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HORNBLOWER ESPRIT

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

HORNBLOWER ESPRIT is a 2003 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 2003, most recently in October 2020, along with 42 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.

Records from 2003 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 7 October 2020.

Built
2003
Last inspected
7 October 2020
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
30
Deficiencies
42 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2006
Inspected with
3 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
1142545
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDH8905
MISLE id
624212
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
366901640, 367552860, 367662670 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-624212

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations22
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record 13 calendar years (2003–2020)
The 30 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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

Tonnage as PSIX records it63 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
49 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
178 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
73 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDH8905MMSI 367662670 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 March 2015, cancelled 24 May 2025
WDG6038MMSI 367552860 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 November 2012, cancelled 7 January 2023
WDB4725MMSI 366901640 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 July 2003, cancelled 14 September 2013
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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 3

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.

CELEBRITY Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 45078 · 10 May 2012 · activity 4307477FINISHED BUSINESS Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 95642 · 10 May 2012 · activity 4307477PELICAN Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 430980 · 10 May 2012 · activity 4307477CELEBRITY Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 45078 · 2 May 2012 · activity 4301939FINISHED BUSINESS Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 95642 · 2 May 2012 · activity 4301939PELICAN Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 430980 · 2 May 2012 · activity 4301939

Inspection history · 30

7 October 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7073270
1 April 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7019500
6 November 2019 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6850759
6 November 2018 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6575250
23 March 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6386086
20 November 2017 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Navigation Center · Activity 6310178
27 September 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6279252
26 September 2017 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6275571
20 September 2016 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6004564
19 August 2016 Attraction Vessel Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5988749
23 July 2016 Damage Survey · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5950303
10 May 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4307477
2 May 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4301939
23 September 2011 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4152433
17 August 2011 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4112142
19 July 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4089009
1 February 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3937352
20 January 2011 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3905791
1 July 2008 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3253651
25 April 2007 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2915082
28 February 2007 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2876461
17 June 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2685094
25 May 2006 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2659446
9 February 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2582436
8 December 2005 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2548581
9 November 2005 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2532280
14 March 2005 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2309574
18 October 2004 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2219732
2 July 2003 In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1832895
7 June 2003 Hull Examination · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1827435

