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ISLAND EXPLORER II

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named ISLAND EXPLORER II

ISLAND EXPLORER II is a 2003 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 41 inspections since 2002, most recently in April 2026, along with 28 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2017.

Records from 2002 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 8 April 2026.

Built
2003
Last inspected
8 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
41
Deficiencies
28 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
3 investigations · 2012–2017

Identity

US Official No.
1238286
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDG2708
MISLE id
609195
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367518430
Maury page id
psix-609195

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations30
…administrative events8
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record 21 calendar years (2002–2026)
The 41 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)40.0 ft × 12.5 ft × 3.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 6 / net 6
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSEAARK MARINE · MONTICELLO, AR, UNITED STATES · built 2003
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationTwin Hull
Hailing portCLEARWATER, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 8 July 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it6 - Simplified, Gross Ton
6 - Simplified, Net 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

WDG2708MMSI 367518430 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 November 2021, expires 16 February 2032
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 · 41

8 April 2026 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8334084
22 January 2026 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8285523
21 April 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8102910
18 April 2024 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7897634
9 January 2024 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7856793
18 January 2023 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7611374
28 February 2022 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7394354
1 February 2022 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7378708
28 September 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7322400
25 March 2021 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7158178
12 March 2020 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6918957
29 January 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6891601
7 March 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6632052
17 January 2018 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6332952
11 January 2018 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6332942
5 July 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6204439
26 January 2017 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6077688
21 March 2016 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5838135
19 February 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5818077
20 January 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5800137
23 June 2014 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4897207
22 June 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4897250
18 March 2014 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4818215
10 March 2014 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4813761
21 July 2012 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4385433
21 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4387634
24 February 2012 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4250263
30 January 2012 Drydock Exam · Deadweight Survey · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4246539
18 January 2012 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4226617
17 January 2012 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4226196
1 December 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4199295
22 August 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4132043
16 March 2009 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3436263
30 January 2008 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3135720
16 May 2007 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2955029
14 March 2007 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2887925
6 March 2007 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2882846
6 March 2006 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2593139
18 February 2005 Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2295309
3 May 2004 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2058311
5 December 2002 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1744224

