BEACHHOPPER II

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

BEACHHOPPER II is a 1989 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2025, along with 6 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 4 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2025.

Records from 2010 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 25 June 2025.

Built: 1989
Last inspected: 25 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2010–2025

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 25 June 2025

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations16

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

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

957666

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WDC5303

341368

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-341368

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)29.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 5.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 11 / net 9

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderISLAND HOPPER BOATS INC. · FORT PIERCE, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1989

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portMONTEREY, CA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 2 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it11 - Simplified, Gross Ton
9 - Simplified, 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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 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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Inspection history · 19

25 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8166814

15 April 2025 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8103235

19 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8065606

19 January 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8074199

3 June 2024 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7924300

29 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7740507

19 April 2023 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7670283

9 June 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7471231

1 September 2021 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7302107

6 April 2021 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7169664

16 March 2021 Hull Examination · Drydock Extension · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7156840

26 May 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6961207

31 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6700332

17 April 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6750490

20 March 2019 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6644973

14 May 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6413916

19 June 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6178020

4 April 2017 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6123334

26 April 2016 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5853475

Deficiency record · 6

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations

Issued 3 June 2024 Resolved

THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE VESSEL SHALL BE SUCH AS TO MNIMIZE FIRE HAZARDS INSOFAR AS REASONABLE AND PRACTICABLE. MARINE INSPECTOR OBSERVED 02 CABLE PENETRATIONS IN AFT AND FWD BULKHEAD OF ENGINE ROOM FAILING TO MAINTAIN A VAPOR TIGHT BOUNDARY. 46 CFR 177.10-5 (Old T)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 June 2024
Resolved 10 June 2024
Resolution: Verified vapor tight boundary.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus

Issued 6 April 2021 Resolved

Survival Craft Equipment. Each iteam of survival craft equipment must be of good quality, and efficient for the purpose it is intended to serve. Broken paddle on survival craft. Fix or replace in kind. 46 CFR 180.175

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 April 2021
Resolution: Provided proof of purchase.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 6 April 2021 Resolved

Bilge high level alarms. On a vessel of at least 26 feet in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level. A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating. Automatic bilge pump and visual alarm not working. Fix automatic bilge pump switch in lazarette. 46 CFR 182.530

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 13 April 2021
Resolution: Operator replaced faulty wire energizing automatic bilge pump inside lazarette space. Automatic switch energizing pump and visual alarm back in full operation

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 6 April 2021 Resolved

Nonmetallic piping materials. Where flexible nonmetallic hose is permitted for use in piping systems by this section, it must meet SAE J-1942. Fuel lines for main engine do not meet SAE J-1942 specs. Replace fuel lines with appropriate material. 46 CFR 182.720 (e)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 April 2021
Resolution: Provided proof of purchase.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Control Panel

Issued 26 April 2016 Resolved

Repair or replace override switch on fire buoy fixed fire fighting system for the engine space and prove proper operation of the engine in "override mode" to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 29 April 2016
Resolved 28 April 2016
Resolution: Vessel operator replaced faulty override switch on vessel's control consul with new. Operation of Fireboy system with new override switch was found satisfactory by attending marine inspector.

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 26 April 2016 Resolved

Provide emergency radio broadcast placard at the wheelhouse.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 May 2016
Resolved 29 April 2016
Resolution: Vessel owner supplied picture of emergency radio broadcast information pamphlet/placard onboard.

Casualty record · 4

25 April 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 dead · activity 3726233

2 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 4704448

31 May 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6700332

19 January 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8074199

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.