WESTERN GULL

Oil Recovery · Miscellaneous Vessel class · Built 1980s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

WESTERN GULL is a 1982 oil recovery. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 8 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 January 2026.

Built: 1982
Last inspected: 21 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 2 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 Miscellaneous Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 21 January 2026

Recorded inspections17

…physical examinations15

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 2 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

686169

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WDD4686

54300

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-54300

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)73.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 8.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 85 / net 68

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderGLADDING-HEARN SHIPBLDG · SOMERSET MA, UNITED STATES · built 1982

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSEATTLE, WA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 19 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026

Service, as the file records itOil Recovery

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it85 - Simplified, Gross Ton
68 - 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

21 January 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8299594

25 February 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8084593

24 February 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8083658

21 May 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7916013

6 March 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7875595

27 February 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7642957

3 March 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7407561

7 July 2021 Drydock Extension · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7246435

2 March 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7147031

4 March 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6921587

29 May 2019 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6698256

25 February 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6631884

9 March 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6366465

23 October 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6293680

2 March 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6097340

23 June 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5915298

2 March 2016 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5822780

Deficiency record · 8

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts

Issued 25 February 2026 No resolution recorded

In accordance with sub-chapter I (46 CFR 96.06-1) The installation of all lifesaving appliances and arrangements must be in accordance with subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements) of this chapter. Each cargo vessel must carry — Liferafts—(i) With an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the total number of persons on board and that are stowed in a position providing for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open deck level; or(ii) With an aggregate capacity on each side sufficient to accommodate the total number of persons on board. Vessel maintains 01-six person liferaft that cannot accommodate the maximum persons allowed of 12 as listed on the Certificate of Inspection.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance

Issued 21 January 2026 No resolution recorded

Each vessel must have a line-throwing appliance approved under approval series 160.040 or 160.031. Vessel is certificated for an Oceans Route but only has one line throwing appliance and is not equipped with the four charges.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 4 March 2025 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, all vessels except barges, vessels operating exclusively on rivers, and motorboats other than those certificated for ocean or coastwise route, must carry adequate and up-to-date— (a) Charts; Vessels chart cards are from 2019 and not up to date. 46 CFR 97.05-5

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 March 2025
Resolved 13 March 2025
Resolution: Updated Chart card ordered.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits

Issued 25 February 2025 Resolved

Markings. Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must be marked in such a way as to identify the person or vessel to which it belongs. Vessels immersion suits not labeled with crew member or vessels name. 46 CFR 199.70 (c)(3)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 March 2025
Resolved 13 March 2025
Resolution: Immersion suits labeled with vessels name.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 3 March 2022 Resolved

Piping systems shall have necessary fittings installed for safe and efficient operation. The flange installed on the port fire main piping is leaking.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 March 2022
Resolved 16 March 2022

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Circuit Breaker

Issued 9 March 2018 Resolved

Make changes to breakers to match current one line diagram, or submit new electrical one-line diagram. 46cfr183.200

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 3 April 2018
Resolved 30 March 2018
Resolution: Had Pacific Marine Electric come out and inspected switchboard and breakers, and updated new one line diagram.

Communications › Radio Communications › Cellular Telephone Capability

Issued 9 March 2018 Resolved

VSL must comply with requirements for radio installation including instatllaion certificates issued by FCC as set in 47CFR30. Provide copy of valid Safety Radio Certificate. 46CFR184.502

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 April 2018
Resolved 15 March 2018
Resolution: Provided copy of vallid cert.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Stock

Issued 23 June 2016 Resolved

Discovered bolt that did not pass through nut completely. Replace short bolt with longbolt that passes through nut completely. 46 CFR 56.25-20(a)(2)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 June 2016
Resolved 27 June 2016
Resolution: Receieved email correspondence with picture clearly depicting new longer bolt and nut installed.

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.