NOBLE BULLY 1

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · Offshore class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

NOBLE BULLY 1 is a 2008 mobile offshore drilling unit. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2017, along with 13 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2016 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 21 February 2017.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 21 February 2017
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 4
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 9 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 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Offshore class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 21 February 2017

Recorded inspections4

…physical examinations2

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 13 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date1

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 2 calendar years (2016–2017)

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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9538828

A8XM4

1160896

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1160896

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it30270 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
9082 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 1 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 · 4

21 February 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6091928

21 November 2016 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6045822

2 September 2016 COC-MODU Annual

Type not classified · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5993339

5 August 2016 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5969359

Deficiency record · 13

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Stowage

Issued 23 November 2016 Resolved

The number and placement of lifebuoys should be such that a lifebuoy is accessible from exposed locations. At all times during operation and transit, all life-saving appliances should be in working order and ready for immediate use. Multiple lifebuoys on weather rail inaccessible/blocked by equipment stowed on deck. 89 MODU Code 10.18.1 ; 89 MODU Code 10.12.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2016
Resolved 30 November 2016
Resolution: Letter of Attestation (in Documents)

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Self-contained Air Support System

Issued 23 November 2016 Resolved

At all times during operation and transit, all life-saving appliances should be in working order and ready for immediate use. More than one air hose in the lifeboats were found to have small bulges, indicating pending failure. 89 MODU Code 10.18.1

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2016
Resolved 30 November 2016
Resolution: Letter of Attestation. Replaced two hoses.

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Abandon Ship

Issued 21 November 2016 No resolution recorded

Shall conduct L/B launching quarterly w/ assigned crew onboard; vessel did not lower/launch lifeboat with the assigned crew onboard, as if was an actual emergency. 89 MODU Code 14.12.5 ; D8ocs Plcy Lttr 04-2016

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 December 2016 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Windows/Translucent Panels

Issued 21 November 2016 Resolved

All L/Bs shall be arranged w/ adequate view fwd/aft/both sides from control/steering position for safe launching and maneuvering. L/B#2 port and aft windows too hazy to see clearly through. LSA Code 4.4.7.12

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 December 2016
Resolved 2 February 2017
Resolution: Windows cleaned, reported by Master as being satisfactory. New windows are on oder. Norsafe sent out wrong windows intially. New windows are expected on board in a week's time.

Documentation › Safety Management System › Conformity Maintenance Procedures

Issued 21 November 2016 Resolved

The Company should estbalish procedures for the implementation of corrective action, including measures intended to prevent recurrence. Failure of the accumulators, inabiltiy to hold pressure of watertight doors (4) was never entered into vessel's maintenance system; door accumulator are still in disrepair, 3 months after initial ID by CG MI's. ISM Code Chapter 9

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 November 2016
Resolved 21 November 2016
Resolution: Entered into maintenance system by C/E.

Fire Fighting › Ventilation Systems › Ventilation Fire Dampers

Issued 21 November 2016 Resolved

Ventilation ducts must be fitted w/ automatic fire dampers. Louver panel to E/R could not close and subsea workshop remote cable and damper are inop. SOLAS II-2 / 7.2.1.1.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2016
Resolved 30 November 2016
Resolution: Letter of Attestation (In Documents). Repaired damper in E/R with on board welding; repaired damper in sub sea storeroom with lubricant.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Door

Issued 21 November 2016 Resolved

The condition of the ship and equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regs to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or POB. The hydraulic accumulators for 4 of the 5 WT doors are unable to hold a charge and unable to close the WT doors. Aware of since July;parts aboard since Sept. 89 MODU Code 1.6.6.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 December 2016
Resolved 8 December 2016
Resolution: New accumulators installed w/ parts already on board.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Markings

Issued 9 September 2016 Resolved

Illustrations and instructions should be provided at L/B launching controls and should illustrate the purpose of controls and the procedures for operating the appliance and give relevant instructions or warnings. “Manual” lifeboat launching instructions not legible at 2 of 4 stations; all stations had incomplete launching instructions. 89 MODU Code 10.17.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 September 2016
Resolved 13 September 2016
Resolution: Master submitted statement of fact and pictures.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Safety Belt