Deficiency record · 42

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 6 November 2018 Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be maintained to protect passengers, crew, other persons, and the vessel from electrical hazards and electrical shock. The vessel is carrying a 1.5 amp ground. 46 CFR 183.200(b)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 December 2018
Resolved 3 December 2018
Resolution: Ground was isolated to lighting system and rectified.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 6 November 2018 Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be maintained to minimize accidental personnel contact with energized parts. Three slots in the breaker box in the forward storage compartment are open and must be blanked off. 46 CFR 183.200(c)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 6 November 2018
Resolution: Slots on breaker box were blanked off before end of the inspection.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 6 November 2018 Resolved
Provisions must be made for closing all supply duct cowls or scoops and exhaust duct discharge openings for a space protected by a fixed gas extinguishing system. The engine room ventilation louvers on the port side are not able to be closed all the way. 46 CFR 182.465(h)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 November 2018
Resolved 3 December 2018
Resolution: Cowls were adjusted to close fully.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 6 November 2018 Resolved
Life ring buoys must be approved in accordance with 160.050 in subchapter Q of this chapter. The grab-line on three of the vessels life ring buoys were brittle and breaking under strain. 46 CFR 180.70(b)(1)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 6 November 2018
Resolution: Life rings were swapped out with new ones.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Tripping/Falling Hazard
Issued 20 September 2016 Resolved
Secure all compressed bottles to prevent rolling and misle hazards.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 September 2016
Resolved 9 November 2016
Resolution: Vessel installed permanent bottle holders for soda bottles.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards
Issued 20 September 2016 Resolved
Reinstall all machinery guards on exposed rotating machinery.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 September 2016
Resolved 5 October 2016
Resolution: Guards replaced and found satisfactory.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › Watertight Subdivision Standard
Issued 23 July 2016 Resolved
Close the bulkhead penetration between the engineroom and forward tank compartment and between the engine room and lazarette. Penetration carries a sewage pipe and must be sealed with watertight and fire resistant material.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 July 2016
Resolution: Received pictures of sealed bulkhead penetratrations on both sides.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
Alcohol test kit is expired, provide minimum of 3 alcohol test kits.
Due 30 September 2011
Resolved 30 September 2011
Resolution: New alcohol test kits purchased and maintained o/b the vessel.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
First aid kit missing required items. Update or purchase new first aid kit.
Due 30 September 2011
Resolved 30 September 2011
Resolution: New first aid kit purchased for the vessel.
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Servicing
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
Provide Sector Baltimore USCG Marine Inspector with all firefighting equipment servicing reports to include hydrostatic test dates.
Due 30 September 2011
Resolved 30 September 2011
Resolution: Servicing report for the all fire fighting equipment provided to the satisfactioon of the CG marine inspector.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Hose
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
Return fuel line for main diesel generator needs additional support bracket.
Due 30 September 2011
Resolved 30 September 2011
Resolution: Return fuel line for the #1 generator supported as directed.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Ventilation › General
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
Engine room ventilation protective cover to be repaired or replaced.
Due 30 September 2011
Resolved 30 September 2011
Resolution: Engine room ventillation cover repaired to the satisfaction of the CG marine inspector.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Ventilation › General
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
Label engine room ventilation remote pulls.
Due 30 September 2011
Resolved 30 September 2011
Resolution: Remote pulls for the engine room ventillation labeled as directed.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Conductor
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
All battery terminals need to be cleaned.
Due 30 September 2011
Resolved 30 September 2011
Resolution: Battery terminals cleaned as directed.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Hand Pump
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
Steering at helm requires multiple turns of the wheel to port, before the rudder engages, repair to the satisfaction of attending USCG marine inspector.
Due 26 September 2011
Resolved 24 September 2011
Resolution: Leak in hydraulic steering ram repaired, air bled from line and helm operates as designed.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Actuator
Issued 23 September 2011 Resolved
Top ram for rudder steering g was observed leaking, repair to the satisfaction of attending USCG marine inspector.
Due 24 September 2011
Resolved 24 September 2011
Resolution: Leak in hydraulic steering ram repaired, air bled from line and helm operates as designed.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 19 July 2011 Resolved
Issued CG-835: Complete credit drydock prior to carrying passengers.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 August 2011
Resolved 21 September 2011
Resolution: Vessel completed drydock; all sat.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted
Issued 14 January 2011 Resolved
Vessel is restricted from carrying pax for hire (as defined by 46 USC 2101 (21a)) at the pier or while underway prior to completing a satisfactory MOB drill. If passengers, for whom consideration is provided (IAW 46 USC 2101 (5a)) are found onboard, a civil penatly and/or operator's license suspension & revocation action will be initiated. The MOB drill must be completed NLT 21 Jan 2011.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 21 January 2011
Resolved 20 January 2011
Resolution: Satisfactory MOB drill conducted.
Fire Fighting › Ventilation Systems › Operating Controls
Issued 7 December 2010 Resolved
