BERKSHIRE

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

BERKSHIRE is a 2008 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2022, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 12 January 2022.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 12 January 2022
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 8
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 12 January 2022

Recorded inspections8

…physical examinations5

…administrative events3

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2016–2022)

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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9369760

A8QJ9

1028432

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1028432

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it23032 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
6009 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
23032 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
6909 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
26446 - Dead Weight, Ton
37125 - Displacement, 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 · 8

12 January 2022 COC-GAS Annual · PSC B · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7379416

30 March 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7165670

26 January 2021 PSC B · COC-GAS Renew · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7126602

19 July 2017 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6213769

19 May 2017 ISPS III Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-GAS Renew

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6144794

23 October 2016 COC-GAS Annual · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6027904

3 March 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5826569

18 January 2016 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5799154

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 12 January 2022 Resolved

On ships carrying flammable and/or toxic products, a water-spray system for cooling, fire prevention and crew protection shall be installed to cover exposed cargo tank domes and expose on-deck storage vessels for flammable or toxic products. PSCO observed approximately 15 spray nozles not functional. Areas on the #1 cargo tank dome, port deck tank, starboard deck tank are not providing adequate water coverage. 74 SOLAS (20) VII/13.1 IGC (1993) 11.3.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 January 2022
Resolution: Vessel submitted class report and photos attesting to proper operation of deck nozzles.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 26 January 2021 Resolved

Vessels #1 cargo compressor motor was replaced and electrical splice completed in fabricated plywood shield for main power supply to the motor. Class not notified of replacement or modification.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 February 2021
Resolved 30 January 2021
Resolution: Vessels classification society approved a more stout box protecting the spliced connection, and issued a condition prohibiting the use of the #1 cargo compressor/motor. Motor to be replaced with original no later than 28APR21.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Loading instrument

Issued 26 January 2021 Resolved

Cargo tank #3 and #2 starboard side guaging device wiring found to be exposed.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 February 2021
Resolved 30 January 2021
Resolution: Vessel repaired damaged fittings to the satisfaction of the attending class surveyor.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Company verification, review and evaluation

Issued 26 January 2021 Resolved

Vessel failed to fully implement the SMS as evident by deficiency #1, an internal audit is required within 3 months.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 27 April 2021
Resolved 30 March 2021
Resolution: Recieved Liberian Flag report of ISM audit compliance.

Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture

Issued 19 May 2017 Resolved

0111-All electric cables and wiring external to equipment shall be so installed as not to impair their original flame-retarding properties. The wiring leading to the instrinsically safe light fixture in way of the cargo motor room entrance is loose from what appears to be inadequate repairs or installation. 74 SOLAS (2004) II-1/45.5.2 10c

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 May 2017
Resolved 19 May 2017
Resolution: Lighting fixture repaired to manufacturer specifications.

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.