SEAWAYS POLARIS

Tank Ship · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

SEAWAYS POLARIS is a 2009 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 30 March 2026.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 30 March 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 3 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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 30 March 2026

Recorded inspections17

…physical examinations10

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 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

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9392779

V7A6971

1003978

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Maury page id

psix-1003978

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it49999 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
59151 - Displacement, Metric Ton
29307 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
13129 - 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 population and never a judgement about this vessel.

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Inspection history · 17

30 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8333959

7 April 2025 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8105039

11 November 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7823227

9 September 2023 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7782335

1 September 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7782487

8 July 2022 COC-CHEM Renew · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7495768

9 June 2021 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Deficiency Check · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7218245

9 February 2021 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7138765

9 February 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7138775

4 June 2020 COC-TVE Renew · PSC B · MARPOL Annex VI Survey

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6967438

27 October 2018 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6567004

1 September 2018 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6529013

25 March 2018 COE-Administrative · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6378052

3 November 2017 ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6296673

30 October 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6297540

9 January 2017 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6068000

26 August 2016 COE-Dockside · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5983874

Deficiency record · 3

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Atmosphere testing instruments

Issued 9 June 2021 Resolved

06105: Vapor detection instructions may be portable or fixed. If a fixed system is installed, at least one portable instrument shall be provided.PSCO observed C/O not properly following ships calibration procedures for portable gas detectors. After multiple attempts calibration was completed, then tested with spar gas to confirm readings were inaccurate. 74SOLAS(09)VII/10.1 IBC Code 13.2.2 10c

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 June 2021
Resolved 9 June 2021
Resolution: Crew able to calibrate and replaced portable gas detector sensors allowing for proper calibration and testing

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts

Issued 9 June 2021 Resolved

1108: The marking required on liferafts equipped IAW 4.1.5.1 shall be "SOLAS A PACK". The six person liferaft required by reg III/31.1.4 of SOLAS is labeled as a "SOLAS B PACK" which is only for passenger ships engaged on short voyages. 74SOLAS(20)III/34 LSA Code(10)4.1.5.2 17ac

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 9 June 2021
Resolved 10 June 2021
Resolution: Received class documentation attesting to new liferafts of SOLAS Type A Pack on board

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 9 June 2021 Resolved

07199 - The foam concentrates of low-expansion fire-extinguishing systems shall be approved by the administration based on the guidelines adopted by the organization.* Protein based alcohol-resistent foam shall be tested annually for chemical stability. the last annual test of the foam was on 18FEB2019. 74SOLAS(09)II-2/8.8.1.1 FSS Code 6.4.1.1 40ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 14 June 2021
Resolution: Received documentation that vessel has implemented Fleet Wide procedures to have Foam Concentrate tested annually.

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.