BLUE PRINCE

Tank Ship · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named BLUE PRINCE

BLUE PRINCE is a 2009 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 2010, most recently in February 2026, along with 8 deficiencies and 8 operational controls.

Records from 2010 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 12 February 2026.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 12 February 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 25
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9429182 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

V7PS9

MISLE id

1059669

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-1059669

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations12

…administrative events9

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 12 calendar years (2010–2026)

The 25 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.

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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it60237 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
33762 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
127354 - Displacement, Ton
109010 - Dead Weight, 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.

Inspection history · 25

12 February 2026 COC-TVE Renew · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8306002

18 February 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8080956

5 January 2025 PSC B · Administrative Inspection · COC-TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8057281

5 July 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7950837

2 November 2023 COC-TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7815693

20 August 2021 COC-TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7288523

18 August 2021 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7290049

12 November 2018 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6574003

5 November 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6574513

23 January 2018 ISPS II Exam · COC-TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6335802

21 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5978469

19 August 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5977339

29 March 2016 COC-TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5840979

26 December 2015 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5787251

1 December 2015 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5773377

10 August 2015 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5212110

24 October 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5011244

23 October 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5015211

6 June 2014 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4881063

10 February 2012 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4237050

8 December 2011 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4200807

6 February 2011 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3939457

10 January 2011 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3924445

2 November 2010 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3883179

17 September 2010 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3848827

Deficiency record · 8

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 12 February 2026 Resolved

PSCO observed approximately 10 light fixtures in the cargo pump room with a variety of issues including comprimized glands, improper repair of glands, missing grounding wires, and exposed wiring. In addition, a telephone electrical housing was missing 02 screws; comprimising casing.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 25 - Ship denied entry
Resolved 14 February 2026
Resolution: Fixed lights and phone box

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

Issued 12 February 2026 Resolved

Vessel could not produce foam analysis report for loe-expansion foam.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 25 - Ship denied entry
Resolved 14 February 2026
Resolution: Ships crew found the foam analysis report

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

Issued 12 February 2026 Resolved

PSCO observed that the Clean in Place (CIP) system has been modified to use flexible hoses in lieu of original hard pipes to operate.

Action required: 25 - Ship denied entry
Resolved 14 February 2026
Resolution: Flexible hoses were removed

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 2 November 2023 Resolved

IN TNAKERS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, CABLES AND WIRING SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS UNLESS IT CONFORMS WITH STANDARDS NOT INFERIOR TO THOSE ACCEPTABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION. PSCO OBSERVED A TOTAL OF 04 LIGHT FIXTURES IN PUMP ROOM THAT DID NOT CONFORM WITH STANDARDS. 03 LIGHTS WERE MISSING GROUNDING WIRES. 01 LIGHT WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED. CREW CORRECTED ON SPOT. 74 SOLAS (20) II-1/45.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 2 November 2023
Resolution: CREW ADDED GROUNDING WIRES TO THE CORRECT POSITIONS AND PROPERLY SEALED A LIGHT.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Safe access to tanker bows

Issued 2 November 2023 Resolved

EVERY TANKER SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THE MEANS TO ENABLE THE CREW TO GAIN SAFE ACCESS TO THE BOW, EVEN IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PSCO OBSERVED MULTIPLE STORM SHELTERS ON DECK WERE FILLED WITH DECK EQUIPMENT. CREW CORRECTED ON SPOT. 74 SOLAS (20) II-1/3-3.2

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 2 November 2023
Resolution: CREW REMOVED EQUIPMENT AND PROPERLY STOWED.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 20 August 2021 Resolved

In tankers, electrical equipment and wiring shall not be installed in hazardous locations unless it conforms with standards acceptable to the organization. Cover on overhead intrinsically safe light not sealed properly. Light not operating in accordance with manufacturers specification.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 20 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel replaced light with ships spares. Repair witnessed by attending Flag rep.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Fixed Gas Detection

Issued 23 January 2018 Resolved

0599-Other(working spaces) - Suitable portable or fixed gas sampling lines shall be provided in double hull and double bottom spaces to measure oxygen and flammable vapour concentrations. When testing for flow fault on sampling point 04, fixed sampling unit showed a flow fault alarm on sampling point 12 indicating sampling lines were not routed properly. 74 SOLAS(14 Cons.) II-2/5.7.2

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 January 2018
Resolved 23 January 2018
Resolution: Vessel crew was able to properly aline sample lines and produce a proper test for fault alarms.

Deck/Cargo › Mooring/Anchoring › Winch

Issued 6 June 2014 Resolved

The port windlass was reported as not fully operational.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 6 June 2014
Resolved 6 June 2014
Resolution: Vessel provided a class report attesting to repairs.

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.