BLUE DOLPHIN II

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O)

BLUE DOLPHIN II is a 2002 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2025, along with 6 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 3 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2021.

Records from 2009 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 17 September 2025.

Built: 2002
Last inspected: 17 September 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2009–2021
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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 September 2025

Recorded inspections20

…physical examinations17

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 6 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

1126560

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WOEO

563799

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-563799

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)65.0 ft × 23.0 ft × 9.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 66 / net 52

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCATAMARANS NORTHWEST INC · ABERDEEN, WA, UNITED STATES · built 2002

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Direct

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portPORT ALLEN, HI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 18 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it66 - Simplified, Gross Ton
52 - Simplified, 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 1

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

BLUE DOLPHIN Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 496618 · 18 September 2021 · activity 7321555

Inspection history · 20

17 September 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · OP location-Sector Honolulu Prevention Department- Lihue · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8235689

1 May 2025 Hull Examination

Physical examination · OP location-Sector Honolulu Prevention Department- Lihue · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8127164

17 September 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · OP location-Sector Honolulu Prevention Department- Lihue · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8004343

18 October 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7810213

1 May 2023 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7696006

14 September 2022 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7558958

7 October 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7328936

19 September 2021 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7315945

18 September 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7321555

4 May 2021 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7190324

2 November 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7089070

28 May 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6963141

13 November 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6856573

22 July 2019 Excursion Permit · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6758801

7 April 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6658548

27 November 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6587760

24 April 2018 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6398784

6 October 2017 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6262701

17 November 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6050992

30 May 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 5899508

Deficiency record · 6

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation

Issued 17 September 2025 Resolved

A space containing diesel machinery must be fitted with at least two ducts to furnish natural or powered supply and exhaust ventilation. The total inlet area and the total outlet area of each ventilation duct may not be less than one square inch for each foot of beam of the vessel. These minimum areas must be increased as necessary when the ducts are considered as part of the air supply to the engines. One duct to furnish ventilation was missing from vessel. Provide two ducts to furnish ventilation using approved plans. 46 CFR 182.465(c)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 17 October 2025
Resolved 10 December 2025
Resolution: New ventilation installed as original plans show.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 17 September 2025 Resolved

A pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system must: Be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Pre-engineered system currently uses 2 different manufactured parts. Seafire and Fireboy. Provide one brand of pre-engineered fire fighting system in accordance with manufactures instructions. 46 CFR 181.420(a)(4)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 17 September 2025
Resolved 21 October 2025
Resolution: New Fire Boy system installed and tested.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity

Issued 18 October 2023 Resolved

Vessel built with FRP general purpose resin must have boundaries that separate machinery spaces from accommodation spaces, service spaces, and control spaces lined with non combustible panels IAW 46CFR164.009 Vessel has missing sections of insulation along its engine compartment bulkheads.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 November 2023
Resolved 25 January 2024
Resolution: Vessel's engine rooms has been painted with fire retardant paint as a equivalent to meet non composite material along accommodation boundaries.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations

Issued 18 October 2023 Resolved

Vessel has missing sections of insulation along its engine compartments FRP bulkheads (Port & Stbd). Vapor barriers must be provided where insulation of any type is used in spaces where flammable and combustible liquids or vapors are present, such as machinery spaces. Provide vapor tight engine compartments. Seal gaps in bulkhead around wiring and in bulkheads behind stairs.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 20 November 2023
Resolution: Satisfactory repairs were made to the engine compartments and engine compartment is now vapor tight.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 18 October 2023 Resolved

Fill pipes must be arranged that overflow of liquid or vapor cannot escape to inside the vessel. Vessels fills hoses are cracked and are no longer in serviceable condition. Replace hoses with approved capable type and prove its installed as per 182.445(g) of this sub chapter.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 20 November 2023
Resolution: Vessel installed new fill hoses for it's fuel tanks. All satisfactory.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 19 September 2021 Resolved

Starboard engine will not start. Provide evidence what caused the casualty, prove suitable repairs, and engines operate as per approved design.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 September 2021
Resolved 28 September 2021
Resolution: Computer module ESRS-Mark V p/n 131-241 was found not capable of restarting the MDEs after fire suppression system is activated. Old computer module was replaced with new module and field tested by MI. All sat.

Casualty record · 3

18 September 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3602211

7 April 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6658548

18 September 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7321555

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.