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BEAR NECESSITIES

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BEAR NECESSITIES is a 1993 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 27 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.

Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 March 2026.

Built
1993
Last inspected
10 March 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
21
Deficiencies
27 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2011
Also recorded as
1 other name

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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 10 March 2026
Recorded inspections21
…physical examinations20
…administrative events1
Deficiencies 27 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2026)
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

US Official No.
998208
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDN6421
MISLE id
397189
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-397189

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 14.0 ft × 3.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 9 / net 7
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCORINTHIAN YACHTS INC · TARPON SPRINGS, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1993
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portPORT SAINT JOE, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 9 September 2025 · expires 30 September 2026
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 it9 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
7 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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21 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 27 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 other recorded name, with years; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; 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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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.

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Inspection history · 21

10 March 2026 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Vessel Attendance
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8324048
23 January 2026 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Vessel Attendance · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8300543
6 May 2025 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8129611
29 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8124181
11 March 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8091893
5 March 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7874216
10 January 2024 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7847475
9 March 2023 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7643709
15 November 2022 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7547917
15 February 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7391670
18 January 2022 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7334696
17 December 2020 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7113420
14 January 2020 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6838794
7 January 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6838766
22 January 2019 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6589135
12 March 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6370241
7 December 2017 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6320223
17 November 2017 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6308669
10 January 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6028731
11 January 2016 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5794879
5 January 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5781352

