BALSA 84 is a 2011 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 March 2026.
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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
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
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Tonnage as PSIX records it7720 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 10474 - Displacement, Metric Ton 5715 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 2606 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 5715 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 2606 - Convention (Subpart B), 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
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Every recorded inspection, 2016 to
2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates
and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this
hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when
· how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the
population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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Inspection history · 14
15 March 2026Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8327249
15 December 2025COE-Administrative
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8283393
29 September 2025Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8243214
4 April 2024In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7890261
19 January 2023PSC B · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7622325
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Pilot ladders and hoist/pilot transfer arrangements
Issued 4 April 2024Resolved
The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. PSCO received a report from the VA pilot of a severely deteriorated pilot ladder in a condition that presented a danger to persons boarding the vessel.
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Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: vessel replaced pilot ladder. see photos in documents
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboat inventory
Issued 20 January 2023Resolved
All life-saving appliances and arrangements shall comply with the applicable requirements of the code. rations shall be kept in airtight packaging
PSCO observed 13 food rations not in airtight condition
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 February 2023
Resolved 23 January 2023
Resolution: Ordered and replaced 13 food rations in the life boat.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping
Issued 31 May 2018Resolved
Each transfer pipe system used for the transfer of oil or liquid hazardous material to or from a vessel with the capacity of 250 barrels or more must not leak under static liquid pressure at least 1.5 time the maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) annually. The last hydrostatic test at 1.5 MAWP of vessels bunker lines was conducted in 2014. provide documentation attesting to liquid hydrostatic testing of oil transfer piping systems prior to bunkering in the United States. 33 CFR 156.170 c
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Resolved 8 June 2018
Resolution: Conducted a P-II PSC administrative deficiency follow up activity. SEC NOLA PSC/Arrivals Branch received a class proper documentation satisfying the requirement(s) and cleared 01 deficiency from SECTOR NEW ORLEANS Activity #6422157. 00 deficiency remain(s
Ownership record
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with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
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