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THE SUN SETTER
THE SUN SETTER is a 1989 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2017, most recently in April 2026, along with 20 deficiencies.
Records from 2017 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 April 2026.
- Built
- 1989
- Last inspected
- 20 April 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 20 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
20 April 2026
Deficiencies
20 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 calendar years (2017–2026)
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
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Identity
1174812
WDK8708
772771
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-772771
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.3 ft × 12.1 ft × 9.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 23
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderWILLARD MARINE · ANAHEIM, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1989
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portSOUTH HAVEN, MI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 15 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it29 - Simplified, Gross Ton
23 - Simplified, Net Ton
23 - 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.
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13 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 20 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.
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Vessel history report
A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.
Inspection history · 13
20 April 2026
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8325745
25 June 2025
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8166469
23 April 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8109620
20 June 2024
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7926147
7 June 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7704274
24 May 2022
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7457516
21 April 2021
DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7178112
31 July 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7021094
6 May 2020
DAPI Audit · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6949651
13 May 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6691065
1 June 2018
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6434658
24 May 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6183243
9 May 2017
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6142064
Deficiency record · 20
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 20 April 2026
Resolved
Vessel must have a visual and audible high bilge alarm at operating station for a space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline. Audible alarm at FWD Bilge missing.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 20 April 2026
Resolved
Pre-engineered Fixed gas FF system requires an audible alarm that sounds upon discharge. Fireboy made no audible alarm when simulating discharge.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 25 June 2025
Resolved
Vessel must be equipped with 12 day night distress flares. Vessel only had onboard 9.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for radio personnel
Issued 25 June 2025
Resolved
Vessel must have onboard 1 person who possess a FCC Marine Radio operator permit. Master must present proof of FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit per 47 CFR 80 Subpart T.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 June 2025
Resolved
Vessel my carry a maximum of 41 total persons until 1 type I pfd is placed onboard to replace the failed one.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 June 2025
Resolved
Vessels ring buoy was fitted with a battery not listed as approved on the light, when tested, light sank due to weight of battery. Replace battery with one approved and listed on the light housing. Vessel is prohibited from night time and low visibility operations until corrected.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 25 June 2025
Resolved
Vessels chart was dated 2015 and no navitation publications were found onboard. Master did not know what Local Notice to Mariners was, Light List or Coast Pilot. Instructed him on contents, provided links and instructions on what he could use for electronic pubs (2 sources of access).
Provide onboard current corrected paper charts and navigation pubs.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 20 June 2024
Resolved
Marine employers shall establish programs for the chemical testing for dangerous drugs on a random basis of crewmembers on inspected vessels who occupy a position or perform the duties and functions of a position, required by the vessels Certificate of Inspection. Provide proof of enrollment for all crew.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 20 June 2024
Resolved
A vessel must be provided with bilge pumps in accordance table 182.520(a). Provide proof of 1 portable hand pump on board.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 7 June 2023
Resolved
The owner, operator, or a qualified servicing facility as applicable must conduct the appropriate inspections and tests of portable extinguishers and fixed-gas fire extinguishing systems. The fire extinguishing equipment onboard had not been serviced within the previous year.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 7 June 2023
Resolved
The minimum number of portable fire extinguishers required on a vessel must not be fewer than the minimum number required by table 181.500(b). The vessel did not have the minimum required extinguisher type at the operating station.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 7 June 2023
Resolved
A vessel of not more than 65 feet must carry a minimum of one ring life buoy. The grab line on only life buoy onboard was deteriorating and parted. Vessel must maintain the minimum required ring life buoy onboard.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 7 June 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46CFR199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. The first-aid kit onboard was expired.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices
Issued 24 May 2022
Resolved
High level audio and visual alarm at operating station not operable when tested.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Functionality of Safety Systems
Issued 24 May 2022
Resolved
Both remote emergency fuel shut off pull connections were inoperable.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 24 May 2022
Resolved
Crew training and drills were not logged or otherwise documented for review.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 24 May 2022
Resolved
A vessel must carry a Coast Guard approved first aid kit with required contents.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 May 2022
Resolved
Life jackets must be stowed with the number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm
Issued 1 June 2018
Resolved
Bilge alarm did not sound at operators station.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm
Issued 9 May 2017
Resolved
Bilge alarms not operable at operating station.
Ownership record
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