V BROS

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2010s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

V BROS is a 2010 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2018, most recently in September 2024, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2018 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 5 September 2024.

Built: 2010
Last inspected: 5 September 2024
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 4 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 5 September 2024

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations7

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded4

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 5 calendar years (2018–2024)

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

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9474204

VRHF9

1087804

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Maury page id

psix-1087804

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it10758 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
33688 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
43120 - Displacement, Metric Ton
23432 - 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.

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Inspection history · 14

5 September 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7958757

27 July 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7968082

15 July 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7742954

20 January 2023 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7624428

12 January 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7616448

6 January 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7617311

12 April 2021 PSC B · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7173527

6 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7169922

6 November 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7090835

14 October 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7077391

3 May 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6947543

24 January 2018 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6343014

23 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6341893

18 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6340011

Deficiency record · 4

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › 15 PPM Alarm arrangements

Issued 5 September 2024 Resolved

Oil filtering equipment shall be of a design such as ensures any oily mixture discharged has an oil content not exceeding 15ppm. The Oily Water Separator (OWS) was calibrated to 22ppm per certificate issued 29JUN24. Several tests displayed the OWS alarming at 22-27ppm. MARPOL I/6

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 5 September 2025
Resolved 23 September 2024
Resolution: Flag State survey conducted to reflect OWS in proper working condition. See survey attachment.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 5 September 2024 Resolved

Before the ship leave port, all life- saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. The rescue boat failed to start several times, the crew replaced a spark plug to operate as normal. 74SOLAS(20) III/20.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 5 September 2024
Resolved 5 September 2024
Resolution: The rescue boat failed to start several times, the crew replaced a spark plug to operate as normal.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 148 - Ballast Water › Ballast water discharge

Issued 20 January 2023 Resolved

Install and operate a ballast water management system (BWMS) that has been approved by the Coast Guard under 46 CFR part 162. The BWMS must be installed in accordance with § 151.2035(b) of this subpart. Following installation, the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of the vessel subject to this subpart must properly maintain the BWMS in accordance with all manufacturer specifications. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this subpart, the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of vessels employing a Coast Guard-approved BWMS must meet the applicable ballast water discharge standard (BWDS), found in § 151.2030 of this subpart, at all times of discharge into the waters of the United States.33 CFR 151.2025(a)(1)

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 15 July 2023
Resolution: PSC NOLA received a technician’s report from SEATEC satisfying the requirement.

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

Issued 12 April 2021 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 FIR TO PROCEED TO SEA WITHOUT DANGER TO THE SHIP OR PERSONS ON BOARD. PSCO OBSERVED A MODIFICATION, NOT APPROVED, TO THE HYPER-MIST ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CREA INSTALLED EMERGENCY CABLE FROM HYPER-MIST PANEL TO STEERING GEAR PANEL NUMBER 1. ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN QUESTION IS P1004 LOCAL FIRE FIGHTING PUMP STARTER. 74SOLAS(20) 1/11.A

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 20 April 2021
Resolution: Class approved modification. Updated, approved plans were provided.

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.