AFRICAN SUNBIRD is a 2009 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2012, most recently in July 2017, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 operational control.
Records from 2012 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 7 July 2017.
The 4 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 9 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.
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Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it31236 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 18516 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 55688 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 64567 - Displacement, Metric Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
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. Reports.
Inspection history · 4
7 July 2017Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6192518
3 November 2015Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5740837
4 June 2014Deficiency Check · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4879122
4 May 2012PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
0630 - Each survival craft shall be stowed in a state of continuous readiness so that two crew members can carry out preparations for embarkation and launching in less than 05 minutes. PSCO found davit launching system for stbd lifeboat/rescue boat to be inoperable. Stbd lifeboat/rescue boat was unable to be launched from its cradle. ’74 SOLAS (’09) III/13.1.3. 30 (a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 June 2014
Resolution: AT THIS TIME THE SHIP’S CREW HAS OPENED AND CARRIED OUT MAINTENANCE TO THE
DAVIT BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS RE-ASSEMBLED AND THE
STARBOARD LIFEBOAT WAS LOWERED FULLY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ATTENDING
SURVEYOR.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Logbook (official)
Issued 4 June 2014Resolved
2025 – Each lifeboat shall be launched and maneuvered in the water by its assigned operating crew at least once every three months. Vessel was unable to provide record of maneuvering of lifeboats in the water by its assigned operating crew within the last three months. ’74 SOLAS (’09) III/19.3.3.3. 17 (a) & c
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 June 2014
Resolution: AT THIS TIME THE PORT AND STARBOARD LIFEBOATS HAVE NOW BEEN
LOWERED TO THE WATER, HOOKS RELEASED AND THE BOATS MANEUVERED IN THE
WATER IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ATTENDING SURVEYOR WITH SATISFACTORY
RESULTS.
Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Main Galleys
Issued 4 June 2014Resolved
0710 The fire protection system shall be kept in good order so as to ensure their required performance if a fire occurs. Structural fire protection, including fire-resisting divisions. 03 self-closing fire boundary doors were found to be inoperable. 01 fire boundary door had been disabled and was unable to close at all. ’74 SOLAS (’09) II-2/14.2.1.1.1 17 (a) &
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 June 2014
Resolution: AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE SELF CLOSING DOORS WERE ADJUSTED/MAINTAINED BY THE
SHIPS’ CREW. ALL FIRE DOORS WERE VERIFIED TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SHIPS
FIRE CONTROL PLAN AND WERE FOUND SUITABLY OPERATIONAL BY THE ATTENDING
SURVEYOR AT THIS TIME.
Fire Fighting › Means of Escape › Doorways
Issued 4 June 2014Resolved
The emergency escape route from the steering gear room was locked from the exterior due to ISPS. However, the interior lock release was painted over preventing escape from the steering gear room. 74 SOLAS (’09) II/13.1.2. 17(a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 June 2014
Resolution: AT THIS TIME, THE ATTENDING SURVEYOR HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE EXCESS PAINT
WAS REMOVED FROM THE PAD LOCK/LOCKING MECHANISM AND THAT THE DOOR COULD
BE SUITABLY OPENED IN AN EMERGENCY FROM THE INSIDE.
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.
