BULK FRIENDSHIP

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BULK FRIENDSHIP is a 2011 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 5 operational controls.

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: 22
Deficiencies: 6 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 8 May 2026

Recorded inspections22

…physical examinations7

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded8

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 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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9496977

5LTI4

1150188

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1150188

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it58738 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
69186 - Displacement, Metric Ton
33232 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
19143 - 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

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 · 22

8 May 2026 PSC B · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8369123

7 October 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8015368

22 September 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8005139

21 September 2024 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8006821

26 January 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7856423

19 March 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7654239

18 March 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7652913

14 March 2023 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7650881

15 August 2022 Administrative Inspection · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7533905

16 January 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7125577

5 January 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7117803

2 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7118875

12 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6780395

27 February 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6633807

27 February 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6633981

5 February 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6620486

5 February 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6621804

27 November 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6588895

27 November 2018 Ballast Water Examination · Random ISPS/MTSA/PSC

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6588896

23 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6421646

30 January 2018 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6346109

28 December 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6063133

Deficiency record · 6

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 6 February 2019 Resolved

Sufficient power for going astern shall be provided to secure proper control of the ship in all normal circumstances. While going into anchorage, vessel could not maneuver in astern propulsion to stop the ship.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 February 2019
Resolution: Vessel had class come onboard and test the operation of the M/E control on the bridge, ECR and locally several times with satisfactory results. Class had multiple corrective actions taken, which are listed on the class report attached to this activity.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Incinerator, Shipboard

Issued 30 January 2018 Resolved

CODE: 1499 CITE: 74 SOLAS (14) II-1/26.1 ACTION: 40AC THE MACHINERY, BOILERS AND OTHER PRESSURE VESSELS, ASSOCIATED PIPING SYSTEMS AND FITTINGS SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADEQUATE FOR THE SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED AND SHALL BE SO INSTALLED AND PROTECTED AS TO REDUCE TO A MINIMUM ANY DANGER TO PERSONS ON BOARD, DUE REGARD BEING PAID TO MOVING PARTS, HOT SURFACES AND OTHER HAZARDS. THE INSULATION IN THE INCINERATOR WAS IN UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION, POSING A SIGNIFICANT FIRE HAZARD.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 30 January 2018
Resolved 23 May 2018
Resolution: Received e-mail with scanned technician report #NAK-001/20180130 stating incinerator was patched with refractory cement.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark

Issued 30 January 2018 Resolved

CODE: 1299 CITE: ICLL 8 ACTION: 40AC THE RING, LINES AND LETTERS SHALL BE PAINTED IN WHITE OR YELLOW ON A LIGHT GROUND, OR IN BLACK ON A DARK GROUND. THEY SHALL ALSO BE PLAINLY MARKED ON THE SIDES OF THE SHIP TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. THE MARKS SHALL BE PLAINLY VISIBLE AND, IF NECESSARY, SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS SHALL BE MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE LOAD LINE MARKINGS ON THE PORT SIDE WERE NOT CONTRASTING IN COLOR OR PLAINLY VISIBLE.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail

Issued 30 January 2018 Resolved

CODE: 1299 CITE: ILLC 25.4 ACTION: 40AC SATISFACTORY MEANS (IN THE FORM OF GUARD RAILS, LIFELINES, GANGWAYS OR UNDERDECK PASSAGES, ETC.) SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CREW IN GETTING TO AND FROM THEIR QUARTERS, THE MACHINERY SPACE AND ALL OTHER PARTS USED IN THE NECESSARY WORK OF THE SHIP. THE COURSE ON THE GUARD RAIL WAS SEPERATED FROM THE STANCHION ON THE MAIN DECK POSING A SAFETY HAZARD.

Lifesaving › Immersion Suits › General

Issued 28 December 2016 Resolved

CODE: 0663 CITE: 74SOLAS(14CONS)III/32.3.2 ACTION: 17AC AN IMMERSION SUIT WHICH HAS BUOYANCY AND IS DESIGNED TO BE WORN WITHOUT A LIFEJACKET SHALL BE FITTED WITH A LIGHT. ALL IMMERSION SUITS ON BOARD ARE NOT FITTED WITH LIGHTS.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 December 2016
Resolution: received class report 16LA0155 from NKK attesting to the installation of safety lights on all immersion suits.

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors

Issued 28 December 2016 Resolved

CODE: 0799 CITE: 74SOLAS(09CONS)II-2/9.4.2.2 ACTION: 40AC DOORS REQUIRED TO BE SELF-COLSING SHALL NOT BE FITTED WITH HOLD-BACK HOOKS. PSCO DISCOVERED HOLBACKS ON MULTIPLE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THROUGHOUT THE SUPERSTRUCTURE.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 29 December 2016
Resolution: received class report 16LA0155 from NKK attesting to the removal of hold backs on all self closing doors.

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.