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CALIFORNIA SUNSET

Built
1970
Last inspected
8 April 2022
Documentation
Expired · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 8 April 2022
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 5 calendar years (2017–2022)
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

NONE REQ'D
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-46802

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.5 ft × 15.9 ft × 2.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 44 / net 37
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHYDRODYNE MARINE CORP. · PORT HUENEME, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1970
Hull materialWood
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSACRAMENTO, CA
Endorsements, as the file codes themrec
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it37 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
44 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.
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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 6

8 April 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7427376
12 July 2021 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7253517
13 February 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6906282
27 November 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6587205
24 October 2017 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6288768
18 January 2017 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6072378

Deficiency record · 7

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 20 July 2021 Resolved
Inspected vessels must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after each anniversary date. Vessel is overdue for 2020 Annual inspection.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 4 May 2022
Resolution: COI surrendered; vessel required to complete COI renewal before returning to commercial vessel service.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 20 July 2021 Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water not more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a dry dock examination and an internal structural examination at least once every five years. Vessel missed dry dock date in 2020.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 4 May 2022
Resolution: COI surrendered; vessel required to complete drydock exam before returning to commercial vessel service.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, all vessels must carry adequate and up to date charts, coast pilots and light lists. Vessels's navigation publications were out of date. Maintain current navigation publications.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 December 2018
Resolved 10 December 2018
Resolution: Current Light lists and Coast Pilots were brought onboard.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress messages: obligations and procedures
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
A durable placard must be posted next to all radiotelephone installations with the emergency broadcast instructions and information specific to the individual vessel. Vessel missing Emergency Broadcast Placard. Post Emergency Broadcast Placard.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 December 2018
Resolved 10 December 2018
Resolution: Broadcast placard was properly installed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
The owner or managing operator must provide stisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the Marine Inspector. Vessel's installed firefighting system was missing maintenance record. Provide record of maintenance to Marine Inspector.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 January 2019
Resolved 10 December 2018
Resolution: Proof of maintenence record was provided.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Cable
Issued 24 October 2017 Resolved
Remove the extension cord running to the lighting on the upper deck.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 November 2017
Resolved 26 January 2018
Resolution: Vessel provided proof of removal.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 24 October 2017 Resolved
Establish equipment/procedure for recovering an unconscious man overboard
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 November 2017
Resolved 26 January 2018
Resolution: Documentation attached to activity (new ladder and MOB procedures)

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.