GEO SEARCHER

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

GEO SEARCHER is a 1982 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 3 inspections since 2010, most recently in March 2014, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2010 to 2014. Most recent: inspection, 19 March 2014.

Built: 1982
Last inspected: 19 March 2014
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 3
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

8028498 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

LMIQ3

MISLE id

1057133

Flag

NORWAY

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-1057133

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations3

Years with a record 2 calendar years (2010–2014)

The 3 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 12 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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1083 - Dead Weight, Ton
1863 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
1863 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 3

19 March 2014 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4819154

8 September 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3844961

24 March 2010 Ballast Water Examination · Deficiency Check · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3702023

Deficiency record · 4

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping

Issued 24 March 2010 Resolved

Fuel Oil Purifier was found to be leaking fuel oil into the engine room bilges causing undo fire risk to the vessel.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 April 2010
Resolution: fuel oil gasket was replaced and tested

Lifesaving › Launching Appliances › Lines

Issued 24 March 2010 Resolved

Various Hydraulic leaks were found on the Rescue Boat Davit and launching arrangement. All affected piping and equipment is to be repair/replaced

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 April 2010
Resolution: recived class report attesting that the Hydraulic leaks found on the Rescue Boat Davit and launching arrangement were fixed.

Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Carriage of Charts and Publications

Issued 24 March 2010 Resolved

Vessel does not have a copy of the Inland Rules of the Road as required.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 April 2010
Resolution: VESSEL NOW HAS A COPY OF INLAND RULES OF THE ROAD

Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Carriage of Charts and Publications

Issued 24 March 2010 Resolved

Vessel does not have a maneuvering information fact sheet posted in the wheelhouse as required.

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 8 September 2010
Resolution: vessel submitted copy of manuevering fact sheet and has posted in proper areas.

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.