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SEA EMPRESS

Commercial Fishing Vessel · Fishing Vessel class · Built 1930s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Other hulls named SEA EMPRESS

SEA EMPRESS is a 1937 commercial fishing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 56 inspections since 1992, most recently in October 2024, along with 23 deficiencies, 3 operational controls, 2 with no removal date recorded and 7 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2017.

Records from 1992 to 2024. Most recent: operational control imposed, 9 October 2024.

Built
1937
Last inspected
9 October 2024
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
56
Deficiencies
23 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
2 with no removal date recorded
Casualties
7 investigations · 2002–2017
Inspected with
3 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
236979
IMO number
5143871 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WCV9977
MISLE id
60024
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
338276000 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-60024

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations4
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded46
Years with a record 18 calendar years (1992–2024)
The 56 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.

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 Fishing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)138.4 ft × 28.4 ft × 14.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 497 / net 421
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)138.4 ft × 28.4 ft × 14.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 740 / net 271
BuilderCHARLESTON SHIPBUILDING AND DRYDOCK COMPANY · CHARLESTON, SC, UNITED STATES · built 1937
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portSEATTLE, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itCommercial Fishing Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it497 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
740 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
421 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
271 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDA2144MMSI 338276000 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 July 2010, cancelled 7 November 2020 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WCV9977MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 February 1996, cancelled 29 April 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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 3

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.

BLUE PACIFIC Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 48576 · 20 October 2002 · activity 1995704GALAXY Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 144925 · 20 October 2002 · activity 1995704GLACIER BAY Fish Processing Vessel · MISLE 165405 · 20 October 2002 · activity 1995704

Inspection history · 56

9 October 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8017034
1 June 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6174615
31 May 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6174608
19 November 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3895074
1 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC 722) · Activity 3668398
28 April 2009 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3463129
3 March 2009 Internal Structural Exam · Uninspected Other · Annual Inspection · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3427267
15 January 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3395089
22 October 2008 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · USCG Northwest District (dp) · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3349640
9 May 2008 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · USCG Northwest District (dp) · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3226564
28 February 2008 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · USCG Northwest District (dp) · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3226272
13 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3147237
22 July 2007 Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3412600
1 April 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC CHASE (WHEC 718) · Activity 3078017
6 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2875094
7 January 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC ALEX HALEY (WMEC 39) · Activity 2851450
23 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC ACUSHNET (WMEC 167) · Activity 2809365
14 July 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2712774
3 May 2006 Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3219794
15 September 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2573895
14 September 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2602204
22 February 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2296869
27 October 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2230099
10 October 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2294091
15 February 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC ALEX HALEY (WMEC 39) · Activity 2007343
5 January 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1975267
23 December 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1969276
5 November 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1942912
28 October 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1941852
23 February 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1762371
27 January 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1779305
20 January 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC JOHN MIDGETT (WHEC 726) · Activity 1744283
30 December 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1778599
22 October 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1696212
20 October 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Arctic District (dp) · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1995704
27 June 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1637875
31 May 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1632208
2 August 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 436491
2 January 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 765498
1 January 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 203240
22 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 755711
20 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 203239
22 June 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 116064
23 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 698256
9 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 165207
20 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 144522
13 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 143222
3 October 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 11548
4 November 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 698257
13 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 32353
3 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 25174
3 November 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 681212
15 July 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 681213
8 July 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 113960
18 June 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 354189
31 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 172088

Deficiency record · 23

Fire Fighting › Fire Hoses › Number
Issued 28 April 2009 Resolved
Noted numerous fire stations throughout vessel without fire hoses.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 28 April 2009
Resolved 28 April 2009
Resolution: Vessel acquired fire hoses from CLIPPER EPIC. Vessel still missing three spanner wrenches, will correct in DH.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Servicing
Issued 28 April 2009 Resolved
Sea Painter on Starboard Liferaft was not attached to the weak link.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 28 April 2009
Resolved 28 April 2009
Resolution: Properly rigged sea painter to weak link on the Starboard Liferaft.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 28 April 2009 Resolved
Port side sump pump in Lower processing plant was not bolted in place.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 28 April 2009
Resolved 28 April 2009
Resolution: Replaced hose in Port side sump pump and properly bolted down both sump pumps in processing space.
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Fire Control Plans
Issued 28 April 2009 Resolved
The fire and safety plan does not accurately reflect the layout of fire fighting and safety equipment on board the vessel. Must be corrected prior to departure from their next port call to Dutch Harbor Alaska.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 5 June 2009
Resolved 2 June 2009
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Door
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
4 dog WTD in FWD forepeak room. Lower dog right side doesn't make contact with striking plate.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 April 2009
Resolved 20 April 2009
Resolution: Completed
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Door
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Re-install WTD to FWD fish factory
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 April 2009
Resolved 20 April 2009
Resolution: Door was re-installed
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Install gaskets on fish chute in FWD factory on portside.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2009
Resolved 15 April 2010
Resolution: cover with dogs and gasket fabricated.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Install gasket factory deck door STBD side
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Door
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
reinstall the dogs correctly to hit all striker plates on the port side in the factory.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: completed
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Install on port side WTD from companion way to house space 1/16" rubber wedge on back side of gasket at the bottom of the door so gasket will make contact with knife edge.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2009
Resolved 7 August 2009
Resolution: Door gasket renewed, had crew install pipe (cheater bar) for this door. 3 lower dogs are very hard to operate but door has good closing seal.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Replace the dogs and gasket material on WTD aft of the fiddly.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: completed
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Replace the door to the STBD side where the shore tie is stored.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: Completed
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Replace the hatch port side deck above the galley.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: completed
Stability › Weathertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Modify the fish inhaul chute so door can close completely.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2009
Resolved 7 August 2009
Resolution: Inhaul door operated to open position and completely closed satisfactorily.
Stability › Freeing Ports › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Install door on aft scupper port side
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2009
Resolved 12 February 2014
Resolution: Removed until such time the vessel is returned to service.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Replace gasket processing deck hatch FWD lower area
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: completed
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Provide hatch cover for portside opening processing deck to freezer hold
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: Completed
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Replace gasket on door in processing deck that goes to elevator chute
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: Completed
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Replace gasket on chute port side processing deck to freezer
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: Completed
Stability › Watertight Integrity › Coaming
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Replace ring cover hatch on FWD bilge.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 October 2009
Resolved 7 August 2009
Resolution: New ring installed, all new bolt studs, gasket ans sealed.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › Coaming
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Fish sorting chute in fwd upper hauling station - Redo coamings on STBD side, place gasket between coamings and chute bolt down. Make cover for top of chute.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2009
Resolved 15 April 2010
Resolution: cover fabricated
Engineering › Freshwater Generation System › Valve, Dump
Issued 3 March 2009 Resolved
Take apart valve on port side processing deck and remove the paint on knife edge so deck overboard will work correctly.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 April 2009
Resolved 21 April 2009
Resolution: Done
Unknown
Issued 18 June 1992 Resolved
MASTER OF VSL TOSSED OVERBOARD A GALLON SIZED CONTAINER WITH A UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF CLEANING FLUID INTO THE BERING SEA, POSITION, 58*-41.0N-175*- 32.0W.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 December 1996
Resolved 30 December 1996

Casualty record · 7

31 May 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1632208
20 October 2002Major Marine Casualty · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 dead · 4 injured · activity 1995704
22 October 2002Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1696212
30 December 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1778599
14 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2602204
6 February 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2875094
31 May 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6174608
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 1

CLIPPER EXPRESS (2002–2007). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.