Prove proper operation of stbd and port engine ventilation covers IAW 46 CFR 182.465 prior to operation.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 10 December 2010
Resolution: Proved proper operation of ventilation covers
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 7 December 2010 Resolved
Provide a corrision resistant clip on forward starboard ring buoy IAW 46 CFR 180.70 within 7 days.
Due 14 December 2010
Resolved 10 December 2010
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 7 December 2010 Resolved
Provide retro-reflective tape on both forward ring buoys IAW 46 CFR 185.604 within 7 days.
Due 14 December 2010
Resolved 10 December 2010
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Operational
Issued 7 December 2010 Resolved
Renew/clean check valves on all bilge pipes within 7 days.
Due 7 December 2010
Resolved 10 December 2010
Resolution: Proved proper operation of bilge system.
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type III
Issued 7 December 2010 Resolved
Provide a means to lock MSD tank IAW 33 CFR 159 prior to operation.
Due 14 December 2010
Resolved 10 December 2010
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 7 December 2010 Resolved
Conduct man overboard drill prior to operation.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 January 2011
Resolution: Vessel owner was not proactive to do MOB drill and wanted to carry passengers not for hire; cleared because a similiar CG-835 was issued 14 Jan 2011 with more specific restrictions.
Communications › Public Address System › Announcing Station
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Repair and test Public address system.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 16 July 2008
Resolved 3 July 2008
Resolution: Public address system repaired.
Communications › Internal Communications System › Sound-powered Telephone
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Repair and test internal communications from Bridge to engine room.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 July 2008
Resolved 16 July 2008
Resolution: Communications system corrected and tested.
Fire Fighting › Structural - B Class Divisions › Main Galleys
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Repair door to galley to enable self latching for B15 fire rating.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 July 2008
Resolved 16 July 2008
Resolution: Door to galley repaired.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Replace lifering on forward starboard side.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 July 2008
Resolved 3 July 2008
Resolution: Lifering replaced.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Cable
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Replace all plastic wiring supports with metal supports every 24 inches.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 July 2008
Resolved 16 July 2008
Resolution: All plastic wiring supports replaced with metal supports every 24 inches.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Replace foward port life ring bouy.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 July 2008
Resolved 3 July 2008
Resolution: Life bouy replaced.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Hydraulic Hose
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Replace hose on cooling water pump for hydraulic steering gear with marine grade hose.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 July 2008
Resolved 16 July 2008
Resolution: Hose replaced with marine grade hose.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Block
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Replace broken clamps on engine oil change hose.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 July 2008
Resolved 16 July 2008
Resolution: Hose clamps replaced.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Replace wirenuts on bilge pump in engineroom with approved connections.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 August 2008
Resolved 10 October 2008
Resolution: Wirenuts were encased in an approved junction box permanently mounted.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Hose
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Provide positve control shutoffs in portable discharge lines in engineroom.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 July 2008
Resolved 16 July 2008
Resolution: Check valves installed in overboard bilge discharge hoses
Engineering › Thrusters › Tunnel
Issued 28 February 2007 Resolved
Bow Thruster tube wasted up to 60%. Replace with new tube.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 9 March 2007
Resolution: Replaced with new Bow Thruster tube.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder
Issued 28 February 2007 Resolved
Repair or replace both rudders
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 9 March 2007
Resolution: Repaired both rudders.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Linkage
Issued 25 May 2006 Resolved
Replace bolt on the starboard rudder tiller arm.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 May 2006
Resolution: Replaced the bolt on the rudder tiller arm
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Magnetic Compass
Issued 9 November 2005 Resolved
Provide operational light to magnetic compass.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 November 2005
Resolved 8 December 2005
Resolution: Provided operational light to magnetic compass.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Expired
Issued 9 November 2005 Resolved
Provide two orange hand flares.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 November 2005
Resolved 8 December 2005
Resolution: Provided two new orange hand flares.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 9 November 2005 Resolved
Provide a 60 ft non kinking line to one life ring.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 November 2005
Resolved 8 December 2005
Resolution: Provided 60 ft of non kinking line to one life ring.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Approval
Issued 9 November 2005 Resolved
Replace worn retroreflective tape on Ring Buoy.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 November 2005
Resolved 8 December 2005
Resolution: Replaced worn retroreflective tape on Ring Buoy.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents
Issued 31 July 2003 Resolved
Provide valid Safety Radiotelephony Certificate, vessel restricted to not more than 1000 feet from shore until corrected.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2003
Resolved 20 August 2003
Resolution: Received fax copy of certificate from vessel master.

Casualty record · 1

17 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2685094
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.

Recorded names · 1

VIRGINIA'S JEWEL (2006). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.