BOLD EXPLORER is a 1987 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2018, most recently in April 2026, along with 10 deficiencies and 1 operational control.
Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 April 2026.
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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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
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Tonnage as PSIX records it1914 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 743 - Dead Weight, Ton 574 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.
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Inspection history · 9
17 April 2026PSC A
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8351353
12 March 2024Deficiency Check
Physical examination · U.S. COAST GUARD FORCES MICRONESIA/SECTOR GUAM · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7878058
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency source of power - Emergency generator
Issued 17 April 2026Resolved
WHERE THE EMERGENCY SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER IS A GENERATOR, IT SHALL START AUTOMATICALLY. EMERGENCY GENERATOR WOULD START INTERMITTEDLY AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF NOT STARTING.
74 SOLAS (97) II-1/43.3.1.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 April 2026
Resolved 18 April 2026
Resolution: FUSE REPLACED, NOW FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 17 April 2026Resolved
A FIXED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE FITTED IN ANY MACHINERY SPACE. INCINERATOR SPACE WAS NOT FITTED WITH FIXED DETECTION.
74 SOLAS (97) II-2/11.8
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 April 2026
Resolved 18 April 2026
Resolution: SPACE SECURED, DEEMED OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL A DETECTION SYSTEM CAN BE INSTALLED.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 17 April 2026Resolved
IMMERSION SUITS CAN BE DONNED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WITHIN TWO MINUTES. THE AB COULD NOT DON HIS IMMERSION SUIT WITHIN 2 MINUTES DUE TO THE SIZE OF HIS IMMERSION SUIT.
74 SOLAS (97) III/33.1.1.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 April 2026
Resolved 18 April 2026
Resolution: VESSEL ACQUIRED ADDITIONAL XL IMMERSION SUITS.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 11 December 2023Resolved
The rocket parachute flare shall: Be contained in a water-resistant casing. The hand flare shall: Be contained in a water resistant casing. The buoyant smoke signal shall: Be contained in a water-resistant casing. Pyrotechnics aboard rescue boat were water logged and not in water resistant casing. Corrected on spot.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 11 December 2023
Resolved 11 December 2023
Resolution: Replaced with spare pyrotechnics and put in a waterproof casing.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 28 August 2022Resolved
THE EMERGENCY EGRESS HATCH COVER FROM THE STEERING GEAR ROOM WAS EXAMINED WITH WASTAGE AND HOLED.
74 SOLAS (2004 CONS.) CH II-1, REG 3-1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 September 2022
Resolved 12 March 2024
Resolution: PSCO Observed Class and Technician documentation attesting to the repair of the deficiency
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilators, air pipes, casings
Issued 28 August 2022Resolved
THE EXHAUST VENT AT THE PORTSIDE, ON THE AFT MAIN DECK WAS EXAMINED WITH WASTAGE AND HOLED.
74 SOLAS (2004 CONS.) CH II-1, REG 3-1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 September 2022
Resolved 12 March 2024
Resolution: PSCO Observed Class and Technician documentation attesting to the repair of the deficiency
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 28 August 2022Resolved
GENERAL ALARM NON-FUNCTIONAL IN THE MACHINERY SPACE.
74 SOLAS (2004 CONS.) CH I, REG 11
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 September 2022
Resolved 12 March 2024
Resolution: PSCO Observed Class and Technician documentation attesting to the repair of the deficiency
ALARMS FOR NO 1 AND NO 2 STEERING GEAR DO NOT FUNCTION AND INDICATORS ILLUMINATED FOR NO 1. NO AUDIBLES.
SOLAS 74 (2004 CONS.) CH II-1, REG 29.8.4
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 September 2022
Resolved 12 March 2024
Resolution: PSCO Observed Class and Technician documentation attesting to the repair of the deficiency
AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS FOR STEERING GEARS NO.1 AND NO. 2 LOW HYDRAULIC OIL LEVEL DO NOT FUNCTION ON THE BRIDGE. NO. 1 INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED IN ALL CONDISTIONS AND NO 2 DOES NOT ILLUMINATE IN ANY CONDITION. NO AUDIBLE ALARM SOUNDS.
SOLAS 74 (2004 CONS.) CH II-1, REG 29.12.2
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 September 2022
Resolved 12 March 2024
Resolution: PSCO Observed Class and Technician documentation attesting to the repair of the deficiency
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 28 August 2022Resolved
FIRE MAIN LOW PRESSURE AND PRESSURE LEVEL INDICATORS ON THE BRIDGE DO NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. FIRE ALARM INDICATOR AT THE CON REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES.
SOLAS 74 (2004 CONS.) CH I REG 11
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 September 2022
Resolved 12 March 2024
Resolution: PSCO Observed Class and Technician documentation attesting to the repair of the deficiency
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