LAKE EXPRESS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

LAKE EXPRESS is a 2004 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 10 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2013.

Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 April 2026.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 15 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 23
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 10 investigations · 2005–2013

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 15 April 2026

Recorded inspections23

…physical examinations21

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 4 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

1151698

9329253

WDB7361

666999

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-666999

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)179.2 ft × 57.7 ft × 16.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 96 / net 65

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)179.2 ft × 57.7 ft × 16.4 ft

ITC tonnagegross 1,757 / net 527

BuilderAUSTAL USA LLC · MOBILE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2004

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionJet Drive

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portMILWAUKEE, WI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 2 October 2025 · expires 30 November 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 it527 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
65 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
1757 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
96 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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.

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 · 23

15 April 2026 Cyber Security Plan Review – ASP · In-Service Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8350367

15 October 2025 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8253352

17 April 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8113553

15 August 2024 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8019867

26 February 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7897383

12 September 2023 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7795328

20 April 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7675991

19 October 2022 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7580491

19 October 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7580642

7 September 2022 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7553905

21 April 2022 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7435650

16 August 2021 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7291728

20 April 2021 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · MARPOL Annex VI Survey · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7178943

9 November 2020 Damage Survey · Plan Review (Other than "T")

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7101998

21 May 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6952209

19 April 2019 DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6656428

12 April 2018 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6391271

10 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6474228

21 February 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6358773

1 February 2018 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6373293

23 October 2017 In-Service Inspection · Drydock Exam · Plan Review (Other than "T") · Internal Structural Exam · Welding Related Inspections Qualification Testing · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6293415

13 April 2017 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6124049

14 April 2016 DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5854487

Deficiency record · 4

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 15 April 2026 Resolved

Ring life buoys shall be of first class workmanship and free from any defects materially affecting their appearance or serviceability.Four liferings have broken plugs or water inside the life ring. Procure new life rings prior to carrying passengers.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 29 April 2026
Resolution: New life rings are on station and properly marked.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Circuit Breaker

Issued 12 April 2018 Resolved

Circuit breaker in panel E- was labeled with a temporary tag identifying a change to the circuit from refrigerated concession to entertainment system. Corrected on the spot.

Due 12 April 2018
Resolved 12 April 2018
Resolution: Relabled properly prior to departure.

Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Service

Issued 12 April 2018 Resolved

Eleven of the drychem B-II portable extinguishers had not been properly serviced for the 6 year requirement to recharge and 2 portable B-II CO2 were out of date for hydro. All out-dated/serviced extinguishers were removed for servicing and (temporary) replacements provided by servicing facility (Cintas).

Due 27 April 2018
Resolved 13 April 2018

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Sewage System Piping

Issued 17 November 2017 Resolved

Renew section of wasted sewage pipe in the Stbd #4 compartment. Small holes and pitting observed in 4 inch pipe, extending about 15 feet. Repairs to be prior to carrying passengers and to the satisfaction of attending CG MI.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 1 May 2018
Resolved 1 February 2018
Resolution: Wasted section of pipe cropped and renewed.

Casualty record · 10

2 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2349523

2 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2467216

28 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2381920

29 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2383665

14 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2494147

18 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2518578

21 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4089518

23 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4093564

6 June 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4336002

29 July 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4680044

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.