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BEAR NECESSITY
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Other hulls named BEAR NECESSITY
BEAR NECESSITY is a 1979 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1985, most recently in April 2001, along with 16 deficiencies.
Records from 1985 to 2001. Most recent: inspection, 6 April 2001.
- Built
- 1979
- Last inspected
- 6 April 2001
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
609239
WAN6753
50356
Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-50356
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded6
Years with a record
14 calendar years (1985–2001)
The 26 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 25 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it37 - Simplified, Net Ton
46 - Simplified, Gross Ton
46 - Simplified, Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Radio station licence
WCW3687MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 March 1996, cancelled 27 May 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
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. Reports.
Inspection history · 26
6 April 2001
Administrative
Administrative · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1066466
23 December 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1046767
30 April 1999
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1360918
26 February 1998
Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 805963
26 February 1997
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 805962
26 February 1996
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1371441
20 February 1996
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1371440
12 October 1995
Administrative
Administrative · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 878300
25 May 1994
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1356660
25 May 1993
MARPOL Annex V Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1436766
5 May 1993
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1373845
27 May 1992
Administrative
Administrative · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 955155
19 May 1992
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1260438
4 June 1991
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 942681
21 May 1991
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 941453
6 March 1991
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1309123
23 October 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 901679
28 August 1990
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 913306
8 June 1990
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 911294
21 May 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 920071
12 December 1989
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1222698
28 November 1989
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1240778
18 November 1987
Administrative
Administrative · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1023912
18 July 1985
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 984520
13 June 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1290882
7 March 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 978005
Deficiency record · 16
Fire Fighting
Issued 23 December 1999
Resolved
PROVIDE FIXED FIREFIGHTING/DETECTION SYSTEM AS REQUIRED BY 46 CFR SUBCHAPTER T. VESSEL PROHIBITED FROM CARRYING MORE THAN 6 PASSENGERS UNTIL THIS REQUIREMENT IS CLEARED. CLEAR BY 31JAN00 OR COI MAY BE REVOKED.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 21 May 1991
Resolved
Repair and prove operation of MSD system.
Electrical
Issued 21 May 1991
Resolved
Repair light in the women's head.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 21 May 1991
Resolved
Repair and prove operation of anchor winch.
Engineering
Issued 23 October 1990
Resolved
GRIND AND WELD FRACTURES NOTED ON BOTH AFT SHAFT BEARING STRUTS, DESIGNING A MORE ADEQUATE STRUT THAT WILL PREVENT THE FAILURE NOTED.
Electrical
Issued 23 October 1990
Resolved
REMOVE AND REPLACE THE SGT-60 DEGREE WIRE LEAD FROM THE GENERATOR SET TO THE TWO WAY SWITCH. REPLACING THE WIRE WITH AN APPROVED WIRE.
Electrical
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
COMPLETE REMOVAL OF DEAD END WIRING & PROPERLY SUPPORT LOOSE WIRING.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
REPAIR DAMAGE TO HULL ON PORT SIDE BELOW RAIL NEAR AREA OF BESSEL BELL & ON STERN WHERE DAMAGED.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
REPLACE PLASTIC THRU-HULL FITTINGS WITH METALIC FITTINGS WITHIN 6" OF LWL PORT & STBD.
Engineering
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
REALIGN PLASTIC PIPE ON BILGE SUCTION LINE ON STBD ENG TO REMOVE KINK IN RUBBER HOSE.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
PROVIDE OPERATION MANUAL FOR MARINE SANITATION DEVICE.
Fire Fighting
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
PROVIDE MARINE BRACKETS FOR B-II FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
PROVIDE SAFETY RAILS FOR STOVE TOP TO ADEQUATELY SECURE UTENSILS ON ALL BURNERS.
Electrical
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
PROVIDE AMMETER FOR BATTERY CHARGER IAW 46CFR 183.05020(F)
Electrical
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
PROVE OPERATION OF GENERATOR & SYSTEM PRIOR TO USE AND PROVIDE DRAWINGS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 8 June 1990
Resolved
PROVIDE SUITABLE POSITIVE LOCK TO SECURE ENG ROOM HATCH WHEN OPEN.
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.