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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.8 ft × 15.0 ft × 5.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 30 / net 12
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBELLINGER SHIPBUILDING CO · JACKSONVILLE FL, UNITED STATES · built 1952
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUNSPECIFIED
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEWARK, NJ
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg
DocumentationValid · issued 14 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it30 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 12 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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Inspection history · 10
25 March 2022Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7418397
30 October 2020COI Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7087285
18 November 2013Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4754642
2 November 2013Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4752545
11 April 2012Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4285365
23 February 2012Administration
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4249546
21 June 2004Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2106266
25 November 2003Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1955117
21 November 2003Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1989256
17 June 1986Damage Survey
Physical examination · MIO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 993424
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the 50% of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be
made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 Days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the
vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 30 October 2035
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 25 November 2003Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 31 January 2022
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › US Coast Pilot
Issued 25 November 2003Resolved
The UTV Little Bear did not have a Light List or Coast Pilot aboard.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 31 January 2022
The UTV Little Bear had non-marine grade bulbs in the stern and towing lights.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 31 January 2022
Recorded names · 1
LITTLE BEAR (2013). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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