MOANA MELE

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

MOANA MELE is a 2003 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2025, along with 12 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2011.

Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 5 December 2025.

Built: 2003
Last inspected: 5 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2005–2011
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 5 December 2025

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations11

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 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

1143467

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WDB4514

628045

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-628045

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)35.0 ft × 10.0 ft × 6.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 14 / net 11

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderFORCE MARINE INC · HILO, HI, UNITED STATES · built 2003

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Outdrive

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHONOKOHAU, HI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 31 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026

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 it11 - Simplified, Net Ton
14 - Simplified, Gross 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.

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Inspection history · 12

5 December 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · OP location-Sector Honolulu Prevention Department- Kailua Kona · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8278346

24 February 2025 In-Service Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · OP location-Sector Honolulu Prevention Department- Kailua Kona · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 8086608

4 December 2023 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7855611

22 May 2023 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7694484

18 November 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7597034

3 December 2020 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7104672

17 September 2020 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7060164

20 September 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6817079

24 October 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6567754

20 September 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6545950

7 December 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6320609

30 November 2016 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6049652

Deficiency record · 12

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

Issued 5 December 2025 Resolved

Pre-engineered gas system not meeting the following requirement: -Must override engine shutdown and start engines after discharge. Must correct to satisfaction of USCG Marine Inspector prior to carrying passengers.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 December 2025

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 5 December 2025 Resolved

Vessels on limited coastwise routes are required to carry six (06) red and six (06) orange flares or twelve (12) red flares. Vessel had six (06) red flares at the time of the inspection. Must add six (06) more flares for vessel's route prior to carrying passengers.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 December 2025

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 5 December 2025 Resolved

Portable extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. Vessel operators must provide proof of annual maintenance for portable fire extinguishers to USCG or replace in kind.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 December 2025
Resolved 18 December 2025

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 5 December 2025 Resolved

All vessels that are permitted under their routes and conditions to allow crewmembers to enter the water during snorkeling excursions must adhere to the eligibility requirements under CG Sector Honolulu Work Instruction 31. The following were not available for inspection: -Automated External Defibrillator (AED); Eligibility criteria #5 -Oxygen Bottle; Eligibility criteria #5 All crewmembers shall remain onboard vessel until above deficiencies have been rectified to the satisfaction of USCG.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 15 January 2026
Resolution: Must adhere to full manning while anchored or at a mooring ball until requirements from Sector Hono WI 31 have been met.

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

Issued 24 February 2025 Resolved

Vessel currently experiencing reduction in steering capabilities. Steering ram improperly connected and mounted. Vessel operator required to make necessary repairs to satisfaction of USCG Marine Inspector prior to getting underway with passengers.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 February 2025

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals