise the ability to be float free. Repair the stowage areas to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 31 August 2023
Resolved
The bilge pipe piercing the collision bulkhead shall be fitted with a screw-down valve located on the forward side of the collision bulkhead and operable from above the weather deck. Bilge piping piercing FWD of collision bulkhead screw down valve inoperable. Vessel completed repairs and operationally tested to the satisfaction of the marine inspector.
46 CFR 182.25-5(d)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 31 August 2023
Resolved
Each inflatable liferaft, inflatable buoyant apparatus, life float, and buoyant apparatus on the vessel on March 11, 1996, may be used to meet the requirements of this part for these survival craft as long as the survival craft is continued in use on the vessel, and is in good and serviceable condition. Life floats orange color was faded from dirt and age. Vessel to clean dirt from life floats to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. Vessel cleaned life floats to the satisfaction of the marine inspector.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Openings to cargo area, doors, ... scuttles
Issued 28 June 2022
Resolved
An interior or exterior opening that is temporarily closed by cover plates or boards held in place only by hook bolts is considered open to the weather. Hook bolts were not visible and additional paneling material has been added to the interior of the tonnage door. Make corrections at next credit drydock.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 28 June 2022
Resolved
At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected. Diesel fuel supply piping is connected to the fire main piping with a closed valve and temporary lock-out tag preventing contamination. Permanent means for segregation must be made at next credit drydock.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 28 June 2022
Resolved
All vessels shall be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartment other than small buoyancy compartments. Bilge pump in the engine compartment was not operable.
46 CFR 182.25-1(a) OLD T
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
Except as otherwise allowed by this subpart, a vessel must comply with the structural design requirements of one of the standards listed below for the hull material of the vessel. Aluminum hull vessels: Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft; or For a vessel of not more than 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length: ABS Steel Vessel Rules (<61 Meters), with the appropriate conversions from the ABS Aluminum Vessel Rules. One inch crack found on port and starboard sides where the second transverse frame meets the first longitudinal frame.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 29 September 2021
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to test the steering systems of the vessel and make them available for inspection to the extent necessary to determine that they are in suitable condition and fit for the service intended. The port rudder shaft seal was leaking at a rate of approximately one half gallong per minute while underway. The operator tightened the packing gland to the satisafction of the Marine Inspector.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 26 February 2021
Resolved
A vessel exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period must undergo a drydock and internal structural examination at least once every two years. Vessel has failed to schedule drydock and internal structural examination within two years of last drydock as listed on the COI.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 1 October 2020
Resolved
All vessels of 26 feet in length and over shall be provided with individual bilge lines and bilge suctions for each watertight compartment. Valve for forepeak bilge is inoperable.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 20 August 2019
Resolved
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all engine exhaust pipes must be water cooled. Vessel's port engine exhaust cooling was leaking at a rate of approximately 1 drop/5 seconds while underway. Repair the exhaust cooling leak.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 24 January 2019
Resolved
Cracked weld on starboard side of Frame 14, where the deck meets the frame. Repair prior to dry dock completion.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 12 September 2018
Resolved
IMO: Vsl is broadcasting invalid IMO #, ZERO LENGTH OR BEAM: no dimension information (AIS Antenna Position ABCD values equals 0)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio life-saving appliances
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
To enhance protection of life and property it is mandatory that each 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB be registered with NOAA before installation and that information be kept up-to-date. Call sign incorrect; update registration. 47 CFR 80.1061(f)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
Provide a minimum standard of regulations for electrical installations and equipment that will result in a vessel that is reasonably safe from electrical shock of personnel. Dead-end wire found in engine room below A/C chill water pump junction box. Connected to electrical panel, breaker taped off, however could accidentally be energized; remove wire. 46 CFR 183.01-5
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
Watertight doors and watertight hatches must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 1 inch high: “WATERTIGHT DOOR—KEEP CLOSED” or “WATERTIGHT HATCH—KEEP CLOSED”. Labeling on both QAWTD illegible due to fading color; replace labeling.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. NTM available, but charts not updated since February 2018; correct charts.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
The intent of this part is to insure that the scantlings, material, fastenings, workmanship and arrangement of each vessel are such as to provide for safe operation in accordance with the terms of its certificate of inspection. Pitting found at the intersection of Frame 1 and the first longitudinal bulkhead. Rectify deficiency during next drydock inspection. 46 CFR 177.01-5
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
The intent of this part is to insure that the scantlings, material, fastenings, workmanship and arrangement of each vessel are such as to provide for safe operation in accordance with the terms of its certificate of inspection. Weld crack found on the starboard side at the intersection of Frame 14 and the connection to the deck. Rectify deficiency during next drydock inspection. 46 CFR 177.01-5
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 1 August 2017
Resolved
Provide proof of purchase for the approved man overboard net demonstrated to the Coast Guard on 08/01/2017.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 6 July 2017
Resolved
All vessels shall be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartment. Vessel shall demonstrate the proper operation of the bilge system at 50 gallons per minute. 46 CFR 182.25-10(a) (Old T)
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 6 July 2017
Resolved
Crew shall demonstrate adequate means to recover injured or unconcious man overboard. 46CFR185.420(a)
Lifesaving › Embarkation Appliances/Stations › Steps
Issued 28 June 2017
Resolved
1) Replace the 12” wide vertical ladder leading from the large (4’x6’) escape hatch on the second deck into the aft starboard corner of the main deck with the originally approved installation. Remove all stored items currently preventing the quick escape of passengers to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. 46CFR177.15-1
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Piping
Issued 12 May 2017
Resolved
Repair small leak in the bilge system directly in front of the starboard main engine.
Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Piping
Issued 12 May 2017
Resolved
New strainer for the generator is not in compliance with CVC Policy 16-02 and is not accepted. Provide plan for the renewal of the strainer and replace current strainer with compliant strainer.
Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Piping
Issued 12 May 2017
Resolved
All raw water systems were utilizing only single hose clamps, double clamps must be added per 46CFR182.720(e)(3)(v)(B).
Casualty record · 2
8 June 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2109346
10 October 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3868266
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.
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