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ALASKAN CHALLENGER
ALASKAN CHALLENGER is a 1954 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2025, along with 46 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2010.
Records from 2010 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 14 August 2025.
- Built
- 1954
- Last inspected
- 14 August 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 46 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2010
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
14 August 2025
Deficiencies
46 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
1020153
WDP7419
401774
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-401774
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)77.3 ft × 20.9 ft × 5.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 74 / net 51
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)77.3 ft × 20.9 ft × 5.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 107 / net 33
BuilderHIGGINS INC · NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1954
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portCORDOVA, AK
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it107 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
33 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
51 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
33 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.
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 · 29
14 August 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8180671
4 August 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8317690
12 February 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8081023
24 September 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8009467
1 August 2024
Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7972570
22 January 2024
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7853012
6 November 2023
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7820923
4 October 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7807145
18 July 2023
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7746029
30 January 2023
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7629439
5 August 2022
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7528469
7 July 2022
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7498552
17 August 2021
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7290392
28 July 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7270671
28 September 2020
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7067323
18 August 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7038659
24 February 2020
Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6925655
24 June 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6724528
21 February 2019
Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6630129
2 July 2018
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6468185
12 March 2018
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6370768
2 March 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6364782
20 October 2017
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Navigation Center · Activity 6291805
11 September 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6264599
27 July 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6222943
2 June 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6163535
28 March 2017
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6113211
19 January 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6073497
8 February 2016
Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5811732
Deficiency record · 46
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
Forward engine room bulkhead was found wasted and holed in the upper port corner in way of the fire main. After discussing repair plan with the local CG office, make permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
An exposed hazard, such as gears or rotating machinery, must be properly protected by a cover, guard, or rail. Rotating belt on generator is not shielded.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Safe means of access Shore - Ship
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
Where necessary for safety of personnel, grab rails shall be provided. Port outboard hand rail is wasted and must be repaired/renewed.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
Sidelights should show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on its respective side. Vessel sidelights show beyond ahead.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
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. Starboard engine room high level alarm is sticking.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 1 August 2024
Resolved
Stations in maritime service must be lisenced by the FCC. Vessel station license, Bridge to Bridge license and Radio Safety Telephony Certificate were expired.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Decks - corrosion
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
Void 8 - Stbd bow main deck is wasted, but appears to remain dry by ramp closure structure above wasted deck. Make proposal for temp repair. Make permanent repair at next scheduled internal structural exam (NLT 31JUL24).
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
On vessels of 65 ft or more, each fire hose must conforms to UL 19. The aft fire hose was found to be leaking.
46 CFR 181.320(b)1
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection the O/O shall have the vessel ready for inspection to include; the inspection and operation of all watertight closures in the hull. Vessel was found to have a hole in the deck, IWO the starboard/ aft superstructure, leading into the engine room. Temp repair made till Dry-Dock. 46 CFR 176.802 (a)2
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection the O/O shall have the vessel ready for inspection to include; the inspection and operation of all watertight closures in the hull. The port cutlass bearing was found to be leaking excessively.
46 CFR 176.802 (a) 2
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
The design of all exhaust systems must ensure minimum risk of injury to personnel. The vessel's engine room was missing the required lagging. 46 CFR 182.430 (a)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
Each life ring must be in accordance with Sub. Q. Life ring needs stenciled. 46 CFR 180.70 (b) 1
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
Vessel must have navigation lights in compliance with the applicable Nav Rules. Vessel's port and starboard lights can be seen from outside the arc of viability requirements. Additionally, the background is to be mat black.
46 CFR 183.420
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
For each marine casualty, the master or person in charge shall determine whether alcohol was involved. the Alcohol test strips were expired. 46 CFR 185.210 (a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
Remote fuel shutoffs must be marked. The old fuel shutoff's marking is still visible. Remote fuel shutoffs must be marked. The old fuel shutoff's marking is still visible.
