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FREELANCE
FREELANCE is a 1985 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 13 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2023.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 1 June 2026.
- Built
- 1985
- Last inspected
- 1 June 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2023
Identity
681815
WDQ2779
238684
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-238684
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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
11 calendar years (2016–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)71.1 ft × 22.1 ft × 6.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 75 / net 51
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPEACOCK BOAT CO INC · WILMINGTON, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1985
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEWPORT BEACH, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery
DocumentationValid · issued 26 January 2026 · expires 31 January 2027
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 it75 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
51 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
51 - 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 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.
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Inspection history · 29
1 June 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8328265
7 August 2025
Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8204555
20 March 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8072420
7 January 2025
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8040501
7 December 2024
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8040500
13 May 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7875668
23 September 2023
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7789850
6 April 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7747054
15 March 2023
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7617113
18 January 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7623235
6 January 2023
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7588961
19 December 2022
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7622072
22 September 2022
In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7553763
7 March 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7401391
19 January 2022
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7384954
4 November 2021
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7346781
20 September 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7317731
6 May 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7195488
25 January 2021
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7130294
26 February 2020
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6903487
7 March 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6618141
15 January 2019
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6588603
1 February 2018
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6341832
19 January 2018
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6340786
28 November 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6313805
21 March 2017
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6096623
10 February 2017
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6057803
18 January 2017
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6088812
18 February 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5797591
Deficiency record · 13
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 20 March 2025
Resolved
Each life float must be attached by a painter long enough that each float can float without contacting any other float in the group. Painters were deteriorated and approximately 15' length, which would not allow ready launching of floats without pulling on the next float before setting in the water.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 20 March 2025
Resolved
Each ring life buoy on a vessel must be approved in accordance with 46 CFR 160.050 in Subchapter Q. Port life ring retro-reflective tape is deteriorating.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 29 September 2022
Resolved
Bilges shall be free of oil and debris at all times. Remove all debris from bilges in all watertight compartments. Remove all oil soaked sorbent pads and remove any remaining oil/fuel from engine room bilge.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 29 September 2022
Resolved
Life floats serving as "primary lifesaving" shall be stowed so that when the vessel sinks the survival craft can easily be launched by crew or float free. 04 life floats stowed on top of operating station found with lines/nets/trash/poles/gaff hooks. Remove all items so that life floats can float free or be launched by crew. Vessel restricted to carrying 72 pax on Limited Coastwise route.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 6 May 2021
Resolved
Each vessel must meet the applicable requirements in subchapter S.
Each hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight.
MI found hatch to steering space missing its sealing gasket making it no longer watertight.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 26 February 2020
Resolved
The bilge pipe piercing the collision bulkhead in lieu of a screw down valve with reach rod may have a screwdown valve on the aft side of the bulkhead. Vessel had an inop ball valve installed. Replace w/ operable appropriate valve.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - operational damage
Issued 26 February 2020
Resolved
Each vessel must meet the applicable requirements of subchapter S of this chapter, where each collision bulkhead may have penetrations that are as high & as far in as practicable & have means to make watertight. Outboard hyraulic line penetrating collision bulkhead had free communication all around hose. Make penetration watertight.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 26 February 2020
Resolved
All cable and wire must be installed with metal supports spaced not more than 24" apart and in such a manner to avoid chaffing. Wiring in galley bilge space had fallen & was chaffing agains sonar post. Reinstall correctly.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 26 February 2020
Resolved
Where flexible nonmetallic hose is permitted for use in piping systems by this section, the hose must be SAE J1942 and in fuel oil systems may, if not more than 5 SIG, be installed with two clamps and do not reply on the spring tension of clamp for compressive force. Prove installed f/o lines on Kubota generator fuel pump run @ <5PSI.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Circuit Breaker
Issued 21 March 2017
Resolved
Breaker was open in the machinery space
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Valve
Issued 10 February 2017
Resolved
Demonstrate operation of the remote fuel supply valve.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Linkage
Issued 10 February 2017
Resolved
Provide retaining pin in steering ram connection.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Floating Electric Waterlight
Issued 18 February 2016
Resolved
Provide (8) batteries for life floats and life ring.
Casualty record · 1
6 April 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7747054
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
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