DESERT RHAPSODY is a 2007 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2023, along with 6 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 10 February 2023.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
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Tonnage as PSIX records it31091 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 17993 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 54070 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 64320 - 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
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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
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Inspection history · 13
10 February 2023PSC B
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7631049
8 February 2023Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7634208
1 February 2023Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7630484
31 July 2021Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7273265
27 July 2021Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7269839
27 July 2021COE-Offshore
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7269846
16 April 2019COE-Administrative · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6659077
7 September 2018COE-Dockside
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6528907
19 November 2017ISPS II Exam · COE-Offshore · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6307196
18 February 2017Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6090788
17 February 2017Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6090102
20 January 2017COE-Dockside · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6070568
31 July 2016PII Safety Exam · COE-Offshore · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5950962
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boat inventory
Issued 10 February 2023Resolved
A food ration as described in paragraph 4.1.5.1.18 totalling not less than 10,000 kW for each person the lifeboat is permitted to accomodate; these rations shall be kept in airtight packaging and be stowed in a watertight container.
Port side lifeboat had 01 rations not in airtight packaging.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 February 2023
Resolved 10 February 2023
Resolution: Food ration was replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 31 July 2021Resolved
13101 - The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations. PSCO observed cooling water leaking from the No.4 cylinder on the main engine.
74SOLAS(20)I/II(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Received Class report attesting to rectification of deficiency.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 31 July 2021Resolved
07126- Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO observed fuel oil leaking from the main engine fuel oil drain line with oil soaked lagging around the pipeline. Additionally, the PSCO observed fuel oil leaking from valve connections to the HFO service tank. In the purifier room the PSCO observed a sink filled with oil.
74SOLAS(20)II-2/4.1.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Received Class report attesting to rectification of deficiency.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 31 July 2021Resolved
09209- Cables and wiring shall be installed and supported to avoid chafing and other damage. PSCO observed deterioration on numerous electrical enclosures on deck preventing them from closing. Additionally, portions of the enclosures were missing. The vessel's crew covered all enclosures with tarps to prevent water ingress.
74SOLAS(04)II-1/45.5.5
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Received Class report attesting to rectification of deficiency.
14109- For test specifications related to 15 PPM bilge separators tests should be performed using three grades of fluids. PSCO observed the engineers testing oil content meter with coffee which is not an approved fluid.
MARPOL I/14.7
MEPC.107(49)1.2.4
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Received Class report attesting to rectification of deficiency.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Alarms
Issued 31 July 2016Resolved
0715-Detection-A fixed fire detection and fire alarm system shall be installed in periodically unattended machinery spaces and shall initiate audible and visual alarms in sufficient places to ensure the alarms are heard and observed. The installed fire detection and alarm system for the engine room is not functioning due to an electrical problem identified within the PCB. 17ac
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 31 July 2016
Resolved 4 August 2016
Resolution: Ship's management provided instruction to ship to man the E/R 24/7 with a roving fire patrol to account for fire hazards in the unmanned engine room.
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