46 CFR 185.608
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
Whenever machinery is installed aboard a vessel after completion of the initial inspection for certification, as replacement equipment or as a new installation, the owner or managing operator shall conduct the test to the satisfaction of the cognizant OCMI. The ship's generator was changed out and the OCMI was never notified. Provide tech spec info to OCMI. 46 CFR 176.702
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for radio personnel
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
Each ship transporting more than six passengers for hire equipped with a radiotelephone station in accordance with Part III of Title III, must carry a radio operator. Crew does not have anyone who has a FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit. Vessel is restricted to < 6 passengers. 47 CFR 80.159(e)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 4 October 2023
Resolved
Vessel shall instruct each crew member upon first being employed and prior to getting underway for the first time and a least once every 3 months, the duties of the crew member. To include emergency situations. Vessel has not logged drills this year. 46 CFR 185.420 (a)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges
Issued 7 July 2022
Resolved
Bilge suctions shall be fitted with suitable strainers. Properly install strainer on all bilge suction lines.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 7 July 2022
Resolved
The fuel shutoff valve at the tanks shall be operable from outside the tank compartment, preferably from an accessible position on the weather deck. Fuel shutoff valve at day port and stb day tank not operable outside engine room.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 7 July 2022
Resolved
All vessels shall be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartment. Prove proper operation of bilge suction.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Decks - cracking
Issued 7 July 2022
Resolved
Repair cracked/wasted welds in way of port and stb second padi down used to hold bow door and around reach rod in way of main deck centerline, very front void.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 7 July 2022
Resolved
The hull centerline, second void from front, appears to have wasted steel. Gauge hull to demonstrate proper thickness.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - cracking
Issued 28 July 2021
Resolved
Forward engine room bulkhead was found wasted and holed in the upper port corner in way of hydraulic lines. Make permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. 46 CFR 177.300(b)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 18 August 2020
Resolved
Sight glass tube on both fuel oil day tanks that are located in the engine room are not made of heat resistance material, replace tubes.
46 CFR 182.20-25(5)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 18 August 2020
Resolved
Prove sight glass tube valves are in accordance with
46 CFR 182.20-25(5) quick closing type.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 24 February 2020
Resolved
Renew port side shaft bearing.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 21 February 2019
Resolved
Conduct UT shots in area of where stern was arc'd through during installation of new zincs on 20FEB2019. The UT shots shall cover a min of 24"X24" area and expand if necessary until surrounding good metal is reached. 46 CFR 176.700
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 21 February 2019
Resolved
Provide full UT report to MSU Valdez Inspections. Upon receipt and review of the report, MSU Valdez will determine the size of the area to be cropped & renewed. Vessel shall not depart shipyard in Cordova prior to satisfactory completion of all repairs as witnessed and determined by MSU Valdez. 46 CFR 176.700
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 2 July 2018
Resolved
Properly installed strainer on all bilge suction lines. 46 CFR 182.510 (b)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 2 July 2018
Resolved
Make port & stbd engine tachometers operate properly. 46 CFR 182.410 (b)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 2 July 2018
Resolved
Install permanent draft marks or loading marks. 46 CFR 185.602 (c)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Other (STCW)
Issued 2 July 2018
Resolved
Provide documetation for paymet of COI inspection. 46 CFR 2.10-20
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 24 April 2017
Resolved
FWD bulkhead in engine room must be watertight. Penetration on the stbd side.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Ventilation › General
Issued 24 April 2017
Resolved
Covers for ventilation must be provided.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Machinery Space Opening
Issued 28 March 2017
Resolved
Repair\replace steps leading into engine room.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Ventilation › General
Issued 28 March 2017
Resolved
Move switch for fan outside of the engine room.
Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items › Paint/Flammable Liquid Lockers
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Remove paint and flammables out of accommodations space to proper storage locker. 46 CFR 177.405(d)
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Provide proof all crew are enrolled in a drug testing consortium. 46 CFR 16.203(a)
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Repair or replace stb ring buoy. 46 CFR 160.050-4
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Junction Box
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Secure stb forward junction box. 46 CFR 183.220
Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Watertight Door
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Stencil forward water tight door "WATERTIGHT DOOR - KEEP CLOSED ". 46 CFR 185.610
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Hose
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Double clamp flexible fuel tank vent hose and fuel fill hose. 46 CFR 182.450(g)
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Connect the metallic sections of the fuel fill with a conductor. 46 CFR 182.445(g)
Operations/Management › Bilge/Bilge System Management › Control of Excess Water
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Prove proper operation of bilge system w/o putting contaminants in the water. 46 CFR 176.804(h)
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Cargo Ship Safety Certificate
Issued 13 April 2016
Resolved
Provide cargo gear inspection report from organization recognized by the Comdt prior to crane operations. 46 CFR 91.25-25(a)(3)
Casualty record · 1
7 January 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3661158
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.