JBU OPAL is a 2009 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 5 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: operational control imposed, 12 April 2025.
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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
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
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Tonnage as PSIX records it11561 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 6115 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 11561 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 6115 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 25103 - Displacement, Metric Ton 19864 - Dead Weight, Metric 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
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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
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Inspection history · 21
12 April 2025Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8110439
12 March 2025COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · PSC B
Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8089353
16 February 2024Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7866564
30 January 2024PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7852513
8 September 2022Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7554608
25 May 2022Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7459322
13 May 2022Administrative Inspection · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7450889
1 August 2021Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7274084
18 June 2021PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7226427
9 May 2020COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6950441
16 August 2019Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6784649
9 August 2019Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6778042
23 September 2018Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6546685
20 June 2018Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6450829
22 May 2018Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6419678
18 August 2017Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6244856
15 May 2017Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6142453
2 March 2017Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6097738
12 December 2016Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6056611
6 December 2016COE-Dockside
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6053288
12 May 2016Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5871579
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats
Issued 12 March 2025Resolved
A lifeboat with a self-contained air supoort system shall be so arraned that te air in the lifeboat reamins safe and breathable for a period of not less than 10 min. The starboard lifeboats breathing air bottles are leaking with all valves closed.
SOLAS 20 III/31.1.6
LSA CODE 4.8
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 March 2025
Resolved 13 March 2025
Resolution: The leakage was identified at the manifold connection of the breathing air bottle.
The connection was repaired and the air bottle was recharged to 200 BAR using the BA compressor.A bubble test was conducted confirming that no further leakage was present.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 146 - MARPOL Annex VI › Incinerator incl. operations and operating manual
Issued 30 January 2024Resolved
The purpose of this regulation is to prevent the ignition of combustible materials of flammable liquids. For this purpose, the following functional requirements must be met: means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO observed active leaks on incinerator pump fuel lines, and air lines. 74 SOLAS(AM) II-2/4.1.1 16ac
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 February 2024
Resolved 6 February 2024
Resolution: Rcvd NKK CR attesting to repair of Incinerator. Waste oil burner pipe line was overhauled and damaged O-ring was replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats
Issued 18 June 2021Resolved
Maintenance, testing, and inspections of life saving appliances shall be carried out based on the guidelines developed by the organization. PSCO observed temporary repair on sprinkler pipe where it protrudes the lifeboat above the side hatch on the port lifeboat. 74SOLAS(20)III/20.3.1 40ac
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 1 August 2021
Resolution: VESSEL PROVIDED DOCUMENTAION FROM CLASS CLEARING THE DEFICIENCY.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 18 June 2021Resolved
All electrical apparatus shall be so constructed and so installed as not to cause injury when handled or touched in the normal manner. PSCO observed vessel had added unapproved electrical wiring to the crew laundry room which included splices which were made to allow operation to the freezer.
74SOLAS(04)II-1/45.1.3 10c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 18 June 2021
Resolved 18 June 2021
Resolution: Crew removed freezer.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 18 June 2021Resolved
The company and the ship shall comply with the requirements of the international safety management code. PSCO observed a crew member enter the lifeboat without a personal gas meter or ventilating the lifeboat. The PSCO's gas meter began to alarm for CO gas. The lifeboat entry guidelines in PRW-09 if the vessel's ISM were not followed.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 18 June 2021
Resolved 18 June 2021
Resolution: Crew ventilated lifeboat and ensure to wear 4 gas when entering. Master will conduct training.
Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark
Issued 22 May 2018Resolved
01 1220 ICLL Reg.8 40c The ring, lines, and letters shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark background or in black on a light background. The deck and load line are not plainly visible.
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 23 May 2018
Resolution: Vessel painted deck and load lines.
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
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