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HAPPY WIFE
Passenger (Uninspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Other hulls named HAPPY WIFE
HAPPY WIFE is a 1978 passenger vessel (uninspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2007, most recently in September 2023, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2016.
Records from 2007 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 22 September 2023.
- Built
- 1978
- Last inspected
- 22 September 2023
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2016
Identity
622209
185286
Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-185286
Inspections, by type
The 4 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 3 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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1977.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)46.5 ft × 14.9 ft × 7.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 40 / net 27
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPACIFICA BY KIPPER YACHTS · COSTA MESA, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1978
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portLONG BEACH, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Uninspected)
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it40 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
27 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
27 - 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
WCX9428MMSI not assigned · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 29 January 1998, cancelled 5 April 2008 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 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. Reports.
Inspection history · 4
22 September 2023
Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7812123
10 January 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team LA/LB (91103) · Activity 7378476
13 August 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6035432
17 July 2007
Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3000440
Deficiency record · 4
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › Medical Fitness Document
Issued 17 July 2007
Resolved
Employer needs to enroll in a supervised random drug testing program.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Lights
Issued 17 July 2007
Resolved
PFD's need retro-reflective tape and lights.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Proof of Consortium Enrollment (DAPI)
Issued 17 July 2007
Resolved
Vessel does not have, but is scheduled yo receive Coastwise endorsement on his Documentation papers.
Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Procedures and Arrangements Manual (NLS)
Issued 17 July 2007
Resolved
Vessel needs Coast Pilot [name withheld], Tisal Current ables and Navigation Rules'
Casualty record · 1
13 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6035432
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 1
JOSIE LYNN (2016). 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.