NORTHERN DEFENDER is a 2007 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2019, most recently in August 2021, along with 3 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2019 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 2 August 2021.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
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deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
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Tonnage as PSIX records it42121 - Dead Weight, Ton 56951 - Displacement, Ton 35975 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 15938 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Vessel history report
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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
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Inspection history · 7
2 August 2021PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7273371
5 January 2021PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7119684
15 April 2020Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6939293
29 August 2019Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6798374
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 2 August 2021Resolved
Fire Safety - Oil Accumulation -
The purpose of this regulation is to limit the fire growth potential in every space of the ship. The following requirements shall be met: means of control for flammable liquids in the space shall be provided. PSCO observed the gathering of oil as well as non approved oil catches at; M/E booster pump, M/E Fuel Pump, abd along port side A/E Fuel Line.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 August 2021
Resolved 8 August 2021
Resolution: Verified from class report and pictures of reapairs.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Documentation-ISM
Issued 24 June 2019Resolved
The company should establish procedures, plans, instructions, including checklist. PSCO observed a block in quick closing valve. Record show C/E tested on 08JUN19. Safety management system states to test monthly. Vessel could not provide procedures for testing valve. 74 SOLAS (2009) IX/3.1, ISM Part A/7.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 July 2019
Resolved 15 July 2019
Resolution: Vessel submitted class report correcting defs.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator
Issued 24 June 2019Resolved
All ships 500GT and upwards shall: rudder, propeller and operational mode indicators or other means to determine and display rudder angle. PSCO observed port bridge wing indicator was displaying 5 degree difference from main conning position. 74 SOLAS (2009) V/2.5.4.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 July 2019
Resolved 15 July 2019
Resolution: Vessel submitted class report correcting defs.
Ownership record
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