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NATURE TOURS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

NATURE TOURS is a 2003 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 23 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 July 2026.

Built
2003
Last inspected
20 July 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
15
Deficiencies
23 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
1196248
IMO number
—
Call sign
—
MISLE id
611534
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-611534

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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections15
…physical examinations15
Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it0 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Vessel history report

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 15

20 July 2026 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8440472
25 August 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8201945
31 May 2024 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7910111
13 September 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7786924
14 June 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7477932
16 May 2022 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7451738
30 August 2021 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7300633
14 August 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7019985
7 May 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6953062
14 June 2019 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6648929
30 January 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6600347
29 November 2017 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6314601
31 January 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6080512
29 November 2016 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6041589
8 January 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5793488

Deficiency record · 23

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 August 2021 Resolved
Fuel Shut Off Valves must be installed so as to close against fuel flow. New Outboards and new lines, and company that installed forgot to replace the fuel shut off valves. Install shut off valves per 46 CFR 182.455(b)(4)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 31 August 2021
Resolution: completed
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 30 August 2021 Resolved
Vessels on river routes must carry 6 approved flares. Vessel has 3 orange smoke, and 3 expired hand red flares. Replace hand red distress signals, and seperate the expired flares from the new flares.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 30 August 2021
Resolution: provided
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 30 August 2021 Resolved
An adult lifejacket must be provided for each person carried on board (vessel certificated for 24 persons). Vessel had on board 22 Type I PFD's. Restricted to no more than 22 passengers until can get 2 more Type I PFD's.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 30 August 2021
Resolution: provided
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide means to leave passenger count ashore.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 June 2019
Resolved 28 June 2019
Resolution: Slipaway River Tours uses a widget/app, they update this and it gets sent to different people.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide aspirin for 1st Aid Kit
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 21 June 2019
Resolution: provided
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide eye wash for 1st aid kit
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 21 June 2019
Resolution: provided
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide a copy of the Coast Pilot for area of operation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: provided
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide copy of light list for area of operation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: provided
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide 3-2.5gallon fire buckets, and label.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 June 2019
Resolved 21 June 2019
Resolution: provided
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide Type II retro-reflective material on RLB.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 June 2019
Resolved 28 June 2019
Resolution: provided and completed
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide copy of last pre-employment test.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: provided 2 pre-emplyments and one random
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Provide means for post casualty testing.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 27 June 2019
Resolution: provided by Drug Consortium
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Post EAP number
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 21 June 2019
Resolution: posted
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Complete 1 hour supervisory training for DAPI
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 28 June 2019
Resolution: completed, consortium sent on a flash drive
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 8 January 2018 Resolved
Missing Ammonia inhalants, provide Ammonia inhalants to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector. 46CFR160.041-4(b)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 January 2018
Resolved 15 January 2018
Resolution: Deficiency cleared, new Ammonia inhalants provided exp: 11/21
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Installation
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Install lock washers or lock nuts on battery cable connections. 46CFR183.340
Due 2 March 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Lock nuts installed on battery cables to terminals.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Remove or cap dead-end wire under operation station. 46CFR183.200 (G)(C)
Due 2 March 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Dead end wire removed.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Replace grab line on ring life buoy. 46CFR180.70
Due 2 March 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Entire life buoy replaced with approved type.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Storage
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Lable type and quantity of each storage area for life jackets. 46CFR185.604(F)
Due 2 March 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Life jacket stowage areas properly labeled IAW regulations.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Provide updated chart for area of operation. 46CFR184.420
Due 2 March 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: New chart provided for operating area.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Stenciling
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Re-label 1 fire bucket. 46CFR181.610
Due 2 March 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Fire bucket relabeled properly.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Superstructure
Issued 5 January 2017 Resolved
Repair three cracks starboard side at top of canopy frame near operating station iaw 46 CFR 176.610.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 January 2017
Resolved 28 February 2017
Resolution: Cracked welds satisfactorily repaired in all locations.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted
Issued 8 January 2016 Resolved
Unable to perform drills without proper Master's License onboard IAW 46 CFR 185.525.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 January 2016
Resolved 19 January 2016
Resolution: Conducted drills sufficiently.

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.