THORCO SAPPHIRE

Freight Ship · Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

THORCO SAPPHIRE is a 2004 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 1 inspection in 2011, along with 13 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded —.

Records in 2011. Most recent: inspection, 20 September 2011.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 20 September 2011
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 1
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9310783 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

VRZU2

MISLE id

1130634

Flag

HONG KONG

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-1130634

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations1

…past their stated due date3

Years with a record 1 calendar year (2011)

The 1 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 15 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it8987 - Simplified, Gross Ton
8987 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
3111 - Simplified, Net Ton
3111 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
10037 - Dead Weight, Ton
13148 - Displacement, 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 Coast Guard record spans fewer than two calendar years. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.

Inspection history · 1

20 September 2011 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4146260

Deficiency record · 13

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

1570: Nautical charts necessary for voyage shall be up to date. The charts onboard are not up to date as per local notice to marines. SOLAS 74 (09 CONS) V/27

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Class confirmed the latest 12 Charts (Stockton- San Francisco Bay) were provided on board

Documentation › Logs/Records › Logbook (official)

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

1560: Prior to departing to sea a voyage plan shall identify a route from berth to berth. Voyage plan stopped at bar pilot station. in addition , Position checks were not being carried out in accordance with SMS

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Confirmed the VP (Stockton to Pilot Station in San Francisco Bay, also from San Francisco Bay to Vancouver, BC) was already made. In regards to the position checks, the ship''''''''''''''''s Master gave the SMS instructions for all Navigation Officer and

Engineering › Freshwater System (intermediary cooling) › Piping

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

1400: Machinery, boilers & other pressure vessels associated piping system & fittings shall be of design & construction for the service with which they provided. Patches & leaks discovered 1) AC SW cooling, 2) Intermediate shaft bearing cooling & steam lines (patched with rags & plastic bags). 4) Settling tank diesel oil drain line leak, 5) Mooring pump hydraulic leak. SOLAS 74(09 CONS) II-1/26

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Class surveyor confirmed all repairs made to the satisfaction of class, see attached class document.

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Waste Management Plan

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

2120: The vessel shall have a garbage management plan which addresses collecting, storing, processing and disposing of garbage and each discharge or incineration shall be in the garbage record book. Mixed garbage found throughout vessel and incineration of garbage is not being logged in record book. MARPOL 73/78 V/9 (2)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Checked the all Garbage Containers/Cans and found that all garbage is segregated properly. Confirmed the person in charge who is the [name withheld] now fully understand how to log in Record Book the incineration of Garbage.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Financial Responsibility

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

0199: Each operator that is not an owner of a vessel must have a non-owning operator responsibility for identification certification. No bridging letter under new name and CFR requirements. 33 CFR 138.100 (a)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Confirmed the identification Certificate under the new name (SANSHA SHIPPING S.A) is already provided onboard.

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Ballast Water Management Plan

Issued 20 September 2011 No resolution recorded

2510: Maintain a ballast water management plan to be followed and implemented by the crew. Vessel is not filling out the ballast handling log as per their plan. 33 CFR 159.121

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 1 October 2011 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

1710: Each operation shall have a date, code, and item number, and shall be signed by the person in charged. Oil record book; incorrect code for incineration of oily rags, dates or operations missing and completed operations not signed. MARPOL 73/78 Annex 1/17

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Verified the Oil Record Book and found properly corrected by Chief Engineer for each operation, date, code number, signed and the incineration of oily rags which were corrected from 12.3 to "I". Now Chief Engineer is fully understanding about matter.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type II

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

0330: Marine sanitation device must be maintained and operated in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions. Crew not properly maintaining MSD. 33 CFR 159.121

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Chief engineer gave the training for engine crew especially person in charge who is 3rd Engineer and they are fully understanding about the maintenance and operating. Now the instruction is posted near the plant.

Deck/Cargo › Mooring/Anchoring › Mooring Line/Hawser

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

1399: Ships shall be provided with equipment to enable the safe conduct of all mooring operations. The fairlead roller is damaged and does not spin freely as necessary for mooring operations. SOLAS 74 (09 CONS) II-1/3-8

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Check all fairleaders and found all in normal working order

Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Heat Detectors

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

0725: Fire detection system shall be tested by means of equipment reproducing hot air to which the detector is designed to respond. The vessel does not have means of testing the heat detectors. SOLAS 74 (09 CONS) II-2/7.3.2

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Confirmed the test device (Heat Gun) was delivered onboard and tested.

Communications › Audible Communications › Bell

Issued 20 September 2011 Resolved

1510: A vessel of 20 meters or more in length shall be provided with a bell. Vessel does not have a bell onboard. 33CFR 86.23

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2011
Resolution: Confirmed the Bell was provided onboard.

Fire Fighting › Combustible Materials › Paints/Varnishes/Other Finishes

Issued 20 September 2011 No resolution recorded

0710: Flammable liquid lockers shall be protected by a fire extinguisher arrangement. Vessel received paint during dry dock which exceeds capacity of paint stores; therefore crew has stored paint in fwd boatswain stores. SOLAS 74(09 CONS) II-2/10.6.3.2

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 1 October 2011 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › SOPEP

Issued 20 September 2011 No resolution recorded

1705: The SOPEP shall consist of the list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of an oil pollution incident. Ship's SOPEP appendix III missing port authority numbers as per Section 2.3.2 on the plan. MARPOL 73/78 ANNEX 1/17

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 1 October 2011 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

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.