EARLY BIRD II

This is a sparse record, and that is what the archive holds. 2 inspections recorded in 2006 and 2011, and no deficiencies were written. This vessel does not appear elsewhere in the 1980–2026 record for its class. An absent record is not evidence of compliance, and it is not evidence of a problem — it is the absence of a record.

The 2 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 15 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1980.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.0 ft × 13.2 ft × 5.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 24 / net 16

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderVEGA MARINE CORP · LONG BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1977

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portDANA POINT, CA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery

DocumentationValid · issued 19 August 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it24 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
16 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDC3623MMSI 367011450 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 14 January 2005, cancelled 21 March 2015

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 0 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. Reports.

Inspection history · 2

12 December 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC ASPEN (WLB 208) · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4206596

25 May 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC HALIBUT (WPB 87340) · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2688776

Deficiency record · 0

No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.

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.