AQUABUS I

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

AQUABUS I is a 1998 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 8 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 March 2026.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 4 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 4 March 2026

Recorded inspections17

…physical examinations17

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

1067849

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WCY5824

476508

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-476508

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 5.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 17 / net 13

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderWILLARD MARINE INC · ANAHEIM, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portLONG BEACH, CA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 24 March 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it17 - Simplified, Gross Ton
13 - Simplified, 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 17

4 March 2026 Vessel Attendance · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8235609

18 July 2025 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8189148

12 June 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8087648

8 January 2025 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8004992

20 May 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7868414

29 March 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7624751

24 January 2023 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7612593

9 March 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7409217

19 April 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7173919

12 January 2021 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7123195

14 July 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6928055

3 April 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6624727

13 March 2019 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6619826

3 May 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6379708

9 May 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6124110

23 March 2017 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6099602

20 April 2016 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5828585

Deficiency record · 8

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage or passage plan

Issued 12 June 2025 Resolved

The master of a vessel, shall keep a correct, written count of all passengers that embark on and disembark from the vessel. Prior to departing on a voyage, the passenger count must be communicated verbally or in writing, and available ashore at the vessel's normal berthing location or with a representative of the owner or managing operator of the vessel. The passenger count shall be available to the Coast Guard upon request. Vessel does not communicate passenger count prior to departing on a voyage.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 June 2025
Resolved 26 June 2025
Resolution: Vessel installed cellular iPad to communicate passenger count to shore.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 12 June 2025 Resolved

The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets and immersion suits. Lifejackets stowed did not correspond to the stowage container markings.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 June 2025
Resolved 20 June 2025
Resolution: Lifejackets stowed in appropriate stowage compartments as per their markings

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 12 June 2025 Resolved

A vessel on which a pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system is installed must have the following equipment at the operating station: A light to indicate discharge. Indicator light for system status "Charged" was not illuminated.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 June 2025
Resolved 20 June 2025
Resolution: Indicator light repaired and working properly.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 12 June 2025 Resolved

Fuses must be of the cartridge type only and be listed by Underwriters Laboratories or another independent laboratory recognized by the Commandant. Two blade fuses were found on conductors leading to the battery selector unit.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 June 2025
Resolved 20 June 2025
Resolution: Blade fuses removed and replaced with cartridge type fuses.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 10 September 2020 Resolved

Remote fuel shutoff stations must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 1" high indicated purpose of the valve and direction of operation. Fuel shutoff valve was not labeled. Provide proper labeling for fuel shutoff valve. 46 CFR 185.608, 16c

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 September 2020
Resolved 24 September 2020
Resolution: Vessel installed signage for the fuel shutoff valve.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)

Issued 10 September 2020 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date U.S. Coast Pilot [name withheld], Tide Tables, Current Tables. Coast Pilot and Light List were from 2004. Provide current publications or applicable extracts for the operating area. 46 CFR 184.420, 16c

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 September 2020
Resolved 21 September 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided new Light List and Coast Pilot.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket

Issued 9 May 2017 Resolved

Base of mounting bracket missing; install proper bracket to supplement hanging hook.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 May 2017
Resolved 9 May 2017
Resolution: Mounting bracket installed.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Vessel Name/Home Port

Issued 23 March 2017 Resolved

Mark name of vessel on port and starboard bow per 46 CFR 67.123(a).

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 30 March 2017
Resolution: Vessel name marked on bow.

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.