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PELICAN'S NEST

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named PELICAN'S NEST

PELICAN'S NEST is a 1984 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 38 inspections since 1988, most recently in May 2014, along with 1 casualty investigation in 2007.

Records from 1988 to 2014. Most recent: inspection, 9 May 2014.

Built
1984
Last inspected
9 May 2014
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
38
Deficiencies
0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2007
Inspected with
1 other vessel
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
670533
IMO number
8428571 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WDC6422
MISLE id
233511
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367764020, 368357420
Maury page id
psix-233511

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations4
…administrative events11
…with no type recorded23
Years with a record 18 calendar years (1988–2014)
The 38 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 12 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)198.8 ft × 46.0 ft × 16.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 298 / net 203
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)198.8 ft × 46.0 ft × 16.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 2,231 / net 669
BuilderNORTH AMERICAN SHIP BUILD · LAROSE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1984
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portPORT MERCY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 4 June 2026 · expires 31 July 2027
Service, as the file records itResearch Vessel
Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it298 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
2231 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
203 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
669 - Convention (Subpart B), 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

WDP4759MMSI 368357420 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 March 2024, expires 14 March 2034 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDJ3019MMSI 367764020 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 2 December 2016, expires 2 December 2026 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDC6422MMSI 367056202 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 April 2015, cancelled 16 August 2025
WCP9632MMSI 366830960 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 14 February 1995, cancelled 30 July 2005 · 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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 1

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.

BEN CHERAMIE Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 54076 · 8 July 2007 · activity 2989422

Inspection history · 38

9 May 2014 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4843088
28 March 2014 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4824702
6 June 2012 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4335530
29 December 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3656447
3 April 2009 Administrative Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3445809
22 January 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3134213
21 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3104317
8 July 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2989422
7 December 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2548971
1 October 2004 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2211109
24 June 2004 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Inspections Unit Singapore · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 2098750
13 December 2001 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 772882
25 May 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1050155
19 May 2000 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1049602
14 October 1998 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 803002
12 May 1998 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 790795
3 April 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 137355
3 July 1996 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1087867
13 September 1994 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1177086
3 September 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 118064
10 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 665730
10 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 685566
24 March 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 685562
22 March 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 186551
14 February 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 129944
6 October 1992 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1248402
18 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 665727
13 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 45912
13 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 126093
17 August 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 665722
11 August 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 122836
20 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 665720
19 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 152148
19 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 665724
15 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 82360
25 December 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 217258
3 November 1990 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1222592
3 November 1988 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 889324

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.

Casualty record · 1

8 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2989422
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

FAIRFIELD CHALLENGER (2007). 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.