MSC ALDEBARAN III

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

MSC ALDEBARAN III is a 2008 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 2020, most recently in April 2026, along with 11 deficiencies and 10 operational controls.

Records from 2020 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 28 April 2026.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 28 April 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 25
Deficiencies: 11 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 28 April 2026

Recorded inspections25

…physical examinations14

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded9

Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2020–2026)

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

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9301990

D5YM3

1093943

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1093943

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it32903 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
37274 - Dead Weight, Ton
51747 - Displacement, Ton
13840 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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 · 25

28 April 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8357279

23 September 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8239079

24 March 2025 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8098608

16 March 2025 PSC B · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8094457

12 March 2025 In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8092309

11 March 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8090018

3 March 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8087740

5 January 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8058671

8 September 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7997529

22 July 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7964468

4 April 2024 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7890050

6 March 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7873228

6 April 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7663427

6 March 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7645958

12 January 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7620612

31 August 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7547945

23 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7384411

30 September 2021 PSC B · MARPOL Annex VI Survey

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7323726

23 September 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7318330

10 June 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7221578

24 March 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7161879

21 March 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7157782

14 November 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7095237

12 September 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7056468

11 September 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7056012

Deficiency record · 11

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency source of power - Emergency generator

Issued 16 March 2025 Resolved

THE MACHINERY, BOILERS, AND OTHER PRESSURE ASSOCIATED PIPING SYSTEMS & FITTINGS...SHALL BE SO INSTALLED AND PROTECTED AS TO REDUCE TO A MINIMUM ANY DANGER TO PERSONS ONBOARD, DUE REGARD BEING PAID TO MOVING PARTS, HOT SURFACES, AND OTHER HAZARDS. PSCO OBSERVED EMERGENCY GENERATOR EXHAUST LEAK INTO EDG SPACE THROUGH DRAIN LINE. LEAK CORRECTED ON THE SPOT. SHIP HAS NO ONBOARD PROCEDURES ADDRESSING THE USE / SECURING OF DRAIN LINE. 74 SOLAS (20) II-1/26.1 40ac

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 24 March 2025
Resolution: Received class report. Uploaded to documents tab.

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

Issued 16 March 2025 Resolved

AFTER ANY SURVEY OF THE SHIP UNDER REGULATIONS 7,8,9, OR 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 MODIFIED EMERGENCY SHUT-OFF DEVICE ADDED TO BOILER BLOWER MECHANISM. 74 SOLAS(20) I/11.b 40ac

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 24 March 2025
Resolution: Received class report. Uploaded to documents tab.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 12 March 2025 Resolved

Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO found several areas where the accumulation of oil, oil leaks, and oil-soaked lagging were present, including main engine fuse box #4 and gernerator air compressor. 74SOLAS(20) CH. II-2/4.1.1

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 12 March 2025
Resolved 12 March 2025

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 11 March 2025 Resolved

Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO found several areas where the accumulation of oil, oil-leaks, and oil-soaked lagging were present, including #3 and #4 generator drain, main engine fuel oil pump #1 and #5, main engine fuel oil return lines cylinder #5 and #6, sludge oil transfer pump and pipe, condensate S22 cofferdam sounding pipes and steam line return pipe. 74 SOLAS (20) CH-2.4/4.1.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 11 March 2025
Resolved 12 March 2025
Resolution: PSCOs verified the deficiency has been rectified.

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

Issued 11 March 2025 Resolved

At least teo independent means shall be provided for communicating ordes from the navigation bridge to the position in the machinery space one shall be in an engine room telegraph which provides visual indication. PSCO found engine order telegraph on bridge is not operational. 74 SOLAS (20) CH-II/1/37.1

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 March 2025
Resolved 16 March 2025
Resolution: Reviewed satisfactory Class (LR) report closing condition & verified proper operation.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Bridge operation

Issued 4 April 2024 Resolved

Where remote control of propulsion machinery from the navigation bridge is provided and the machinery spaces are intended to be manned, the following shall apply... 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, including maneuvering. Vessel experienced a loss of main engine control from the wheelhouse during mooring operations. Cite: 74 SOLAS (20) II-1/ 31.2.1 Action: 60ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 6 April 2024
Resolution: see narrative; received proper documentation attestting to issue being resolved. all in good order.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 30 September 2021 Resolved

All life-saving appliances and arrangements shall comply with the applicable requirements of the code. PSCO notoced that multiple life-jackets had modifications made to the old light.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 30 September 2021
Resolution: Crew presented compliant life jackets found in storage and showed proof that they had ordered the balance of life jackets required to be replaced.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges

Issued 30 September 2021 Resolved

After any survey of the ship under regulations 7, 8, 9, or 10 has been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangements, machinery, equiptment and other items covered by the survey without the sanction of the Administration. PSCO noticed multiple deck containment plugs had rags instead of proper gasket material.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 30 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel master provided proof that proper plugs were purchased.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 21 March 2021 Resolved

The following fire pretection systems shall be kept in good order so as to ensure their required performance if a fire occurs: Fire detection and fire alarm systems. Smoke detectors above the #2 and #4 generators failed to activate when tested. Cite: 74SOLAS(04)14.2.1.1.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 23 March 2021

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems

Issued 21 March 2021 Resolved

Maintenance, testing, and inspections shall be carried out in a manner having due regard to ensuring the reliability of firefighting systems and appliances. Smoke detectors are tested randomly, there is no way to ensure all smoke detectors have been tested. Vessels procedures say to test all. Cite: 74SOLAS(04)14.2.2.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 21 March 2021

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts

Issued 21 March 2021 Resolved

The machinery shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons on board. Due regard being paid to moving parts. Emergency generator missing guard for rotating machinery. Cite: 74SOLAS(04)26.1

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 April 2021
Resolved 23 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel submitted photograph evidence of repairs and added machinery guards. Sector San Juan reviewed and cleared deficiencies.

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.