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SILVER SURFER
SILVER SURFER is a 1979 commercial fishing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2018, most recently in August 2024, along with 7 deficiencies — 7 with no resolution recorded —, 2 operational controls and 2 casualty investigations in 2018.
Records from 2018 to 2024. Most recent: operational control imposed, 12 August 2024.
- Built
- 1979
- Last inspected
- 12 August 2024
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 7 recorded · 7 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2018
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 Fishing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
12 August 2024
…with no type recorded9
Deficiencies
7 recorded · 7
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
4 calendar years (2018–2024)
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
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)28.2 ft × 12.1 ft × 5.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 15 / net 10
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPORT LYNCH INC · MARYSVILLE, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portJUNEAU, AK
Trade endorsementsFishery
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itCommercial Fishing Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it10 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
15 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
15 - 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.
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 · 9
12 August 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7980064
12 August 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7996198
18 January 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7851798
18 January 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7851870
17 February 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7398212
5 November 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6850806
19 November 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6587183
20 June 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6452623
20 June 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6453133
Deficiency record · 7
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 12 August 2024
No resolution recorded
"Each District Commander or Captain of the Port may order a vessel to operate or anchor in the manner directed when:
(c) The District Commander or Captain of the Port has determined that such order is justified in the interest of safety by reason of weather, visibility, sea conditions, temporary port congestion, other temporary hazardous circumstances, or the condition of the vessel." 33CFR160.111 (c)
The Vessel Master of the F/V SILVER SUREFR knowingly violated Captain of the Port Order 05-24 by operating the vessel prior to the Captain of the Port Order being lifted.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 18 January 2024
No resolution recorded
Station Ketchikan identified a hazardous condition was created by an exhaust leak.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 18 January 2024
No resolution recorded
Station Ketchikan identified an inoperable all-around white light.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 18 January 2024
No resolution recorded
Station Ketchikan identified 2-3 gallons of oil acculumation in the bilge creating a fire hazard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 18 January 2024
No resolution recorded
Stations Ketchikan identified absence of adequate flares for vessel's intended operations.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 18 January 2024
No resolution recorded
Station Ketchikan identified an expired Certificate of Documentation.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 18 January 2024
No resolution recorded
Each person who has notice of the terms of an order issued under this subpart must comply with that order. The SILVER SURFER violated COTP Order 01-24, which required serious safety concerns be addressed prior to movement of the vessel. On 22MAR24, the vessel got underway and moved within Bar Harbor, Ketchikan without prior approval or clearance of the COTP Order.
Casualty record · 2
20 June 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6452623
19 November 2018Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 6587183
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.