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CLEARLY EXPLORER
CLEARLY EXPLORER is a 2008 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2025, along with 18 deficiencies and 1 operational control.
Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 September 2025.
- Built
- 2008
- Last inspected
- 18 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 18 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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
18 September 2025
Deficiencies
18 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 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
1212903
WDE6581
942035
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-942035
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)46.0 ft × 16.0 ft × 3.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 8 / net 8
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSIGHTSEER MARINE LLC · HUDSON, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2008
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationTri Hull
Hailing portSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 15 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 it8 - Simplified, Gross Ton
8 - Simplified, Net Ton
8 - 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.
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Inspection history · 16
18 September 2025
Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8237218
14 May 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8118789
14 May 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7910091
9 May 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7684794
5 May 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7440863
6 August 2021
Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7279328
22 September 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7062773
27 August 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6796436
18 March 2019
COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6644193
8 August 2018
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6632077
20 July 2018
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6490678
16 July 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6481478
30 August 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6256138
7 June 2017
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6168848
8 August 2016
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5966337
13 July 2016
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5940838
Deficiency record · 18
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 18 September 2025
Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. MI observed a cracked welds in the following locations:
Identified missing weld at the top of the 15th transverse frame from bow.
Repair identified areas to the satisfaction of the Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 177.100
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 May 2023
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. 01 Adult PFD condemned. Vessel restricted to 48 passengers until 01 CG approved type I PFD placed on board.
46 CFR 180.71
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
Vessel does not have correct number of adult life jackets onboard. COI requires 51, vessel needs 7 more. Provide correct number of life jackets per COI to satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector. Vessel is restriced to 44 total POB until deficiency is cleared.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
Grab lines failed on both vessel ring buoys. Repair/replace grab lines on ring buoys to the satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector and prior to the carriage of passengers.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
FCC Station license on vessel is expired. Provide a valid FCC Station license for vessel to satisfaction of Marine Inspector and prior to carriage of passengers.
47CFR80
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
Vessel has no paper charts with updated corrections on board. Provide correction updated paper chart to satisfaction of Marine Inspector.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Life-saving signals
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
Vessel distress signal container is not labeled correctly. Correctly label distress signal container to satisfaction of Marine Inspector.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 15 May 2019
Resolved
Vessel battery connections are loose. Tighten battery connections to satisfaction of Marine Inspector.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 16 July 2018
Resolved
Prior to carrying passengers make vessels available for dry dock inspection.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › MRO Drug Free Certificates
Issued 7 June 2017
Resolved
Provide proof of drug testing signed by MRO
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type II) › Condition
Issued 7 June 2017
Resolved
Condemned 04 adult PFD's, passenger count is reduced to 49.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 13 July 2016
Resolved
First aid kit needs to replenish items that had expired.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage
Issued 13 July 2016
Resolved
Ensure all employess are enrolled in the companys DAPI program and provide all required documentation.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 13 July 2016
Resolved
Renew COD or provide copy of newest COD. Copy on board expired May 31, 2013.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 13 July 2016
Resolved
Life float battery needs to be replaced with a Coast Guard approved battery.
Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Vessel Specific Watch Policy/Procedures
Issued 13 July 2016
Resolved
Emergency broadcast placard is faded and should be replaced.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 13 July 2016
Resolved
Provide proof of FCC Mariner and Station Liscense documention.
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Servicing
Issued 13 July 2016
Resolved
Provide current fire servicing report and demonstrate standard operation procedures.
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.