Deficiency record · 27

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 11 March 2025 Resolved
The vessel must have a Cat I EPIRB properly installed to float free. The EPIRB hydro release is expired. The vessel is restricted to not more then 3NM from shore.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 6 May 2025
Resolution: Corrected.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 11 March 2025 Resolved
All submersible electrical bilge pumps require the following: -auto-start capabilities when water reaches a certain level -be capable of manual control from the operating station -be provided with a visual indicator that the pump is running
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 April 2025
Resolved 29 April 2025
Resolution: Corrected.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 15 November 2022 Resolved
All vessels shall be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartment. MI found the forward starboard bilge pump inoperable. 46 CFR 182.25(a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 November 2022
Resolved 17 November 2022
Resolution: MI observed the bilge pump in operational condition.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Decks - corrosion
Issued 15 November 2022 Resolved
No major repairs or alterations affecting the safety of the vessel with regard to the hull, machinery, or equipment, shall be made without the knowledge and approval of the [name withheld] identified wood decay in the main deck and frame #1 in the sewage tank space port side. 46 CFR 176.20-1
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 November 2022
Resolved 28 November 2022
Resolution: MI verified repairs to two transverse deck frames and associated fiberglass work in accordance with the repair proposal.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 15 November 2022 Resolved
No major repairs or alterations affecting the safety of the vessel with regard to the hull, machinery, or equipment, shall be made without the knowledge and approval of the [name withheld] identified fractures in the davit support bracket used for the beaching embarkation ramp. 46 CFR 176.20-1
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 November 2022
Resolved 17 November 2022
Resolution: The operator made satisfactory repairs to the welds.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 15 November 2022 Resolved
No major repairs or alterations affecting the safety of the vessel with regard to the hull, machinery, or equipment, shall be made without the knowledge and approval of the [name withheld] identified a fractured weld in the canopy support framing. 46 CFR 176.20-1
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 December 2022
Resolved 17 November 2022
Resolution: The operator made satisfactory repairs to the weld.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 November 2022 Resolved
Batteries shall be secured against shifting from all dynamic forces of the vessel. The battery strap was found torn and damaged so that it would not secure the batteries from falling off of the transom. 46 CFR 183.05-20
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 November 2022
Resolved 28 November 2022
Resolution: The operator installed a new battery strap to secure the batteries.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 November 2022 Resolved
Each life jacket must be marked with Type I retroreflective material having patches of retro-reflective materials with a total area of at least 400 cm2 distributed so as to be useful for search from air and surface craft from all directions. Identified 13 life jackets with deteriorated retro-reflective material. 46 CFR 185.604 (h) IMO RESOLUTION A.658(16) (5)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 November 2022
Resolved 15 November 2022
Resolution: Operator placed 13 new life jackets onboard.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 November 2022 Resolved
All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine inspector. The positive bus bar was found heavily corroded creating resistance in the 12V electrical distribution system. 46 CFR 183.01-15(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 29 November 2022
Resolved 17 November 2022
Resolution: MI inspected bus bar and found it sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 15 February 2022 Resolved
Repairs or alterations to the hull, machinery, or equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the cognizant OCMI. Vessel is certificated to have 450 hp total, (two 225 HP engines). Vessel has a 250 hp engine on the starboard side, and does not have a record of when it was installed, or when they notified the USCG of the repower 46 CFR 176.700(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 March 2022
Resolved 19 July 2022
Resolution: Verified MSC approved the weight change for stability of the vessel, and vessel now has 2 x 225 HP Yamaha engines.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 February 2022 Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. Vessel is required to carry 51 adult life jackets, 02 life jackets were found to be un-serviceable. 46 CFR 180.71(a)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 February 2022
Resolved 15 February 2022
Resolution: Replaced life jackets with new ones.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 February 2022 Resolved
Vessel must have a ring life buoy that is approved in accordance with § 160.050 in subchapter Q. The grab line on the ring life buoy was deteriorated and separated from the ring life buoy. 46 CFR 180.70(b)(1)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 February 2022
Resolved 15 February 2022
Resolution: Replaced Grab Line.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 February 2022 Resolved
The lifeline on a ring life buoy must have a diameter of at least 7.9 millimeters (5/16 inch). The lifeline attached the the ring life buoy was only 6.3 millimeters (1/4 inch). 46 CFR 180.70(c)(4)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 February 2022
Resolved 15 February 2022
Resolution: Replaced Lifeline.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 22 January 2019 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 normally unmanned spaces including spaces with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline. High water visual alarm in starboard forward space is inoperable. Repair or replace. - 46CFR182.530(a)(1)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 January 2019
Resolution: Vessel owner repaired high level alarm light.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 22 January 2019 Resolved
The installation of fuel lines, including pipe, tube, and hose, must comply with the requirements of this paragraph. Fuel line for port outboard engine is cracked in multiple areas. Replace with approved type. - 46CFR182.455(b)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 January 2019
Resolution: Vessel owner replaced cracked fuel line.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 22 January 2019 Resolved
A vessel on a limited coastwise route must carry six hand red flare distress signals and six hand orange smoke distress signals, or 12 hand red flare distress signals, approved in accordance with 46CFR160. 12 red flare distress signals on board were soaked in WD40 and unservicable. Replace. - 46CFR180.68(a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 January 2019
Resolution: Vessel owner replaced distress signals with 12 hand red flares.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 January 2019 Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. 3 adult life jackets were in an unserviceable and 36 adult life jackets had unserviceable retro-reflective tape. Replace unserviceable jackets and replace retro-reflective tape as needed. Passenger count is reduced to 46 and vessel is limited to daytime operations only. - 46CFR180.71(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 February 2019
Resolved 7 February 2019
Resolution: Owner replaced 03 unserviceable lifejackets and added retro to 36 jackets with unservicable retro.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 January 2019 Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating waterlight is required. Waterlight battery is expired. Replace. Vessel is limited to daytime operations only. - 46CFR180.70(d)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 February 2019
Resolved 22 January 2019
Resolution: Vessel owner replaced expired battery, tested sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 22 January 2019 Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Tourniquet is unserviceable. Replace. - 46CFR184.710
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 February 2019
Resolved 7 February 2019
Resolution: Owner replaced unserviceable tourniquet.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 22 January 2019 Resolved
The radio installation must be clearly marked with the call sign. VHF radio was marked with incorrect call sign. Replace with correct call sign. - 46CFR184.502
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 February 2019
Resolved 7 February 2019
Resolution: Owner labeled radio installation with Call Sign.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating
Issued 10 January 2018 Resolved
Repair dry rot area in port aft space IAW 46 CFR 176.610.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 January 2018
Resolved 12 January 2018
Resolution: Placed a new piece of wood over dry rot area in order to secure deck.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Tripping/Falling Hazard
Issued 10 January 2018 Resolved
Replace gangway shackle mount IAW 46 CFR 176.610.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 January 2018
Resolved 12 January 2018
Resolution: Replaced gangway shackle mount.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 10 January 2017 Resolved
Remove or properly terminate dead-ended wire port side aft. 46 CFR 183.340
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 24 January 2017
Resolved 24 January 2017
Resolution: Removed wire from vessel.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating
Issued 10 January 2017 Resolved
Make repairs to damaged and delaminated FRP STBD side aft main deck. 46 CFR 176.802
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 January 2017
Resolved 24 January 2017
Resolution: FRP repaired stbd side aft.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve
Issued 10 January 2017 Resolved
Prove proper operation of bilge pump discharge valve stbd side fwd. 46 CFR 183.520(e)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 January 2017
Resolved 24 January 2017
Resolution: Master proved proper operation of bilge discharge valve.
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 10 January 2017 Resolved
Program VHF-FM radio with MMSI and GPS input for DSC. 46 CFR 184.502
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 January 2017
Resolved 1 February 2017
Resolution: Vessel Representative proved programming of VHF-FM radio with both the MMSI number and the GPS input for DSC.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve
Issued 10 January 2017 Resolved
Install bilge pump discharge valves in port and stbd aft compartments. 46 CFR 182.520(e)(7).
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 January 2017
Resolved 24 January 2017
Resolution: Installed bilge discharge valves in port and stbd side compartments and proved proper operation.

Casualty record · 1

19 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3951514
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.

Recorded names · 1

JOHNS PASS EXPRESS (2011). 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

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