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SONGA CHALLENGE
SONGA CHALLENGE is a 2009 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2019, along with 3 deficiencies.
Records from 2016 to 2019. Most recent: inspection, 8 March 2019.
- Built
- 2009
- Last inspected
- 8 March 2019
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 7 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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.
Inspection record
Last inspected
8 March 2019
Deficiencies
3 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
3 calendar years (2016–2019)
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
9409510
V7CZ8
1097354
Flag
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Maury page id
psix-1097354
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it11623 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
6056 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
19993 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
25290 - Displacement, Metric Ton
6056 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
19993 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
25290 - Displacement, 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
A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.
Inspection history · 6
8 March 2019
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6639029
20 February 2019
ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual
Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6628732
26 December 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6329073
4 December 2017
COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6315053
28 October 2016
Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6027522
6 July 2016
COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5931581
Deficiency record · 3
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil discharge monitoring and control system
Issued 23 February 2019
Resolved
The oil discharge monitoring and control system shall come into operation when there is any discharge of effluent into the sea and shall be such as will ensure that any discharge of oily mixture is automatically stopped when the instantaneous rate of discharge of oil exceeds that permitted by Annex I, Reg 34. The ship did not disclose that the ODME is not operating as designed. The relay that controls the automatic opening or closing of overboard discharge valve is faulty, preventing automatic operation of the overboard discharge valve. The ship has the relay bridged so that it is bypassed. This arrangement causes ODME to alarm and was inoperable during testing as a result, because the jumper wire connections lost contact during transit.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 23 February 2019
Resolved
The Safety Management System should ensure compliance with mandatory rules and regulations. The SMS does not address maintenance and testing of nitrogen generator. There are no established procedures for calibrating the oxygen analyzer, the instructions posted on the unit were not consulted by the crew. There are no established procedures for testing all alarms and performing routine maintenance as required by manufacturer's instructions. There are no established procedures for verifying proper operation of unit indicating required oxygen levels for testing or operation. In addition, no pre-arrival checklist, discharge checklists, or the Ship/Shore Safety Checklist (declaration of inspection) address verifying proper operation of the nitrogen generator system for cargo operations.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 4 December 2017
Resolved
All life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. Both bridge wind 4 kg life buoys are deteriorated and in unserviceable condition.
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.