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THE BENICIAN

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Other hulls named THE BENICIAN

THE BENICIAN is a 1984 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 40 inspections since 1986, most recently in October 1997, along with 49 deficiencies.

Records from 1986 to 1997. Most recent: inspection, 31 October 1997.

Built
1984
Last inspected
31 October 1997
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
40
Deficiencies
49 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
668718
IMO number
—
Call sign
WCV9842
MISLE id
231746
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
—
Maury page id
psix-231746

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations26
…administrative events11
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record 12 calendar years (1986–1997)
The 40 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 29 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)50.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 4.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 75 / net 69
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderJOE BOLDUC · BANDON, OR, UNITED STATES · built 1984
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionCombination Types
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portBENICIA, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it69 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
75 - 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 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

WCV9842MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 February 1996, cancelled 29 April 2006 · 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 · 40

31 October 1997 Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 780781
17 September 1996 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1380647
29 March 1996 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1079459
16 October 1995 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 880967
8 November 1994 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 868560
13 September 1994 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 867364
31 May 1994 Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 861783
27 April 1994 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 858244
19 November 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 837879
14 November 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 62996
30 July 1993 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 847181
27 July 1993 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 846072
26 May 1993 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 864972
26 May 1993 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1143654
30 September 1992 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1247468
8 September 1992 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1253955
4 June 1992 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 947055
29 May 1992 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 957218
4 May 1992 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 944505
4 June 1991 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 928914
14 June 1990 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 917504
31 August 1989 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1194491
7 August 1989 Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 897974
22 June 1989 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1205442
2 June 1989 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1201090
30 May 1989 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 889911
25 May 1989 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 889755
22 May 1989 Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1352051
15 April 1989 Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1036953
17 March 1989 Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1038032
13 January 1989 Excursion Permit
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 888028
23 September 1988 Excursion Permit
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1040429
3 August 1988 Excursion Permit
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1201132
3 August 1988 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1342827
13 May 1988 Excursion Permit
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1347835
29 June 1987 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1010827
23 April 1987 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1010826
8 July 1986 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1294029
20 May 1986 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 994216
5 May 1986 Credit Drydock
Administrative · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1304489

