← All vessels
BUSHMAN'S FRIEND
BUSHMAN'S FRIEND is a passenger vessel (uninspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2019, most recently in January 2026, along with 5 deficiencies.
Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 January 2026.
- Built
- Not recorded
- Last inspected
- 9 January 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 0 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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
9 January 2026
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
5 calendar years (2019–2026)
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
1167255
736627
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-736627
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)32.0 ft × 9.0 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 8 / net 7
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderNot recorded
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeSail (Distinct Keel)
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portLOS ANGELES, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, restricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 25 September 2025 · expires 31 October 2026
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Uninspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it8 - Simplified, Gross Ton
7 - Simplified, Net Ton
7 - 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 · 6
9 January 2026
Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8296049
8 October 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team LA/LB (91103) · Activity 8017492
13 November 2023
Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7840776
6 October 2021
Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7489963
5 June 2019
Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6806728
5 March 2019
Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6676568
Deficiency record · 5
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
Documentation Application Pending.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
No Official Numbers, Correct Size, Permanently Affixed and Visible on the Interior Structural part of the Hull.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
No Display of Name/Hailing Port of Correct Size and Location.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Fitness for duty - intoxication
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
Marine Employer and all Crewmembers not Participating in Chemical Testing Program.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Passenger Ship Safety (including exemption)
Issued 5 March 2019
Resolved
No Emergency Instructions Posted in Prominent and Accessible Location.
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.