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Inspection history · 21
21 August 2025
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8215340
10 October 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8017537
10 June 2024
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7878704
18 October 2023
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7810846
3 October 2023
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7802592
12 September 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7790146
6 July 2023
Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7735011
29 September 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7571830
2 August 2022
Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7522638
12 May 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC BLUE SHARK (WPB 87360) · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7458717
1 November 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7343590
7 July 2021
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7246862
22 July 2020
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7012250
2 December 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6867954
8 March 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6638302
2 October 2018
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Navigation Center · Activity 6552977
6 July 2018
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6468158
14 December 2017
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6323105
24 February 2017
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6093422
6 July 2016
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5933305
8 February 2016
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5811277
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 21 August 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 180.40-1 "OLD T" (a) Each vessel in ocean and coastwise service must have an approved Class A emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) that is- (3) stowed in a manner so that it will float free if the vessel sinks. MI identified expired hydrostatic release on EPIRB. Replace so unit is unexpired prior to sailing.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 September 2025
Resolution: Operator provided photos with new hydrostatic release. All sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 21 August 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 180.35-5 "OLD T" (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all vessels shall carry pyrotechnic distress signals as follows (1) 6 hand red flare distress signals and 6 hand orange smoke distress signals; or (2) 12 hand combination flare and smoke distress signal. MI identified missing 03 hand red flare distress signals. Add additional distress signals to comply with requirement.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 September 2025
Resolved 22 September 2025
Resolution: Operator provieded photos of new flares meeting the 6/6 or 12 flare requirement. All sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 21 August 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 185.730 An inflatable liferaft or inflatable buoyant apparatus must be serviced at a facility specifically approved by the Commandant for the particular brand, and in accordance with servicing procedures meeting the requirements of part 160, subpart 160.151, of this chapter—
(1) No later than the month and year on its servicing sticker affixed under 46 CFR 160.151-57(n). MI identified that buoyant apparatus servicing was due in June of 2025. Service liferaft prior to carriage of passengers.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 22 September 2025
Resolution: New liferaft was installed meeting the requirement for liferaft servicing. Operator provided photos, all sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 21 August 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 184.710 A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. First aid kit was missing analgesic medicine, antiseptic preparations, and burn preparations. Add missing items to be in compliance with the requirements.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 September 2025
Resolved 22 September 2025
Resolution: Analgesic medicine, antiseptic preparations, and burn preparations were renewed and photos provided by operator. All sat.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 12 September 2023
Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and Electronic Position Indicating
Radiobeacon (EPIRB) installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the Federal Communications Commission, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. The FCC Safety Radio Certificate was expired. A new FCC Safety Radio Certificate must be obtained and placed onboard the vessel.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 October 2023
Resolved 14 November 2023
Resolution: New FCC Safety Radio Telephony Certificate issued.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire alarm
Issued 12 September 2023
Resolved
Vessels described by 46 CFR 175.110(c) must have an interconnected fire detection system in compliance with 181.450 installed in all enclosed areas where passengers and crew have routine access, including accommodation spaces and machinery spaces. An interconnected fire detection alarm was not installed. Install a properly functioning interconnected alarm in all required spaces.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 12 September 2023
Resolved 3 October 2023
Resolution: An interconnected fire detection system was installed in all required locations.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 12 September 2023
Resolved
Each portable fire extinguisher on a vessel must be of an approved type. The minimum number of portable fire extinguishers required on a vessel must be acceptable to the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, but must not be fewer than the minimum number required by Table 181.500(b) and other provisions of this section. The 60 B:C portable fire extinguisher located behind the operating station was discharged. Provide a new operable portable fire extinguisher no smaller than size 40 B:C.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 September 2023
Resolved 3 October 2023
Resolution: Portable fire extinguishers were installed in all spaces IAW vessel COI.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 12 September 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew. The first-aid kit did not contain the required contents. Provide first-aid kit that contains the required contents.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 September 2023
Resolved 3 October 2023
Resolution: A first-aid kit meeting the requirements was placed in service aboard the vessel.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 September 2023
Resolved
Each ring life buoy with a floating waterlight must have a lanyard of at least 910 millimeters (3 feet) in length, but not more than 1,830 millimeters (6 feet), securing the waterlight around the body of the ring life buoy. The lanyard securing the waterlight to the ring life buoy was less than 3 feet in length. Provide a lanyard that is between 3 and 6 feet in length.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 September 2023
Resolved 3 October 2023
Resolution: A lanyard of proper length was installed on the ring life buoy.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 12 September 2023
Resolved
Remote fuel shutoff stations must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high indicating purpose of the valve and direction of operation. The port side remote fuel shutoff valve was not marked. Mark the remote fuel shutoff valve in accordance with the above paragraph.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 October 2023
Resolved 3 October 2023
Resolution: The remote fuel shutoff stations were properly marked.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 29 September 2022
Resolved
The owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector. Owner/Manager must provide evidence of the required servicing of their fix fire fighting system.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 29 October 2022
Resolved 4 October 2022
Resolution: Vessel rep provided proof of annual servicing for the fixed CO2 system.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 29 September 2022
Resolved
Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed.
Repair fuel leak on the main engine.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 29 October 2022
Resolved 7 October 2022
Resolution: Engine fuel leak repaired. Observed op test.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 29 September 2022
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041. Replenish aspirin, Iodine, and Ammonia inhalants, and eye wash in the first-aid kit.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 October 2022
Resolved 6 October 2022
Resolution: Acquired new USCG approved first aid kit.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks
Issued 7 July 2021
Resolved
Tubular gauge glasses, if fitted to diesel fuel tanks, must be of heat resistant materials, adequately protected from mechanical damage, and provided at the tank connections with devices that will automatically close in the event of rupture of the gauge or gauge lines.
Both Port and Starboard fuel tanks were outfitted with gauge glasses which were unprotected from mechanical damage and lacked devices to automatically close in the event of rupture.
Vessel shall keep all valves to and from the gauge glasses closed while underway, until the automatic closure devices are installed and the gauge is suitably protected, to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 August 2021
Resolved 29 September 2022
Resolution: Glass was removed from sightglass tank fittings and the fittings were plugged.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 2 October 2018
Resolved
CLSN: Vsl is broadcasting Invalid Call Sign, NAME: Vsl is broadcasting incorrect Name,
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 1 November 2018
Resolution: AIS discrepancy corrected, AIS broadcasting all pertinent information.
Operations/Management › Equipment Service/Testing › EPIRB
Issued 8 February 2016
Resolved
EPIRBs NOAA registration was expired and needs to be renewed.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 March 2016
Resolved 10 February 2016
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 8 February 2016
Resolved
FCC Station license was expired and needs to be renewed.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 March 2016
Resolved 10 February 2016