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ARCTIC BEAR

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

ARCTIC BEAR is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 36 inspections since 1993, most recently in April 2026, along with 15 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2006.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 April 2026.

Built
1981
Last inspected
2 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
36
Deficiencies
15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2002–2006
Inspected with
2 other vessels

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 Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Inspection record

Last inspected 2 April 2026
Recorded inspections36
…physical examinations14
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded16
Deficiencies 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 21 calendar years (1993–2026)
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

US Official No.
639265
IMO number
8129503
Call sign
WBP3396
MISLE id
200406
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-200406

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)76.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 11.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 146 / net 99
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDAKOTA CREEK INDUSTRIES · ANACORTES, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portJUNEAU, AK
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 9 January 2026 · expires 28 February 2027
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it99 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
146 - 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, 1980 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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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.

ALASKA PROVIDER Freight Barge · MISLE 244961 · 28 August 2006 · activity 2762181JESSE Towing Vessel · MISLE 87125 · 4 November 2002 · activity 1701525ALASKA PROVIDER Freight Barge · MISLE 244961 · 24 September 1997 · activity 62319ALASKA PROVIDER Freight Barge · MISLE 244961 · 18 May 1996 · activity 50163ALASKA PROVIDER Freight Barge · MISLE 244961 · 12 August 1993 · activity 107193

Inspection history · 36

2 April 2026 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8320048
22 January 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Vessel Attendance
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8294818
1 April 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8104256
20 February 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7864552
4 January 2024 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7848528
9 November 2023 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7822743
8 December 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7606474
21 April 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7435516
12 November 2021 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7349427
11 February 2021 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7134206
18 December 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7112306
29 January 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6898758
2 October 2019 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6826741
8 May 2012 Administration
Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4780363
4 May 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3733529
1 June 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3495199
25 July 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3076983
6 November 2006 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2815338
1 September 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2766078
28 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2762181
12 July 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2423860
3 November 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2235049
3 March 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2017213
4 November 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD KETCHIKAN · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1701525
2 July 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 170584
4 April 2001 Inclining Experiment
Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1061584
28 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 118453
24 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 62319
11 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 663977
11 April 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 208970
7 June 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 761477
5 June 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 196393
18 May 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 50163
29 April 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 196392
29 April 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 756399
12 August 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 107193

