ISLAND EXPLORER II

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

ISLAND EXPLORER II is a 2003 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2017.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 8 April 2026.

Built: 2003
Last inspected: 8 April 2026
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 · 2012–2017

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 8 April 2026

Recorded inspections20

…physical examinations17

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

1238286

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WDG2708

609195

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-609195

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 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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Inspection history · 20

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

Deficiency record · 6

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.

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. 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.