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ARCTIC TERN

Oil Recovery · Miscellaneous Vessel class · Built 1990s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Other hulls named ARCTIC TERN

ARCTIC TERN is a 1990 oil recovery. The Coast Guard has recorded 59 inspections since 1990, most recently in April 2026, along with 16 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2017.

Records from 1990 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 23 April 2026.

Built: 1990
Last inspected: 23 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 59
Deficiencies: 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2017
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

Identity

970614

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WDD4660

355319

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367147710

Maury page id

psix-355319

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations47

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 32 calendar years (1990–2026)

The 59 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.

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 Miscellaneous Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1979.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)71.5 ft × 20.0 ft × 9.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 87 / net 69

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDAKOTA CREEK INDUSTRIES · ANACORTES WA, UNITED STATES · built 1990

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSEATTLE, WA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 19 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026

Service, as the file records itOil Recovery

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it87 - Simplified, Gross Ton
69 - Simplified, 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

WDD4660MMSI 367147710 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 11 August 2026, expires 31 October 2036

WAP6501MMSI 366900480 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 6 August 1998, cancelled 17 January 2009

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 · 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.

NRC CAPE FLATTERY Oil Recovery · MISLE 50167 · 20 November 2017 · activity 6334154 PAPADO II Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 111846 · 20 November 2017 · activity 6334154

Inspection history · 59

23 April 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8331017

24 April 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8117307

10 September 2024 Underwater Inspection in lieu of Drydock · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8000547

24 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7901843

13 April 2023 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7659386

7 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7633034

2 September 2022 In-Service Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7552952

29 June 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7490962

12 May 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7450180

11 May 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7188172

15 July 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7027889

10 September 2019 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6805580

19 April 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6665781

7 May 2018 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6406075

20 November 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6334154

18 October 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6290516

23 August 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6265482

10 May 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6142154

5 May 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5870081

18 August 2014 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4958989

8 May 2014 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4852612

10 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4384811

16 May 2012 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4312188

20 April 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3462238

6 May 2008 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3199929

10 September 2007 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3054618

19 March 2007 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2902956

28 March 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2660752

14 July 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2459672

13 September 2004 Underwater Inspection in lieu of Drydock

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2312194

11 July 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2128858

11 July 2003 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1843382

13 May 2003 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1792531

12 November 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1704518

19 September 2002 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1678165

7 November 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1445901

3 November 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1391131

13 September 1999 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1391102

19 May 1999 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 796904

23 February 1999 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 796108

17 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 807141

12 November 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1465426

22 October 1998 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1131321

21 October 1997 MARPOL Annex II Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1378186

4 March 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 774596

22 October 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1367937

8 October 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 842077

14 November 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 884361

12 October 1995 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1190407

23 November 1994 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1172441

15 November 1994 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 865449

24 October 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1407387

8 April 1994 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 857388

22 November 1993 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1150187

26 October 1993 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1354482

1 December 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 830223

24 November 1992 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1443338

27 November 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1251714

29 November 1990 Hull Examination · Initial Certification · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 919148

Deficiency record · 16

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Cargo information

Issued 12 May 2022 Resolved

Each transfer pipe system must be tested to 1.5 times its MAWP. No records of the static liquid pressure test were available. Provide documentation of all tests required by 33 CFR 156.170(c).

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 24 June 2022

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions

Issued 12 May 2022 Resolved

If the vessel carries immersion suits the suits must be worn by the crew in any three month period. No records of donning the suits were available and the crew stated they don them every 6 months.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 12 May 2022
Resolved 12 May 2022
Resolution: The crew donned the suits during attendance.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 12 May 2022 Resolved

The heating boiler did not alarm with a flame failure. Prove proper operation of the boiler's control system prior to its operation.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 May 2022
Resolved 13 May 2022
Resolution: Repaired.

Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Valve Flange

Issued 14 September 2007 Resolved

Replace thru hull valve to MSD.

Due 14 October 2007
Resolved 14 September 2007
Resolution: Thru-hull valve replaced.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Hatch

Issued 14 September 2007 Resolved

Replace all deteriorated gaskets to hatches.

Due 14 October 2007
Resolved 14 September 2007
Resolution: All gaskets replaced during dry-dock period.

Engineering

Issued 24 October 1994 Resolved

PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF PORT AND STBD MDES' LOW LUBE OIL SHUT DOWN AND HIGH JACKET WATER TEMP ALARM.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 October 1994
Resolved 24 October 1994

Fire Fighting

Issued 24 October 1994 Resolved

VSL MAY NOT OPERATE UNTIL MACHINERY SPACE FIXED CO2 SYSTEM BOTTLE IS REFILLED AND THE SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL.

Condition: Unknown
Due 27 October 1994
Resolved 28 October 1994

Engineering

Issued 24 October 1994 Resolved

CONDUCT HYDRO TEST OF CARGO HEATING BOILER IN THE PRESENCE OF A COAST GUARDMARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 October 1994
Resolved 24 October 1994

Deck/Cargo

Issued 26 October 1993 Resolved

MAKE PROPOSAL FOR FUEL DETECTION METHOD IN CARGO HEATING SYSTEM._x001C_ PER 46 CFR 56.50-60(b) SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE OPERATED WITH OIL IN TANKS OR DURING RECOVERY OPS.