Records from 2018 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 9 February 2022.
Inspection history · 23
9 February 2022
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7393821
11 December 2021
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7366311
7 October 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7328803
8 June 2021
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7213553
6 September 2020
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7049104
29 August 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7045198
5 July 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6996134
1 July 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6992645
23 April 2020
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6942727
23 April 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6942793
20 April 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6941361
25 February 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6915046
24 February 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6914846
23 February 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6913768
23 February 2020
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6914264
23 December 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6878239
27 August 2019
ISPS III Exam · Administrative Inspection · Ballast Water Examination · NPV Safety Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6796236
1 July 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6731796
13 May 2019
PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6683301
27 September 2018
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6549715
5 August 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6500943
4 August 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6506933
2 August 2018
PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6498545
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 16 December 2021
Resolved
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE SUCH THAT: THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS, CREW AND SHIP FROM ELECTRICAL HAZARDS SHALL BE ENSURED. PSCO OBSERVED C-PHASE GROUND ON THE EMERGENCY SWITCHBOARD.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 December 2021
Resolved 9 February 2022
Resolution: RCVD class report attesting to the repair of a grounding on the emergency switch board.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire-dampers
Issued 8 June 2021
Resolved
Where a fixed gas fire extinguishing system is used, openings which may admit air to, or allow gas to escape from, a protected psce shall be capable of being closed from outside the protected space. PSCO observed the #23 cargo bay on stbd side has damaged ventillation dampener.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 June 2021
Resolved 29 June 2021
Resolution: Received and accepted DNV class report attesting to satisfactory repair of #23 stbd cargo bay vent damper.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 5 July 2020
Resolved
99101:All vessels greater than 300 gross tons on a voyage of less than 96 hours is required to submit a Notice of Arrival before departure but at least 24 hours before arriving at the port or place of destination. The vessel submitted their NOA, departing Norfolk, VA on July 3, 2020 at 1209, with an arrival time to Baltimore, MD on July 4, 2020 at approximately 0600. The vessel moored up at the Seagirt Terminal at 0400 July 4, 2020. 33 CFR 160.212(a)(4)(ii)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 5 July 2020
Resolved 5 July 2020
Resolution: Issued NOV as documented in the attached Enforcement activity.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 5 July 2020
Resolved
99101- For any vessel that is equipped with ballast water tanks and bound for ports or places in the United States: Submit the ballast water report no later than 6 hours after arrival at the port or place of destination, or prior to departure of destination, whichever is earlier. On July 4, 2020 Vessel arrived at Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) Captain of the Port Zone without submitting a Ballast Water Report to the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC) within the required time frame. Specifically, the vessel arrived to berth at approximately 0400 on July 4, 2020 and did not submit a completed Ballast Water Report to NBIC until approximately 1214 on July 4, 2020 after being instructed by the Coast Guard. 33 CFR 151.2060(b)(3)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 5 July 2020
Resolved 5 July 2020
Resolution: Vessel submited NBIC report and LOW issued as indicated in enforcement activity
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Insulation wetted through (oil)
Issued 23 February 2020
Resolved
Components of a diesel engine fuel system shall be designed considering the maximum peak pressure which will be experienced in service, including any high-pressure pulses which are generated and transmitted back into the fuel supply and spill linesby the action of fuel injectionpumps. Connections withing the fuel supply and spill linesshall be constructed having regard to their ability to prevent pressurized oil fuel leaks while in service and after maintenance.
Several spots underneath the main engine, near the generators, in the purifier room, and throughout the engine room were found with either oil-soaked insulation or no insulation at all.
