SEA OTTER EXPRESS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

SEA OTTER EXPRESS is a 1992 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2025, along with 17 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 2 December 2025.

Built: 1992
Last inspected: 2 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 23
Deficiencies: 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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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 2 December 2025

Recorded inspections23

…physical examinations22

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 17 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

981942

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WBF7535

370983

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-370983

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)64.0 ft × 13.0 ft × 5.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 27 / net 22

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderALLEN MARINE INC · SITKA AK · built 1992

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionJet Drive

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSITKA, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 2 February 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 it27 - Simplified, Gross Ton
22 - Simplified, Net Ton
33 - Dead Weight, 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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23 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 17 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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Vessel history report

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Inspection history · 23

2 December 2025 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8276061

20 July 2025 In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8189707

15 May 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8137113

27 August 2024 Examination of Repairs · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7991398

31 July 2024 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7974429

16 July 2024 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7960760

30 April 2024 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7904201

28 November 2023 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7831463

28 April 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7672723

10 February 2023 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7641637

7 June 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7592857

18 May 2022 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7456424

10 May 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7448335

23 November 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7356781

21 July 2021 Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7262690

12 April 2021 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7174945

4 May 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6948284

30 April 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6673852

15 April 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6663071

30 April 2018 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6398384

10 May 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6145111

24 April 2017 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6130854

17 May 2016 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5879741

Deficiency record · 17

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 20 July 2025 Resolved

Exhaust gas must not leak from the piping or any connections. A small exhaust leak was identified on the port MDE at the turbo exhaust connection. 46 CFR 182.430(b)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 August 2025
Resolved 22 July 2025
Resolution: Exhaust leak on the exhaust end of the port MDE turbo flange was repaired sat.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to: (a) Provide services necessary for safety under normal and emergency conditions. Aft engine room light was inoperable. 46 CFR 182.200

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 May 2024
Resolved 3 May 2024
Resolution: Engine room light was repaired.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts

Issued 28 April 2023 Resolved

Each survival craft must be stowed so that when the vessel sinks the survival craft floats free and, if inflatable, inflates automatically. Vesels 50 person IBA sea painter was improperly attached to the hydrostatic release unit and the 4 person raft's hydrostatic release unit was installed upside down. 46 CFR 180.130(a)(2)

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 April 2023
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 28 April 2023 Resolved

Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to: Protect passengers, crew, other persons, and the vessel from electrical hazards, including fire, caused by or originating in electrical equipment, and electrical shock. Electrical enclosure in starboard side engine room overhead was missing the cover plate. 46 CFR 183.200

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 April 2023
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces: A space with a non-watertight closure, such as a space with a non-watertight hatch on the main deck. Fuel tank void space was missing the high water float switch. 46 CFR 182.530

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 10 May 2022
Resolved 12 May 2022
Resolution: High water alarm float switch was installed and tested SAT.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to test the steering systems of the vessel and make them available for inspection to the extent necessary to determine that they are in suitable condition and fit for the service intended. Starboard side jet hydraulic hose was severely chaffed. 46 CFR 176.814

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 10 May 2022
Resolved 12 May 2022
Resolution: Hydraulic hose was replaced and tested SAT.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

Fill and sounding pipes for fuel tanks. When the flexible section is a nonconductor of electricity, the metallic sections of the fill pipe separated thereby must be joined by a conductor for protection against generation of a static charge when filling with fuel. 46 CFR 182.445

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 10 May 2022
Resolved 12 May 2022
Resolution: Both fuel fill flex hose was electrically bonded.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. Gasket for the engine room access hatch was hanging from the overhead above the MDE.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 10 May 2022
Resolved 12 May 2022
Resolution: Hatch gasket was replaced.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. One of these lights must be located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery space. Portable lights were missing at operating station and machinery space. 46 CFR 183.430

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 10 May 2022
Resolved 12 May 2022
Resolution: Portable lights were placed at the operating station and machinery space.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Signs, indications

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

On a vessel on which the number of passengers permitted on upper decks is limited by stability criteria, as indicated by the vessel's stability letter, the maximum number of passengers allowed on an upper deck must be indicated by a durable marking of at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) numbers and letters at the entranceway to that deck. Upper deck was not marked with max passengers allowed. 46 CFR 185.602(g)

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 May 2022
Resolved 10 May 2022
Resolution: Upper deck was re-marked appropriately.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

When using DSC techniques, coast stations and ship stations must use maritime mobile service identities (MMSI) assigned by the Commission or its designees. Installed DSC Radio did not have the MMSI programmed. 47 CFR 80.103(b)

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 May 2022
Resolved 10 May 2022
Resolution: MMSI was entered into the radio.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)

Issued 12 April 2021 Resolved

Prior to carrying passengers, a fire and man overboard drill must be completed to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 November 2021
Resolution: Drills conducted SAT.

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

Issued 12 April 2021 Resolved

Prior to carrying passengers, prove proper operation of the vessels propulsion and steering systems to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 November 2021
Resolution: Propulsion and steering system operation SAT.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation/maintenance

Issued 12 April 2021 Resolved

Prior to carriage of passengers, prove proper operation of the installed VHF radio communications system to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 November 2021
Resolution: VHF radio tested SAT.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 30 April 2019 Resolved

Each life jacket must be marked with Type I retroreflective material. The lifejacket's reflective tape was no longer adhering to the jacket. The jackets' material, strap and clasp were in all serviceable condition but the reflective tape was coming off.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 14 May 2019
Resolved 1 May 2019

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved

Mark Vessel Name on Ring buoy

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 May 2016
Resolved 17 May 2016

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Cylinder Head

Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved

Show proper operation of port engine temp gauge on bridge.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 24 May 2016
Resolved 17 May 2016

Ownership record

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