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STEADFAST

STEADFAST is a 1973 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2025.

Records from 2013 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 April 2026.

Built
1973
Last inspected
24 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

7942001
WDC6817
125710
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-125710

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.

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded3
Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)94.1 ft × 28.2 ft × 13.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 197 / net 134
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)94.1 ft × 28.2 ft × 13.1 ft
ITC tonnagegross 284 / net 85
BuilderMARINE CONSTRUCTION · SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1973
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUNSPECIFIED
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portKODIAK, AK
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 24 January 2026 · expires 31 January 2027
Service, as the file records itResearch Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it85 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
134 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
284 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
197 - 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

MY BEAUTY Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 280828 · 29 November 2025 · activity 8288535DIAKONOS Passenger Barge (Uninspected) · MISLE 1609324 · 29 November 2025 · activity 8288535

Inspection history · 16

24 April 2026 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8356960
29 November 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8288535
24 April 2025 ORV Letter of Designation · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8119843
31 January 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · USCG Arctic District (dp) · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7629886
25 January 2023 ORV Letter of Designation · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7648032
17 May 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · USCG Arctic District (dp) · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7453238
2 September 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7313198
3 August 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7313126
31 May 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7218840
19 April 2021 Administrative Inspection · ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7178375
19 July 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7021323
25 October 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6842377
19 June 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6727942
21 May 2019 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6690234
1 February 2017 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6083668
1 March 2016 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5896510

Deficiency record · 7

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 24 April 2025 Resolved
Seals on doors leading from weather deck to wheel house are wasted
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 12 May 2025
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 April 2025 Resolved
restenciling required and renew grablines
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 24 April 2026
Resolution: Verified all Lifebuoys were in good servicable condition.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 19 April 2021 Resolved
Complete inspection of all imersion suits and attached lights onboard.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 May 2021
Resolved 27 April 2021
Resolution: Vessel inspected all immersion suits
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Safety and environment policy
Issued 19 April 2021 Resolved
Provide proof of enrollment in a Maritime Consortium, pre-employment testing, and employee assistance program.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 May 2021
Resolved 27 April 2021
Resolution: Provided documentation
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Safety and environment policy
Issued 19 April 2021 Resolved
Provide un-expired alcohol test strips
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 May 2021
Resolved 27 April 2021
Resolution: Provided alcohol test strips
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 19 April 2021 Resolved
Provide FCC Marine Operator's Permit.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 May 2021
Resolved 27 April 2021
Resolution: Provided FCC Marine Operators Permit
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements
Issued 19 April 2021 Resolved
Demonstrate operational test of all bridge equipment.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 May 2021
Resolved 27 April 2021
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory operation of all bridge equipment.

Casualty record · 3

4 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4565924
31 May 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7218840
29 November 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8288535
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.

Recorded names · 1

NORSEMAN (2013). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.