CHIQUITA GROWER

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

CHIQUITA GROWER is a 2008 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2019, most recently in July 2026, along with 4 deficiencies.

Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 23 July 2026.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 23 July 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 29
Deficiencies: 4 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 23 July 2026

Recorded inspections29

…physical examinations15

…administrative events13

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 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

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9347279

A8PC8

1026700

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1026700

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it22914 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
11093 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
28148 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
37942 - Displacement, Metric 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

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 · 29

23 July 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8445000

18 October 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8254805

5 October 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8246566

28 September 2025 Deficiency Check · PSC B · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8241781

20 April 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8115666

11 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8110134

18 October 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8019613

15 April 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7894287

12 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7894304

6 October 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7803575

2 April 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7659132

28 December 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7613765

5 December 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7604509

16 November 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7595588

15 July 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7507386

10 May 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7447543

10 January 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7376110

29 November 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7356646

1 July 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7241849

3 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7149805

14 December 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7109027

26 November 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7106374

13 August 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7027049

2 December 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6864561

24 October 2019 VRP Review · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6841397

22 October 2019 ISPS II Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6839360

21 October 2019 Administrative Inspection · VRP Review

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6839337

4 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6633541

8 February 2019 COE-Administrative · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6620771

Deficiency record · 4

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits

Issued 29 September 2025 Resolved

Maintenance, testing and inspections of life-saving appliances shall be carried out in a manner having due regard to ensuring reliability of such appliances. PSCO observed inadequate documentation referencing immersion suit serial numbers for air pressure testing. 74SOLAS(20)III/20.3.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 October 2025
Resolved 18 October 2025
Resolution: Rcvd class report attesting to fixing said issue

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 29 September 2025 Resolved

The machinery, boilers, and other pressure vessels, associated piping systems and fittings...shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons on board, due regard being paid to moving parts, hot surfaces and other hazards. PSCO observed insufficient lagging on main engine piping and oil purifier piping.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 October 2025
Resolved 18 October 2025
Resolution: Rcvd class report attesting to repairs

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage

Issued 29 November 2021 Resolved

SHIPS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, AND MAINTAINED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS OF A CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY RECOGNIZED BY THE ADMINISTRATION OR WITH APPLICABLE NATIONAL STANDARDS OF THE ADMINISTRATION WHICH PROVIDE AN EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY. PSCO NOTED CRACKED WELD ON GUARD RAIL STANCHION AND DEFORMED SUPPORT I-BEAM ON PORT SIDE OF MAIN ENGINE PLATFORM.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 10 January 2022
Resolution: Master sent class report that is attached to documents that showed all structural issued resolved and images showing all has been fixed in relation to this deficiency.

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

Issued 8 February 2019 Resolved

Waste receptacles shall be constructed of non-combustible materials with no openings in the sides or bottom. PSCO observed 03 waste receptacles constructed of non-combustible material (plastic) in the engine room. the waste receptacles contained oily rags. 74SOLAS(04) II-2/4.4.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 22 February 2019
Resolved 4 March 2019
Resolution: Reviewed DNV-GL Survey Statement, 1271640, dated 21FEB19, indicating that the receptacle for waste replaced by metallic receptacles. Additional training for handling of garbage with particular focus on oily rags was carried out .

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.