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WHATCOM CHIEF

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

WHATCOM CHIEF is a 1962 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2024, along with 16 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2005.

Records from 2004 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 23 October 2024.

Built
1962
Last inspected
23 October 2024
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
21
Deficiencies
16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2004–2005

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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 23 October 2024
Recorded inspections21
…physical examinations15
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2024)
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.
288249
IMO number
—
Call sign
WT4561
MISLE id
44262
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-44262

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)93.5 ft × 44.1 ft × 9.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 69 / net 47
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBELLINGHAM, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1962
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSEATTLE, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 18 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it69 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
47 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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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.

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Inspection history · 21

23 October 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8026734
23 May 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7918130
2 August 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7759970
1 May 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7679119
30 November 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7623224
9 May 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7446967
16 September 2021 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7314023
16 December 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7111666
14 September 2020 Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7056205
1 June 2020 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Extension
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6983145
19 October 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6837632
16 October 2019 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6826837
2 September 2019 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6814970
1 March 2019 Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6634576
12 September 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6533379
30 August 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6524153
23 February 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6360549
18 October 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6290161
15 September 2017 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6269746
13 September 2016 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6002674
6 September 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6018571

Deficiency record · 16

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 23 October 2024 Resolved
Bilge high water alarm inop.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 30 January 2025
Resolved 15 January 2025
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 2 August 2023 Resolved
Newly installed fuel lines on main engines were not J-1942 compliant.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 August 2023
Resolved 11 September 2023
Resolution: Received email with pictures of J-1942 compliant fuel hoses installed.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 16 September 2021 Resolved
Make watertight all deck hatches. A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 June 2022
Resolved 16 May 2022
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 16 December 2020 Resolved
The float free link required by 180.130(a)(1) must be secured to the painter at one end and to the vessel on the other end. The float free link for one of the life floats was not connected to the painter of the life float.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 January 2021
Resolved 16 December 2020
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 16 December 2020 Resolved
The floating waterlight must be attached around the body of the life float by a 10mm lanyard, resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light and at least 5.5 meters in length. The waterlight for the life float was not attached with a lanyard.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 January 2021
Resolved 16 December 2020
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 16 October 2019 Resolved
The bilge high level alarm in the steering space located on the #2 side does not actuate. Periodic rounds must be conducted at the space while alarm is not fixed.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 October 2019
Resolved 24 October 2019
Resolution: Provided video of working high bilge level alarm.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkhead -corrosion
Issued 18 September 2019 Resolved
Repair #1 fuel tank blkhd 21 near bottom where UT readings are low at scheduled drydock.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 September 2020
Resolved 27 September 2021
Resolution: Final repairs sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 September 2018 Resolved
The owner or operator of a vessel shall submit drawings, sketches, or written specifications describing the details of any proposed alterations to the cognizant OCMI for approval. Vessel has not submitted plans for electrical and steering alterations to Marine Safety Center for approval.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 October 2018
Resolved 2 May 2019
Resolution: MSC approval ltr rcvd
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 27 September 2018 Resolved
Vessel is required to test functionality of propulsion control that a loss of power to the control system does not result in an increase in shaft speed or propeller pitch. Vessel does not have MSC-approved testing procedure.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 October 2018
Resolved 28 November 2018
Resolution: Submitted DVTP to MSC based on manuf. documentation
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 September 2018 Resolved
Each generator must have a nameplate attached to it containing the information required by Article 445 of NFPA 70. Both generator nameplates are illegible.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 October 2018
Resolved 8 September 2019
Resolution: Cannot order new tags w/o knowing serial numbers, but serial numbers of existing tags are unreadable and WCPW cannot locate original purchase receipt.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 September 2018 Resolved
All cable and wire must be installed with metal support spaced not more than 24" apart, and in such a manner as to avoid chafing and other damage. Vessel used plastic tie wraps instead of metal supports in engine room. 46 CFR 183.340(b)(4)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 October 2018
Resolved 20 November 2018
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 September 2018 Resolved
Switchboard must have a nonconducting mat in front. Vessel does not have mat.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 October 2018
Resolved 18 October 2018
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 September 2018 Resolved
Electrical equipment and circuits must be clearly marked and identified. Panelboard on main deck missing labels.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 October 2018
Resolved 18 October 2018
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Carriage of Charts and Publications
Issued 27 September 2016 Resolved
Vessel did not have up to date charts for the intended voyage and the installed electronic charting system was not of an approved type IAW NVIC 01-16 'Use of electronic charts and publications in lieu of paper charts, maps and publications.'
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 October 2016
Resolved 18 October 2016
Resolution: Received photo of receipt for the purchase of charts for the vessels intended voyage.
Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Emergency Preparedness
Issued 27 September 2016 Resolved
Vessel did not have radio emergency broacast instructions posted as required by 46CFR184.506.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 October 2016
Resolved 23 October 2016
Resolution: Received photo of posted emergency radio broacast placard from [name withheld].
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 27 September 2016 Resolved
Floating water light batteries installed showed severe degredation from use beyond the required one year service life required by 46CFR185.726(d).
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 October 2016
Resolved 18 October 2016
Resolution: Recieved reciept for proof of purchase of replacement batteries for floating water lights.

Casualty record · 2

13 October 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2247031
26 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2502290
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.