HONG FU

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

HONG FU is a 2009 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2011, most recently in January 2026, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 January 2026.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 9 January 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9548550 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

VRFX7

MISLE id

1128019

Flag

HONG KONG

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-1128019

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2011–2026)

The 11 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 it40896 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
76402 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
88499 - Displacement, Metric Ton
25825 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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 · 11

9 January 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8287989

22 August 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7774453

4 April 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7659634

19 September 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7562446

22 June 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7221557

16 June 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7226360

20 August 2019 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6789144

12 April 2019 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6658500

11 January 2019 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6603770

14 October 2016 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6014700

24 July 2011 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4092313

Deficiency record · 10

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 4 April 2023 Resolved

IN CARGO SHIPS, THERE SHALL BE AN ALERNATE MEANS CONSISTING OF AN EMERGENCY FIRE PUMP. PSCO'S OBSERVED SUBSTANTIAL LACK OF PRESSURE FROM EMERGENCY FIRE PUMP. 74 SOLAS (04) II-2/10.2.2.3.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 May 2023
Resolved 4 April 2023
Resolution: PSCO WITNESSED APPROPRIATE PRESSURE FROM THE EMERGENCY FIRE PUMP PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE VESSEL.

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

Issued 4 April 2023 Resolved

CARGO SHIPS SHALL CARRY AT LEAST ONE RESCUE BOAT COMPLYING WITH 5.1 OF THE CODE. RESCUE BOATS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPHS 4.4.1 TO 4.4.7.4. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE FOR AHEAD AND ASTERN PROPULSION. PSCO OBSERVED THE INABILITY OF THE RESCUE BOAT TO GO ASTERN. CREWMEMBER HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD SHIFT LINKAGE TO STAY ASTERN. 74 SOLAS (20) III/31.2, LSA CODE 5.1, LSA CODE 4.4.6.5

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 May 2023
Resolved 5 April 2023
Resolution: Recieved report from class attesting to operation

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Load Lines (including Exemption)

Issued 4 April 2023 Resolved

THE RING, LINES, AND LETTERS SHALL BE PAINTED WHITE OR YELLOW ON A DARK BACKGROUN. PSCO OBSERVED PAINTED OVER LOAD LINE AND PLIMSAL. ICLL REG 8

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 May 2023
Resolved 22 August 2023
Resolution: Received report attesting to proper amrking of loadline.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator

Issued 22 June 2021 Resolved

Rudder & operational mode indicators to determine and display rudder angle all to be readable from conning position. Rudder angle indicators on bridge wings were 2 to 6 degrees off rudder angle shown at conning position.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel submitted pictures of rudder angle indicators fixed and properly functioning.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboat inventory

Issued 22 June 2021 Resolved

The normal equipment of every lifeboat shall consist of... a food ration, these rations shall be kept in airtight packaging. 20 food rations not airtight onboard freefall lifeboat.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 June 2021
Resolution: Crew was able to replace all 20 lifeboat food rations while we were still onboard.

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

Issued 22 June 2021 Resolved

All electrical apparatus shall be constructed and so installed as not to cause injury when handled or touched in the normal manner. PSCO found breaker on switchboard taped open to prevent tripping.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 June 2021
Resolution: PSCO witnessed crew removing the tape holding the breaker open.

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

Issued 22 June 2021 Resolved

All electrical apparatus shall be constructed and so installed as not to cause injury when handled or touched in the normal manner. PSCO found front panels off of ballast water control station not guarding crew from potential shock hazards.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 June 2021
Resolution: Crew reattached the panels on the front of the ballast water control panel.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 147 - Anti-Fouling › Other (AFS)

Issued 12 April 2019 Resolved

VESSELS HULL MUST BE FREE OF FOULING ORGANISMS. VESSEL HAD EXCESS GROWTH ON HULL. 33CFR151.2050(f)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 20 August 2019
Resolution: PICTURES OF DRYDOCKED VESSEL WITH SANDBLASTED AND PAINTED HULL.

Stability › Watertight Integrity › General

Issued 14 October 2016 Resolved

1270-Doors- Access openings shall be fitted with doors and fitted so that the whole structure is of equivalent strength to the un-pierced bulkhead and weather tight when close. Doors to steering and boiler room are no weather tight. ICLL Annex I/II - 12(1)- 10c

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 October 2016
Resolved 14 October 2016
Resolution: Door gasket material was replaced during inspection.

Operations/Management › EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) › 4.1.1-Routine Visual Inspections

Issued 24 July 2011 Resolved

[name withheld] [phone withheld] MSU Portland, OR. Vessel master and senior crew required to be aware of and maintain record of routine visual inspections. Master was unaware of VGP requirements and no records kept. VGP 4.1.1, 4.1.1.1, and 4.2

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 July 2011
Resolved 29 July 2011
Resolution: Vessel was made aware of the requirments.

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.