OUTER LIMITS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

OUTER LIMITS is a 1978 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2018.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 May 2026.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 27 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2018
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

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 27 May 2026

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations14

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

599592

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WDM3717

49967

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-49967

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)43.0 ft × 14.2 ft × 6.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 27 / net 18

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDELTA MARINE INDUSTRIES INC · SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1978

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portSEWARD, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 29 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026

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 it27 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
18 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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

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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

FREEDOM Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 54026 · 26 May 2018 · activity 6429628 MAGNUM Passenger (Uninspected) · MISLE 282917 · 26 May 2018 · activity 6429628

Inspection history · 18

27 May 2026 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8382122

27 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8121085

21 May 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7916406

28 April 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Special · Annual Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7677459

12 August 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team San Francisco (91105) · Activity 7532038

24 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7457621

17 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7453331

16 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7455602

10 May 2021 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · In-Service Inspection · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7194860

21 November 2019 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6955430

13 March 2019 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6645154

20 September 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6550658

29 May 2018 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6427769

26 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Depoe Bay · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6425190

26 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6429628

18 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6418061

20 September 2017 Hull Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6285539

28 September 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6010706

Deficiency record · 7

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

Issued 21 May 2024 Resolved

Each ring life buoy on a vessel must: (1) Be approved in accordance with § 160.050 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.150; MI found ring lifebuoy to be be cracked along the inside and unrepairable.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 21 May 2024
Resolution: O/O bought new RLB.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Stability/strength/loading information and instruments

Issued 17 May 2022 Resolved

Conduct Stability test due to adding new equiment onboard vessel. Test must be scheduled within 30 days. total persons onboard is reduced to 19,2 crew and 17 passangers until test is completed.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 June 2022
Resolved 1 June 2022
Resolution: Simplified stability test completed - All satisfactory.

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

Issued 17 May 2022 Resolved

Vessel must submit plan review for newly installed seakeeper stabilizer to include structure analysis for attaching to vessel hull to MSC in 30 Days. Vessel can not use seakeeper stabilizer until review is complete.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 June 2022
Resolved 4 January 2023
Resolution: Completed.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 17 May 2022 Resolved

Vessel must submit plan review for new installed generator to include one line drawing and load analysis to MSC for review in 30 days

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 17 June 2022
Resolved 4 January 2023
Resolution: Completed.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 16 May 2022 Resolved

All escape hatches and other emergency escapes must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 2 inches high, Emergency Escape, Keep Clear. Label Fwd emergency exit.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 May 2022
Resolved 20 May 2022
Resolution: Properly labeled.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 16 May 2022 Resolved

A submersible electric bilge pump discharge must have a positive shutoff valve installed at the hull penetration. Install shutoff valves on bilge overboard discharges.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 May 2022
Resolved 20 May 2022
Resolution: Valves satisfactorily installed.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Exhaust Manifold

Issued 29 May 2018 Resolved

Propulsion machinery shall be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable ofoperating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its design limitations. The vessel experienced a loss of propulsion when a raw water hose on the engine blew off. Repairs shall be made to teh satisfaction of the attending marine inspector and prior to carrying passengers.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 29 June 2018
Resolved 15 June 2018
Resolution: Renewed cooling hoses, and replaced reduction gear. Conducted sea trials.

Casualty record · 1

26 May 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6429628

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.