Deficiency record · 49

Electrical
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
Properly support exlectrical conduit in engineroom overhead.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 October 1995
Resolved 16 October 1995
Fire Fighting
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
Properly service the B-I portable fire extinguisher missing it's seal.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 October 1995
Resolved 16 October 1995
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
Properly sercure or remove the overhead insulation in the engineroom.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 October 1995
Resolved 16 October 1995
Electrical
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
Properly dead end electrical wires to old fresh water pump in engineroom.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 October 1995
Resolved 16 October 1995
Electrical
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
Properly hard wire fluorescent light fixtures in engineroom.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 October 1995
Resolved 16 October 1995
Documentation
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
Provide vessel's current certificate of documentation on board.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 October 1995
Resolved 16 October 1995
Documentation
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
Until an updated FCC license is aboard, vessel is restricted in operations of no more that 1000 feet from shore.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 October 1995
Resolved 16 October 1995
Lifesaving
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
Provide 7 additional adult life preservers for a total of 121 adult life preservers. Until this requirement is accomplished the vessel may only carried a total of 114 adult persons.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 October 1995
Resolved 16 October 1995
Navigation
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Prior to operating in reduced visibility, demonstrate proper operation of stern light.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Provide proper support brackets for fresh water pipe in bow thruster room.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Engineering
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Provide new chain cover guards to paddlewheel.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Engineering
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Demonstrate proper operation of remote fuel shut off valve to fuel tank (restow galley pots and pans).
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 September 1994
Resolved 14 September 1994
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Repair leaking fresh water pump.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Electrical
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Properly repair electrical conduit to fire pump.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Engineering
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Properly repair the leaking seal on starboard hydraulic contol plunger.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Navigation
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Properly splice VHF radio wires to power supply wires.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Documentation
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, provide a proper drug testing program.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Documentation
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Update FCC certificate for new owner.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Engineering
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Install proper insulation on engine exhaust pipe in hold below the galley.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Navigation
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Provide a washer and nut on hand tiller bracket bolt.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Clean oil and grease from stern deck of vessel.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Provide storm rails for galley pots and pans.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 September 1994 Resolved
Properly secure ladder into hold under galley.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1994
Resolved 13 September 1994
Engineering
Issued 19 November 1993 Resolved
PRIOR TO THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS; DEMONSTRATE THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE VESSEL'S PROPULSION UNIT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 November 1993
Resolved 19 November 1993
Lifesaving
Issued 26 May 1993 Resolved
PRIOR TO THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS, OR GETTING UNDERWAY, PROVIDE 6 NIGHT DISTRESS SIGNALS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 May 1993
Resolved 26 May 1993
Navigation
Issued 26 May 1993 Resolved
PRIOR TO OPERATING IN REDUCED VISIABILITY, DEMONSTRATE PROPER OPERATION OF STERN LIGHT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 May 1993
Resolved 26 May 1993
Engineering
Issued 26 May 1993 Resolved
STOP OIL LEAK IN BOW THRUSTER ROOM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 May 1993
Resolved 26 May 1993
Electrical
Issued 26 May 1993 Resolved
REPAIR WIRING UNDER SINK.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 May 1993
Resolved 26 May 1993
Construction/Loadline
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
SECURE/FASTEN PVC BILGE PIPE AND CONDUIT PIPE THROUGHOUT VESSEL'S BILGE COMPARTMENTS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
INSTALL PLUG ON SOUNDING HOLE TO MSD TANK.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Engineering
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
PERMANENTLY SECURE REACH ROD TO FUEL TANK SHUT-OFF VALVE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Electrical
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
PERMANENTLY SECURE GENERATOR BATTERY ABOVE BILGE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Construction/Loadline
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
REPAIR/SECURE 2ND DECK WALLS AND STIFFENERS AT TOP OF LADDER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Engineering
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
CLEAN ENGINE ROOM COMPARTMENT AND AFT COMPARTMENT BILGES OF LUBE OIL/HYDRAULIC.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Unknown
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
STOP HYDRAULIC LEAKS TO PADDLE WHEEL HYDRAULIC LINE AFT COMPARTMENT AND ENGINE ROOM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Engineering
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
PERMANENTLY PIPE HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE FROM PADDLE WHEEL DRIVE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Lifesaving
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
PROVIDE STOWAGE OF 42 LIFE JACKETS AVAILABLE TO PASSENGERS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Lifesaving
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
PROVIDE 3 NEW ORANGE FLARES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Unknown
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
UMPLEMENT A DRUG TESTING PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH 46 CFR PART 16.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Construction/Loadline
Issued 4 May 1992 Resolved
REPLACE FLEX HOSE TO ELECTRIC BILGE PUMP FORWARD COMPARTMENT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 May 1992
Resolved 4 May 1992
Construction/Loadline
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
SEAL OPEN AREA AROUND STEERING TELEFLEX CABLE IN GALLEY DECK WHERE CABLE PASSES THRU TO STEERING UNIT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
REPLACE LINE WITH CABLE OR CHAIN FOR PASSENGER GATE SAFETY CLOSURE ON STBD SIDE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989
Fire Fighting
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
SERVICE ALL PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989
Electrical
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
INSTALL GLOBE AND GUARD FOR ENGINE ROOM GENERAL LIGHTING FIXTURE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989
Electrical
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
INSTALL STUFFING FOR WATER HEATER ELECTRICAL THRU BLHD FITTING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989
Construction/Loadline
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
INSTALL STUFFING FOR MAIN ENGINE EXHAUST THRU BLHD FITTING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989
Engineering
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
PAINT AREA AROUND EMERGENCY FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE (RED) LOCATED IN GALLEY, TO BETTER MARK THE LOCATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989
Construction/Loadline
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
INSTALL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR HATCH TO #1 COMPARTMENT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989
Engineering
Issued 22 June 1989 Resolved
INSTALL FOUNDATION FOR AIR COMPRESSOR WHERE REMOVED FOR INSTALLATION OF WT BLHD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 June 1989
Resolved 22 June 1989

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.