SULTANA

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

SULTANA is a 2001 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2010.

Records from 2007 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 June 2026.

Built: 2001
Last inspected: 11 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 29
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2007–2010

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 11 June 2026

Recorded inspections29

…physical examinations23

…administrative events5

…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

1096927

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WDA4793

7278

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-7278

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)53.0 ft × 17.0 ft × 13.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 43 / net 39

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSWAIN BOAT BLDR/CHSTR RVR · CHESTERTOWN MD, UNITED STATES · built 2001

Hull materialWood

PropulsionAuxiliary Sail

Hull shapeSail (Faired Keel)

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portCHESTERTOWN, MD

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 21 March 2026 · expires 28 February 2027

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 it43 - Simplified, Gross Ton
39 - Simplified, Net 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 · 29

11 June 2026 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8408007

26 March 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8338759

11 February 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8309319

11 December 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8281475

5 June 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8213698

17 April 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8113103

2 May 2024 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7905265

28 March 2024 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7884487

8 June 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7715900

6 April 2023 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7667323

17 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC MAKO (WPB 87303) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7578869

6 June 2022 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7469933

21 April 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7472054

9 July 2021 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7250697

15 January 2021 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7125125

27 March 2020 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6931728

10 December 2019 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6868763

27 August 2019 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6802342

7 June 2019 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6706372

16 May 2019 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6686216

12 December 2018 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6597798

8 June 2018 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6430376

18 May 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6422086

1 August 2017 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6227551

25 May 2017 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6155914

25 May 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6156190

5 August 2016 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5968142

7 June 2016 Attraction Vessel Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5899827

27 May 2016 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5835930

Deficiency record · 4

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 28 March 2024 Resolved

A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio installations, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. Vessels operated solely within 20 nautical miles of land must be equipped with a VHF-DSC radiotelephone installation meeting the requirements of § 80.1101(c)(2). The vessel’s radio is not properly equipped for VHF-DSC with GPS input. 46 CFR 184.502, 47 CFR 80.905, 47 CFR 80.1101 (c)(2)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 April 2024
Resolved 9 April 2024
Resolution: Received email from vessel rep with objective evidence showing that VHF radio is now hooked up to GPS to meet the VHF-DSC requirements.

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

Issued 28 March 2024 Resolved

In Accordance with 46 CFR 176.810(7)(b)(1) all portable Fire Extinguishers are to be maintained and serviced as per NFPA 10/ 8.3.1 (carbon dioxide cylinders should be hydroed at 5 year intervals.) The B-II / 10BC 15lb portable CO2 extinguisher near the engine room hatch had a last hydro date marked of 2015. There was no hydro date stamped on the small 5BC portable CO2 extinguisher mounted near the operating station. Provide properly hydro tested portable CO2 Extinguishers. 46CFR176.810 (7) (b) (1)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 April 2024
Resolved 24 April 2024
Resolution: 4/24/2024 RECEIVED EMAIL DETAILING DOCUMENTATION OF CO2 BOTTLE SERVICE AND HYDRO UPDATE.

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

Issued 6 April 2023 Resolved

46 CFR 181.420(a)(4) - A fixed pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system must: be Be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Vessel did not install fixed pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 21 April 2023
Resolution: Vessel owner emailed photographic evidence that the fire boy is installed IAW manufacturers instructions.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 6 April 2023 Resolved

46 CFR 185.606 - All escape hatches and other emergency exits used as means of escape must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 2 inches high: "EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR". Vessels interior hatches were not labeled as required

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 21 April 2023
Resolution: Vessel owner provided photographic evidence that the interior escape hatches are labeled correctly.

Casualty record · 3

24 October 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3110762

18 June 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3518046

22 April 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3722807

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.