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VELA STAR
VELA STAR is a 2009 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2018, most recently in February 2026, along with 8 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 February 2026.
- Built
- 2009
- Last inspected
- 4 February 2026
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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.
Inspection record
Last inspected
4 February 2026
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
8 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
6 calendar years (2018–2026)
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
9402938
D5YI3
1086235
Flag
LIBERIA
Maury page id
psix-1086235
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it27058 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
95905 - Displacement, Metric Ton
83651 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
44146 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
95905 - Displacement, Metric Ton
83651 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
44146 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
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 · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.
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Inspection history · 8
4 February 2026
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8303183
29 January 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8303313
6 December 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8279270
1 November 2024
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8023939
24 October 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8024306
19 September 2022
PSC B
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7551984
21 August 2020
PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7029993
6 February 2018
PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6344818
Deficiency record · 8
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Fast Rescue Boats
Issued 4 February 2026
Resolved
ALL ENGINES IN LIFEBOATS AND RESCUE BOATS SHALL BE RUN FOR A TOTAL PERIOD OF NOT LESS 3 MINUTES, PROVIDED THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE REQUIRED FOR STARTING AND RUNNING THE ENGINE. DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, IT SHOULD BE DEMONSTRATED THAT THE GEARBOX AND GEARBOX TRAIN ARE ENGAGING SATISFACTORILY. PSCO OBSERVED THE RESCUE BOAT UNABLE TO ENGAGE FORWARD OR ASTERN PROPULSION USING THE REMOTE LINKAGE FROM THE MAIN HELM POSITION. 02 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE OVER THE COURSE OF OVER 20 MINUTES WITHOUT SUCCESS.
74 SOLAS (20) III/20.6.2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 4 February 2026
Resolved
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REGULATION IS TO PREVENT THE IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS OR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. PSCO OBSERVED HEAVILY OILED LAGGING UNDER EVERY CYLINDER HEAD ON THE MAIN ENGINE WITH OIL DRIPPING FROM FRAMING, AS WELL AS COLLECTIONS OF OIL IN CONTAINERS STORED IN STORAGE AREAS, INSIDE VOID SPACES IN ENGINE ROOM, AND HEAVILY OILED COMBUSTIBLES BENEATH THE FUEL PURIFYING MACHINERY.
ENGINE ROOM ALSO HAD ASSORTMENTS OF COMBUSTIBLES, INCLUDING OILED RAGS IN BUCKETS AND BOXES ON EVERY LEVEL OF THE ENGINE ROOM AND WITHIN VOID SPACES AS WELL AS STORAGE AREAS IN BOTH.
74 SOLAS (20) II-2/4.1
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 4 February 2026
Resolved
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REGULATION IS TO PROVIDE MEANS OF ESCAPE SO THAT PERSONS ON BOARD CAN SAFELY AND SWIFTLY ESCAPE TO THE LIFEBOAT AND LIFERAFT EMBARKATION DECK. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE MET:
ADDITIONAL AIDS FOR ESCAPE SHALL BE PROVIDED AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY, CLEAR MARKING, AND ADEQUATE DESIGN FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
PSCO OBSERVED RESCUE GEAR IN EMERGENCY ESCAPE NOT CORRECTLY STORED TO ALLOW FOR ACTUAL RESCUE. LINE WAS STORED IN A WAY WHERE RESCUERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HOIST THE HARNESSED INDIVIDUALS UPWARDS.
74 SOLAS (20) II-2/13.1.3
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Water, pipes, tanks
Issued 4 February 2026
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.
PSCO OBSERVED THE PIPING FOR THE FRESH WATER GENERATOR TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED WITH OVER AN INCH OF BUILDUP AROUND PIPING AND FLANGES. PIPES WERE ADDITIONALLY LEAKING AND CORRODING THE DECK WHERE WATER WAS DRIPPING DOWN TO THE LEVEL BELOW, LEAVING VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE DECK.
74 SOLAS I/11(a)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 4 February 2026
Resolved
AFTER ANY SURVEY OF THE SHIP UNDER REGULATIONS 10 HAS BEEN COMPLETED, NO CHANGE SHALL BE MADE IN THE STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS COVERED BY THE SURVEY, WITHOUT THE SANCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. PSCO OBSERVED THAT STORAGE RACKS HAD BEEN PLACED IN VOID AREA ABOVE THE ENGINE CONTROL ROOM TO STORE CANS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE PAINT, AEROSOLS, AND OTHER SUPPLIES.
74SOLAS(20) I/11(b)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 4 February 2026
Resolved
SATISFACTORY MEANS (IN THE FORM OF GUARD RAILS, LIFE LINES, GANGWAYS OR UNDERDECK PASSAGES ETC.) SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CREW IN GETTING TO AND FROM THEIR QUARTERS, THE MACHINERY SPACE AND ALL OTHER PARTS USED IN THE NECESSARY WORK OF THE SHIP.
PSCO OBSERVED WALKWAY ON BOTTOM LEVEL OF ENGINE ROOM TO HAVE SUPPORT BEAM DETACHED, ALLOWING THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE TO DIP 6 INCHES WHEN STEPPED ON. CREW CORRECTED ON SITE.
ICLL 66 / 25 (4)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency source of power - Emergency generator
Issued 1 November 2024
Resolved
Each emergency generator set arranged to be automatically started shall be equipped with starting devices approved by the administration with a stored energy capability of at least three consecutive starts. A second source of energy shall be provided for an additional three starts within 30 minutes unless manual starting can be demonstrated to be effective. PSCO observed #2 battery was removed for replacement.
74 SOLAS 2020
II-1/44.2
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Speed and distance indicator
Issued 19 September 2022
Resolved
ALL SHIPS OF 300 GT AND UPWARDS SHALL BE FITTED WITH A SPEED AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE. PSCO OBSERVED INOPERABLE SPEED LOG BASED ON CREW REPORT AND FLAG DISPENSATION REQUIRING VESSEL TO HAVE SPEED LOG REPAIRED BY 20 OCT 2022.
SOLAS 74 (2020) V/19.2.3.4
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.