74SOLAS(09 edition) II-2/4.2.2.5.4
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 23 April 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided photographic evidence of rectification of deficiencies.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. The ship's main mast was struck by facility's crane which severely damaged the structural integrity of the mast and its associated equipment. 74SOLAS(14)I/11(a) - 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 September 2019
Resolution: Reviewed and accepted Class report attesting to proper repairs conducted.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
Every ship shall be provided with radio installations capable of complying with the functional requirments prescribed by regulation 4 throughout its intended voyage... and as appropriate for the sea areas through which it will pass on its intended voyage... vessels MF/HF and INMARSAT C antennas are not operational due to being struck by a facility crane. 74SOLAS(14)IV/6.1 - 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 September 2019
Resolution: Reviewed and accepted Class report attesting to proper repairs carried out.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
All ships of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards shall, in addition to meeting the requirments of paragraph 2.5 have: a 3 GHz radar. S-band radar was damaged by facility crane operations. 74SOLAS(14)V/19.2.7.1 - 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 September 2019
Resolution: Reviewed and accepted Class report attesting that proper repairs have been carried out.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil filtering equipment
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
Except as specified in paragraph 3 of this regulation any ship of 10,000 gross tonnage and above shall be fitted with oil filtering equipment complying with paragraph 7 of this regulation. The crew was unable to demonstrate the proper operation of their OWS. MARPOL I/14.2ac - 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 September 2019
Resolution: Reviewed and accepted Class report attesting to proper operation of OWS system, including adddressing the vessel's OWS recirculation issue for future testing purposes.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, life-saving apliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. The life-boats on-board releasing mechanism was found to be improperly installed. 74SOLAS(14)III/20.2 - 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 September 2019
Resolution: Reviewed and accepted Class report attesting that proper repairs and arrangements have been carried out.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
The machinery, boilers and other pressure vessels, associated piping systems and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended and shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons on board. PSCOs found accumulation of what appeared to be hydraulic oil in CO2 room. Crew couldnot determine location or cause of leak. 74SOLAS(04)II-I/26.1 - 17ac
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 9 October 2019
Resolved 23 December 2019
Resolution: Recieved class report of repairs
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
Power-driven vessels underway shall exhibit navigation lights as required. The vessel's navigation lights were damaged due to a facility crane striking the main mast. Lights are no longer operating. 33CFR83.23 - 17ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 September 2019
Resolution: Reviewed and accepted Class report attesting that proper repairs have been carried out.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Other (MARPOL Annex I)
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may use any equipment listed in paragraph (c) of this section for transfer operations unless the vessel or facility operator, as appropriate, tests and inspects the equipment in accordance with paragraph (b), (c), and (f) of this section... Vessel has no evidence on board of conducting required bunker line tests at one and one half times the maximum allowable working pressure. 33CFR156.170 - 40c
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 12 September 2019
Resolution: Reviewed and accepted vessel documentation for fuel transfer line system that stated the vessel's working pressure and verified the information with their last hydrostatic test of at least 1.5 times their MAWP.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 27 August 2019
Resolved
The purpose of this regulation is to prevent the ignition of combustible materials or flammable liquids. For this purpose, the following functional requirements shall be met: means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. Fuel line on #4 diesel generator was leaking. 74SOLAS(04)II-1/4.1.1 - 10c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 August 2019
Resolution: Crew tightened connections in the fuel line on #4 generator and brought in back on line to demonstrate that it was no longer leaking.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 13 May 2019
Resolved
The speed, direction of thrust and, if applicable, the pitch of the propeller shall be fully controllable from the navigation bridge under all sailing conditions. Navigation bridge lost control of propulsion en route to Charleston, to include reduction of speed not responding, caused by #2 and #6 fuel pumps o fthe MDE experiencing becoming stuck due to puncture valve stuck failure. (74 SOLAS(2014) Ch.II-1/Reg. 31.1.3)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 May 2019
Resolution: Class report received attesting to repairs.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 13 May 2019
Resolved
The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to ship or persons onboard. PSCO observed 03 patches on the salt water line of ships cooling system that were unapproved temporary repairs. (74 SOLAS(2014) Ch.I/ Reg. 11)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 1 July 2019
Resolution: Class Report recieved and deficiency rectified.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 13 May 2019
Resolved
The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to ship or persons onboard. The #1 fuel oil heater in purifying room found leaking. (74 SOLAS(2014) Ch.I/ Reg. 11)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 1 July 2019
Resolution: Class Report recieved and deficiency rectified.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 2 August 2018
Resolved
The fire restance of doors shall be equivalent to that of the divison in which they are fitted, this being determined IAW the Fire Test Procedures Code.
Exterior galley door and door to the storage room in way of steering gear room do not meet the requirements of an "A" class boundary.
SOLAS 74(04); lI-2/9.4.2.1
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 September 2018
Resolved 27 September 2018
Resolution: RECEIVED CLASS REPORT ATTESTING TO SATISFACTORY FIRE DOOR REPAIRS. CLASS REPORT IS ATTACHED UNDER DOCUMENTS.