TROPIC EXPRESS

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

TROPIC EXPRESS is a 2011 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 8 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 8 May 2026.

Built: 2011
Last inspected: 8 May 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 8 May 2026

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations13

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

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9510046

J8QB8

1130671

Flag

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Maury page id

psix-1130671

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it3744 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
3744 - Simplified, Gross Ton
5226 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
7608 - Displacement, Metric Ton
1123 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
1123 - Simplified, Net 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 · 14

8 May 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8369107

2 April 2025 PSC A

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8102304

22 April 2021 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7180624

7 April 2021 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7170222

16 March 2021 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7154887

3 November 2018 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6573216

12 July 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6476479

14 June 2018 NPV Safety Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6444376

23 May 2018 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6421344

5 June 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6164911

23 May 2017 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6153095

28 November 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6048320

22 November 2016 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6045698

20 May 2016 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5877602

Deficiency record · 8

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency steering position com./ compass reading

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

All ships of 500GT and upwards shall have a gyro-compass heading repeater or other means, to supply heading information visually at the emergency position if provided. Vessels gyro-repeater in the steering gear room is not operational - 74SOLAS(2014) V/19.2.5.2 - 16ac

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 March 2021
Resolved 7 April 2021
Resolution: Received technician report stating that the gyro repeater in the steering gear room was replaced with new unit. System was checked and all was found in good working order. MSD Lake Worth has accepted is report. Deficiency Cleared.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

The following fire protection systems shall be kept in good working order so as to ensure their required performance if a fire occurs; structural fire protection of openings and penetrations in these divisions. Starboard side engine room emergency escape door frame is wasted with penetrations - 74SOLAS(2014) II-2/14.2.1.1.1 - 50ac

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 April 2021
Resolved 28 April 2021
Resolution: Emergency escape door repaired. Class report received.

Lifesaving › Embarkation Appliances/Stations › Steps

Issued 14 June 2018 Resolved

EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR PILOT TRANSFER INSTALLED SHALL COMPLY WITH STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE ORGANIZATION, RESOLUTION A.1045(27). PILOT LADDER ARRANGEMENTS ON BOARD WERE FOUND WITH UNEQUALLY SPACED STEPS, SOME STEPS WERE WARPPED AND RUBBER GROMETS HARDWARE WERE LOOSE. 74SOLAS(14) V/23.1.2 - 50ac

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 July 2018
Resolved 11 July 2018
Resolution: Vessel acquired a new pilot ladder IAW regulations and provided documentation to COTP

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail

Issued 23 May 2017 Resolved

Efficient guard rails or bulwarks shall be fitted to all exposed parts of the freeboard and superstructure decks. Coast Guard officer observed several broken rails. Check rails and repair as needed.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 June 2017
Resolved 5 June 2017
Resolution: The damaged rail was definetively repaired by the vessels crew.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Pressure Water-Spraying Fire Extinguishing System › Valves

Issued 23 May 2017 Resolved

Fixed pressure water spray extinguishing system must comply with provision of the fire safety systems code. Valves over the number 1 and 3 generators were leaking.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 June 2017
Resolved 5 June 2017
Resolution: All valves were locked out and the control valves were tested for leakage. The system was placed back in service after satisfactory testing.

Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Emergency Preparedness

Issued 22 November 2016 Resolved

0799- The fire resistant door shall be gas tight and self closing. 01 self closing door for the escape hatch in the Engine room could not self close. Solas 74 Cons Ed 2014 Reg II-2 9.12.2 16(A)(C)

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 December 2016
Resolved 28 November 2016
Resolution: Received class report.

Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Emergency Preparedness

Issued 22 November 2016 Resolved

1499- Hydroloc power- operated steering gear shall be provided a low level alarm for each hydrolic fluidresevoir. Vessels crew was unable to initiate a low fluid alarm for thier steering pumps.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 6 December 2016
Resolved 28 November 2016
Resolution: Received class report.

Operations/Management › Vessel Activity › Cleaning/Stripping

Issued 22 November 2016 Resolved

1499- The condition of the ship and equipment shall be maintained with the provisionspresent regulations to ensure that the ship is in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea with out danger to the ship or personson board. Large amounts of hydrolic oil was leakingfrom the steering gear. Solas 74 Cons Ed 2014 Ch I Reg II (a) 10(c)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 November 2016
Resolved 22 November 2016
Resolution: Crew cleaned the floor and drip pans in the steering gear room.

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.