SEPARATION CANYON is a 1997 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.
Records from 2006 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 January 2026.
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.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 14.0 ft × 4.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 19 / net 15
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSEA PEOPLE MFG. INC. · GOLD BEACH OREGON, UNITED STATES · built 1997
DocumentationValid · issued 2 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it19 - Simplified, Gross Ton 15 - Simplified, Net Ton
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Inspection history · 14
5 January 2026Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8292245
17 April 2025COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8104245
27 March 2024Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7890736
23 March 2023Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7658030
10 March 2022Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7409721
1 April 2021Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7169854
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 27 March 2024Resolved
Must conduct fire, abandoned and man overboard drill monthly or at least three (03) month period before vessel gets underway with passengers. Vessel operator logged drills occuring once in each of the previous calendar years. Vessel operator instructed to conduct drills for each month the vessels are in operation.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 March 2024
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator
Issued 27 March 2024Resolved
A visual and audible alarm must indicate high water level at the operator's station. Alarm in void space forward adjacent to machinery space was not indicating for audio and visual at the time of the inspection. Corrected before completion of inspection to satisfaction the USCG Marine Inspectors.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 March 2024
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 1 April 2021Resolved
Fabricate & Install guards around Port & STBD rotating machinery located aft of MDE shafts.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 May 2021
Resolved 20 May 2021
Resolution: Operator emailed pictures of rectified def.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 17 June 2020Resolved
Vessels less than 65 ft and carrying more than 49 passengers are required to have a self priming fire pump. Vessel is not equipped with a fire pump. Passengers permitted on board is restricted to 49, until deficiency is resolved.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 2 March 2021
Resolution: Pax reduced.
Conducted second annual inspection. Endorsed COI for completion of the inspection. Issued 01 CG-835 requirements, cleared 01, issued during previous inspection, cleared 01 from this inspection, and 00 remain outstanding.
Renew or remove the passenger compartment front windshield; glass is currently cracked.
13 April 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2633288
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.
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