Deficiency record · 15

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 4 January 2024 Resolved
Bridge-to-Bridge Certificate found expired. Licenses of radio stations are required to have current station documents. Return proof of renewed certificate.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 January 2024
Resolved 19 March 2024
Resolution: Vessel got updated brideg-to-bridge certificate.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 4 January 2024 Resolved
Fuel filters found to not be marine grade. Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. Replace plastic elements of fuel filter with steel elements and return pictures to CG.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 January 2024
Resolved 19 March 2024
Resolution: Fuel filters were replaced. Def cleared. ALSAT
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 4 January 2024 Resolved
Inspectors question the suitability of valves for bilge system to act as non-return check valves. All installed bilge piping must have a check valve in each bilge suction that prevents unintended backflooding. Verify type of valve used and return information to CG.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 January 2024
Resolved 19 March 2024
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 4 January 2024 Resolved
During underway, inspectors found excessive leaking around the shaft seal, suspected packing issue. Machinery must be maintained to provide for safe operation of towing vessel under normal and emergency conditions. Examine integrity of shaft seal at next drydock and replace packing.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 February 2024
Resolved 19 March 2024
Resolution: Shafts repacked during drydock.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 8 December 2022 Resolved
ALL HATCHES, DOORS, AND OTHER OPENINGS DESIGNED TO BE WATERTIGHT OR WEATHERTIGHT MUST FUNCTION PROPERLY. PORT AND STARBOARD ACCOMODATION EMERGENCY EXIT HATCHES LEAK AND STARBOARD SIDE DID NOT OPEN.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 23 December 2022
Resolved 4 January 2023
Resolution: Provided proof of water tightness through hose testing on main deck hatch entry.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 8 December 2022 Resolved
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT POSE AN ELECTRICAL HAZARD MUST BE IN AN ENCLOSURE. EXPOSED WIRING ON ENGINE ROOM GENERATOR SWITCHBOARD NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND CAPPED.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 January 2023
Resolved 13 December 2022
Resolution: EXPOSED WIRING WAS PLACED INSIDE APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURE, SAT.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 8 December 2022 Resolved
EACH CABLE AND WIRE ON A TOWING VESSEL MUST BE INSTALLED. EXPOSED CONNECTION OF MSD BLOWER INSIDE ENGINE ROOM MUST BE HARDWIRED.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 January 2023
Resolved 13 December 2022
Resolution: BLOWER FOR MSD SPACE WITHIN ENGINE ROOM HARDWIRED APPROPRIATELY, SAT.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 8 December 2022 Resolved
THE GENERAL ALARM MUST BE CAPABLE OF NOTIFYING PERSONS IN THE ENGINE ROOM AUDIBLY. BELL INSIDE ENGINE ROOM IS BROKEN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 January 2023
Resolved 13 December 2022
Resolution: WITNESSED VIDEO OF REPLACED AND WORKING AUDIBLE BELL IN ENGINE ROOM, SAT.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 December 2022 Resolved
EACH LIFEBUOY ONBOARD MUST BE MARKED WITH THE NAME OF THE VESSEL. STARBOARD SIDE RING BUOY MISSING MARKINGS.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 December 2022
Resolved 13 December 2022
Resolution: RING BUOY MARKED WITH VESSEL NAME, SAT.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 12 November 2021 Resolved
Discharge of oil or oily mixture into seas is prohibited except when conditions under 33 CFR 151.10 are met. Alternatively the vessel may configure piping to retain oily mixtures until it can be discharged to a reception facility per 33 CFR 155.350. Vessel has overboard discharge of machinery bilge spaces. Eliminate capabilities of discharge unless fitted with the proper oil separating unit. Remove all overboard piping from the machinery space bilge.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 November 2021
Resolved 8 December 2022
Resolution: Means of pumping overboard have been removed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections
Issued 12 November 2021 Resolved
EPIRB-The owner or managing operator must maintain valid proof of registration. Provide proof of updated registration sticker is applied to EPIRB. 46 CFR 141.380(d)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 December 2021
Resolved 19 November 2021
Resolution: Received documentation that a replacement decal for the 406 MHz EPIRB was ordered.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 12 November 2021 Resolved
Drills and exercises must test the proficiency of vessel personnel in assigned security duties at all Maritime Security (MARSEC) Levels and the effective implementation of the Vessel Security Plan (VSP). Exercises must be conducted at least once each calendar year, with no more than 18 months between exercises. Provide documentation of most recent company security exercise. 33 CFR 104.230(c)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 December 2021
Resolved 19 November 2021
Resolution: Owner/Operator sent documentation of most recent company security exercise.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 18 December 2020 Resolved
Vessel failed to demonstrate proper operation of bilge high level alarms. Vessel intends to replace alarm system during maitenance period in February 2021. Despite having a no sail, vessel is permitted to transit from current pier next to Ballard locks to Foss Shipyard in order to complete maitenance. Alarms must be verified by attending inspector prior to operations in April 2021.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 April 2021
Resolved 24 March 2021
Resolution: Bilge alarm system replaced and tested. All sat.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 18 December 2020 Resolved
Inoperable port running light, intentions to replace light during maitenance period in February 2021. Vessel is limited to daytime operations until port running light is replaced.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2021
Resolved 24 March 2021
Resolution: Running lights replaced. All sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 18 December 2020 Resolved
Replace ship's label on 02 upper deck ring buoys adjacent to wheelhouse.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 April 2021
Resolved 24 March 2021
Resolution: Ring buoy's labeled with vessel's name.

Casualty record · 2

4 November 2002Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 1701525
28 August 2006Routine · role: Suspected Pollution Source · activity 2762181
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.