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ZHONGCHANG 508

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

ZHONGCHANG 508 is a freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 3 inspections since 2010, most recently in March 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2010 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 8 March 2025.

Built
Not recorded
Last inspected
8 March 2025
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
3
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
9439228 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
VRHB6
MISLE id
1103020
Flag
HONG KONG
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-1103020

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations1
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded1
Years with a record 2 calendar years (2010–2025)
The 3 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it32521 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

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. Reports.

Inspection history · 3

8 March 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8091309
16 February 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8080728
30 December 2010 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3918026

Deficiency record · 5

Stability › Watertight Integrity › Weathertight Enclosure
Issued 5 January 2011 Resolved
1240 - Cargo and other hatchways - The construction and the means for securing the weathertightness of hatchways in positions 1 and 2 shall be at least equivalent to the requirements of regulations 15 and 16. The hatchway for the emergency escape from the steering gear room to the main deck is not weathertight. ICLL1966, Reg 7.1.3
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 January 2011
Resolution: Vessel submitted Class Report attesting the following: Onboard fitter made adjustment to securing arrangements, latch dogs, etc. to make a secured fit. This was observed by DNV with all found in order. Repairs now considered permanent and complete.
Lifesaving › Buoyant Smoke Signals › General
Issued 5 January 2011 Resolved
0650 - Lifebuoys - Not less than 02 lifebuoys shall be provided with self activating smoke signals. Vessel only has 01 lifebuoys with self activating smoke signal. SOLAS(2009Cons)Ch.III/Reg.7.1.3
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 February 2011
Resolved 6 January 2011
Resolution: Vessel submitted Class Report with image of new self activating smoke signal on board.
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Navigation Underway, General
Issued 5 January 2011 Resolved
2040 - Bridge Operation - VSL reported main engine control system on the bridge is not operational. VSL ordered to repair engine control system to the satisfaction of class prior to departure from port. SOLAS 2009 cons. Ed. CH I/REG 11(a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 January 2011
Resolution: Loose electrical connection was found between sensors EP1 and EP3 and repaired. Main engine was tested ahead and astern from both local control station and on bridge. All found in order. Repairs now considered permanent by Class Surveyor
Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Plans for Shipboard Operations
Issued 5 January 2011 Resolved
0936 - Steering Gear - Neither the bridge nor the steering gear compartment have simple operating instructions with a block diagram permanently displayed. 33CFR164.35(k)
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 6 January 2011
Resolution: Vessel submitted Class Report with images of steering gear block diagram posted in both the bridge and the steering gear compartment.
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Incinerator, Shipboard
Issued 5 January 2011 Resolved
1499 - Other (Propulsion & Aux. Machinery) - VSL's incinerator shows signs of heating the paint and metal on the exterior of the incinerator posing a risk to crew safety. Class to attest to proper operation of incinerator prior to departure from port. SOLAS 2009 cons. Ed. CH I/REG 11(a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 January 2011
Resolution: Surveyor suggested preparation for surface of the incinerator may not have been the best quality for application of hard coating or the paint used for applying the hard coating may have been of a poor quality itself. Painted with new coat of hard coat

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.