Deficiency record · 28

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 May 2024 Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment determined by the marine inspector to not be in servicable condition must be repaired or replaced. 19 life jackets were found with deteriorating foam floatation. These were removed from service. Passenger count is limited to 32 until new life jackets are purchased, marked, and properly stowed on the vessel, to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard. 46 CFR 176.808
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 May 2024
Resolved 10 May 2024
Resolution: Received purchase invoice from vessel rep and email stating 20 adult life jackets have been purchased, marked, and onboard the vessel. Maximum passenger count raised to 48, maximum persons onboard may not exceed 51.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 29 January 2020 Resolved
Crop and renew wasted and holed aluminum overhead of port side midship compartment, outboard side, approximately 1/2 inch in size, as identified. Make available for inspection. All accessible parts of the vessel, including the hull plating shall be made available for inspection. 46CFR176.610
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 February 2020
Resolved 12 March 2020
Resolution: Vessel owner cropped and renewed area to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 7 March 2019 Resolved
A Submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power bilge pump provided that a positive shutoff valve is installed at the hull penetration. Positive shutoff valves missing on 05 submersible pump hull penetrations. Install positive shutoff valve on all submersible pump hull penetrations needed. 46 CFR 182.520
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 March 2019
Resolved 25 March 2019
Resolution: Verified installation of 05 metallic shutoff valves.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 13 February 2017 Resolved
Anchor Light not in operation. 46CFR185.420 Restricted to daylight operation only until repairs have been completed.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 March 2017
Resolved 9 March 2017
Resolution: Anchor light operational
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 21 March 2016 Resolved
During the inspection of the 12 hand flares, four flares were found to be expired. 46 CFR 180.68.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 March 2016
Resolved 21 March 2016
Resolution: Prior to the completion of the inspection, the O/O had a company employee drive to West Marine to acquire the four hand flares.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Operational
Issued 21 March 2016 Resolved
Each watertight compartment must be provided with a means of dewatering the space IAW 46 CFR 182.520. The float switch in the second space aft from the bow on the port hull was inoperable.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 21 March 2016
Resolved 21 March 2016
Resolution: The O/O replaced the switch prior to the completion of the inspection.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 23 June 2014 Resolved
Vsl ran soft aground. Inspect and verify hull integrity to watertight conditions IAW46 CFR 176.802.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 June 2014
Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Gasket
Issued 23 June 2014 Resolved
Replace watertight gasket on fwd port pontoon hatch IAW 46 CFR 176.802.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 June 2014
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Ram
Issued 21 July 2012 Resolved
Following allision with Mandalay Channel Bridge and subsequent loss of steering, vessel is restricted from the carriage of passengers until adequacy and strength of steering system can be confirmed, IAW 46 CFR 182.610(a)(1), by the attending Marine Inspector.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 21 July 2012
Resolution: Conducted visual inspection and operational tests of steering system and confirmed adequacy and strength of the system.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 24 February 2012 Resolved
PROVIDE 6 ADDITIONAL FLARES PRIOR TO OPERATING BEYOND THE DEMARCATION LINES LISTED IN 33 CFR PART 80.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 February 2012
Resolved 25 February 2012
Resolution: Rcv''d photo of flares provided.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 24 February 2012 Resolved
PROVIDE AN FCC CLASS I FLOAT FREE EPIRB PRIOR TO OPERATING BEYOND THE DEMARCATION LINES LISTED IN 33 CFR PART 80. PROVIDE PROOF TO THIS OFFICE.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 February 2012
Resolved 8 March 2012
Resolution: Rcv''d copy of NOAA registration.
Construction/Loadline › Markings › Vessel Name/Home Port
Issued 15 February 2012 Resolved
Mark vessel name on bow and stern
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 February 2012
Resolved 17 February 2012
Resolution: Rcv''d photo of hull markings
Construction/Loadline › Markings › Vessel Name/Home Port
Issued 15 February 2012 Resolved
Mark O.N. on interior
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 February 2012
Resolved 17 February 2012
Resolution: Rcv''''d photo of O.N. marked on interior blkhd
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail
Issued 15 February 2012 Resolved
Provide 39" gates for port & stbd stern openings.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 February 2012
Resolved 17 February 2012
Resolution: Rcv''''d photo of safety railing gates and safety line installed.
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Carriage of Charts and Publications
Issued 15 February 2012 Resolved
Provide Rules of the Road.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 February 2012
Resolved 17 February 2012
Resolution: Rcv''''d photo of NAVRULS
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Proper Use of Navigation/Anchor Lights
Issued 15 February 2012 Resolved
Renew port nav lt.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 February 2012
Resolved 17 February 2012
Resolution: Rcv''d photo of port navlight in operation.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Hose
Issued 15 February 2012 Resolved
Prove blue fuel hose meets USCG A-1
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 March 2012
Resolved 29 April 2012
Resolution: Rcv''d e-mail that fuel hoses had been renewed with USCG A-1 type.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 16 March 2009 Resolved
Water light does not operate and was not attached to the buoy via lanyard. Provide on board a working water light attached to the buoy via lanyard. Restricted to daylight operations until resolved.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 May 2009
Resolved 12 June 2009
Resolution: Water light is properly attached to ring buoy and is working as required.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 16 March 2009 Resolved
There are dead end wires at the operating console in way of an old horn. Remove dead end wires or secure in contained box.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 June 2009
Resolved 9 June 2009
Resolution: Dead end wires were romoved from the operating console.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 13 March 2007 Resolved
Properly seal through hull penetration in fwd stbd pontoon w/CG approved sealant.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 May 2007
Resolved 16 May 2007
Resolution: Through hull penetration properly sealed and w/o leaks.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld
Issued 13 March 2007 Resolved
Re-weld stiffner between 7th and 8th transverse frame.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 April 2007
Resolved 23 March 2007
Resolution: Stiffener re-welded prior to departing drydock. Written statement from master obtained attesting to all repairs.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 18 February 2005 Resolved
Cracked weld stbd side aft transom
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 February 2005
Resolved 6 March 2006
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Master
Issued 5 December 2002 Resolved
Provide for review a valid Operator's License for vessel's Master.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 March 2003
Resolved 18 February 2005
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Marking
Issued 5 December 2002 Resolved
Provide and post Emergency Instruction List as per 46 CFR 185.510.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 March 2003
Resolved 18 February 2005
Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Boarding Ladder
Issued 5 December 2002 Resolved
Conducted a satisfactory Man Overboard Drill to the satisfaction of the attending U.S. Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 March 2003
Resolved 18 February 2005
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 5 December 2002 Resolved
Provide onboard the vessel current and corrected charts as appropriate to vessel's route in accordance with 46 CFR 184.420.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 March 2003
Resolved 18 February 2005
Personnel › Training › First Aid/CPR
Issued 5 December 2002 Resolved
Provide documentation that at least 50% of vessel's required crew has a valid Red Cross First Aid/CPR card.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 March 2003
Resolved 18 February 2005
Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items › Waste Receptacles
Issued 5 December 2002 Resolved
Conduct a satisfactory Fire Drill to the satisfaction of the attending U.S. Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 March 2003
Resolved 18 February 2005

Casualty record · 3

21 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4387634
4 May 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4586412
5 July 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6204439
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.

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.