BEAR NECESSITY

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

BEAR NECESSITY is a 2007 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 9 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2010.

Records from 2007 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 30 April 2026.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 30 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2007–2010
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 30 April 2026

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations15

…administrative events4

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 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

1200282

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WDK 2885

887597

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-887597

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)28.0 ft × 10.0 ft × 4.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 7 / net 6

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBENTZ BOATS LLC · LEWISTON, ID, UNITED STATES · built 2007

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionJet Drive

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portWRANGELL, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 16 April 2026 · expires 30 April 2027

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it7 - Simplified, Gross Ton
6 - 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 19

30 April 2026 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8357290

21 April 2026 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8356680

30 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8120377

23 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8118636

1 May 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7907261

3 May 2023 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7670428

19 April 2022 Annual Inspection · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7470045

3 May 2021 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7194362

28 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7031975

18 June 2020 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6985110

8 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6971107

14 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6938906

18 June 2019 Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6718104

22 May 2019 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6691581

17 April 2019 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6665545

4 June 2018 Simplified Stability Test · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6434040

7 April 2017 DAPI Audit · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6105358

28 June 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5913449

12 April 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5852851

Deficiency record · 9

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)

Issued 3 May 2023 Resolved

Coast Guard Certificate of Documentattion has expired.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 May 2023
Resolved 5 May 2023

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

Issued 3 May 2023 Resolved

Obtain current updated Charts for operating area. Obtain light lis and Cast Pilot or extracts for area of operation.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 17 May 2023
Resolved 5 May 2023

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 19 April 2022 Resolved

Fixed fire extinguisher (fire-boy) is overdue for annual servicing. Service prior to carrying passengers.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 18 May 2022

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 28 July 2020 Resolved

Two adult life jackets were missing. Maximum number of persons allowed is 18, of which 16 can be passengers.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 5 May 2021

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 22 May 2019 Resolved

The Certificate of Inspection is required to be posted in a location that is likely to be seen by all passengers, adn the Stability Letter is required to be posted at the operating station. Neither document was posted. Due to the layout of the vessel, the Master requested both documents be posted on the forward bulkhead of the head space. This is satisfacotry and meets the intent of the regulation.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 29 May 2019

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Other (STCW)

Issued 22 May 2019 Resolved

In addition to the Radio Telephony Certificate and Station License, the opertor is required to have an operator's license. The Master of the vessel could not provide proof of his operator's license.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 June 2019
Resolved 11 May 2021

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate

Issued 4 June 2018 Resolved

Provide proof for the FCC radio safety certificate

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 July 2018
Resolved 29 June 2018

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable

Issued 4 June 2018 Resolved

Replace the ring life buoy, not properly labelled.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 July 2018
Resolved 29 June 2018

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection

Issued 28 June 2016 Resolved

Post copy of vsl's COI and stability ltr visible to passengers and crew.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 July 2016
Resolved 28 June 2016
Resolution: Owners rep posted a copy of the vsl's COI & Stability ltr in the passenger cabin.

Casualty record · 2

2 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3071419

8 July 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3902966

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. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 1

CANOPY EXPRESS II (2007–2010). 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.