BALSA 88

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

BALSA 88 is a 2012 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2025, along with 8 deficiencies and 7 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 September 2025.

Built: 2012
Last inspected: 18 September 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 30
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

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9616034

3FBP3

1176724

Flag

PANAMA

Maury page id

psix-1176724

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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections30

…physical examinations17

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded7

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2025)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it5698 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
10474 - Displacement, Metric Ton
7770 - Dead Weight, Metric 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.

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Inspection history · 30

18 September 2025 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8236650

13 August 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8209367

20 July 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8187313

11 December 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7837693

2 May 2023 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7679266

2 May 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7679503

28 October 2022 COE-Dockside · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7583477

27 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7583513

25 October 2022 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7583520

26 August 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7544326

24 April 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7435571

26 December 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7372410

25 December 2021 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7372412

10 November 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7348635

7 November 2021 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7346801

5 July 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7245756

25 October 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7081768

14 August 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6783468

9 August 2019 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6777827

25 July 2019 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6761656

9 March 2019 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6638561

26 September 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6549148

22 August 2018 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6525176

21 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6518830

26 February 2018 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6361543

29 November 2017 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6315121

10 October 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6284831

19 February 2017 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6086729

22 February 2016 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5815928

2 February 2016 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam · PI Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5806004

Deficiency record · 8

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats

Issued 20 July 2025 Resolved

Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. PSCO observed oil in the bilge of the freefall lifeboat. After testing the engine, 02 leaks were identified on the oil system.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 July 2025
Resolved 21 July 2025
Resolution: Class report received

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 20 July 2025 Resolved

Each incinerator shall be approved by the Administration taking into account the standard specification for shipboard incinerators developed by the Organization. Incinerator walls are to be protected with insulated fire bricks/refractory. PSCO observed extensive damage to the incinerator's refractory.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 August 2025
Resolved 18 September 2025
Resolution: PSC NOLA received a class report from NKK satisfying the requirement.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 20 July 2025 Resolved

Paint lockers shall be protected by a water spraying or sprinkler system. PSCO observed cans stored in the locker such that they would not be protected by the water spraying system.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 20 July 2025
Resolved 20 July 2025

14 - Pollution Prevention › 147 - Anti-Fouling › Other (AFS)

Issued 25 July 2019 Resolved

PSCO observed excessive growth on the hull of the vessel. Master stated the growth was due to extended port call in Cuba from April 8-May 20, 2019 and provided documentation notifying company of the accumulated barnacles and marine growth. Company did not provide a response or direction on how to proceed. -33 CFR 151.2050(f)

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 26 July 2019
Resolved 9 August 2019
Resolution: PSC NOLA received a Certificate of Completion from Max Diving Services satisfying the requirement.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal equipment for fire safety

Issued 9 March 2019 Resolved

Fire-fighters outfits shall comply with the Fire Safety Systems Code. During the fire drill PSCO's observed fire fighting team without the lantern and ax as required by FSS Code.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 March 2019
Resolved 9 March 2019
Resolution: Deficiency Rectified - Vessel has required items on board and were added to the fireman's outifts.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (MARPOL operational)

Issued 22 August 2018 Resolved

The master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel equipped with ballast tanks that operates in the waters of the United States must install and operate a ballast water management system (BWMS) that has been approved by the Coast Guard under 46 CFR part 162. The BWMS must be installed in accordance with §151.2035(b) of this subpart. Following installation, the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of the vessel subject to this subpart must properly maintain the BWMS in accordance with all manufacturer specifications. The vessel was found to have an inoperable ballast water treatment system.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 22 August 2019
Resolved 26 September 2018
Resolution: Received satisfactory class technician report attesting to repairs. Ballast water treatment system is currently operable. See documents.

Deck/Cargo › Ballast › Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks

Issued 29 November 2017 Resolved

The vessel failed to report to the COTP that their BWMS was inoperable prior to conducting cargo operations.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 1 December 2017
Resolved 1 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel reported inoperable BWMS

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (emergency) › Generator

Issued 2 February 2016 Resolved

1430 -Auxiliary engines- Where the emergency source of power is a generator, it shall be started automatically upon failure of the main source of electrical power supply. PSCO noted the secondary battery bank failed to start, during initial spot checks of the emergency generator. SOLAS 74 am II-1/43

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 February 2016
Resolved 2 February 2016
Resolution: Ship's crew was able to identify and fix the emergency generator secondary start battery within a few minutes. PSCO was present upon repair and verified all modes of starting was satisfactory.

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.