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BLUE ORCA
Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named BLUE ORCA
BLUE ORCA is a 2013 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2012, most recently in October 2024, along with 11 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2021 and 2022.
Records from 2012 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 26 October 2024.
- Built
- 2013
- Last inspected
- 26 October 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2021–2022
Identity
1246885
9670341 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
KBOL
1199592
Flag
UNITED STATES
367024000
Maury page id
psix-1199592
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
11 calendar years (2012–2024)
The 23 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1980.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)278.4 ft × 60.0 ft × 26.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 7,115 / net 2,134
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)278.4 ft × 60.0 ft × 26.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 7,115 / net 2,134
BuilderLASHIP LLC · HOUMA · built 2013
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Electric
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portGALLIANO, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 24 February 2026 · expires 31 March 2027
Service, as the file records itFreight Ship
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it2134 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
7115 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
7115 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
Radio station licence
EX347MMSI 367024000 · active · exemption · granted 11 December 2025, expires 11 December 2029
EX320MMSI 367024000 · expired · exemption · granted 16 December 2024, cancelled 13 December 2025
KBOLMMSI 367024000 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 July 2023, expires 13 July 2033
WDN8697MMSI 368320050 · cancelled · voluntarily equipped · granted 23 June 2023, cancelled 12 July 2023
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspected as a tow unit · 2
The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
ITS 100 Towing Vessel · MISLE 30300 · 30 November 2022 · activity 7604427BAYLOR J TREGRE Towing Vessel · MISLE 458916 · 30 November 2022 · activity 7604427Inspection history · 23
26 October 2024
ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8026953
20 September 2023
Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7795340
2 August 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7758550
18 May 2023
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7709894
5 December 2022
COI Inspection · ACP COI Oversight · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7598687
30 November 2022
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7602838
30 November 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7604427
1 June 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7465664
22 November 2021
Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight
Physical examination · Activities Europe · Activity 7355373
6 January 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Activities Europe · Activity 7124269
10 September 2019
ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Activities Europe · Activity 6808063
7 September 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-ENG) · Activity 6534829
7 September 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-ENG) · Activity 6534839
23 July 2018
COI Inspection · ACP Drydock Oversight · ACP COI Oversight · Re-Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Activities Europe · Activity 6487846
17 May 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-ENG) · Activity 6416699
22 August 2017
MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight
Physical examination · Activities Europe · Activity 6248132
19 August 2016
ACP Annual Oversight · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Activities Europe · Activity 5976949
4 May 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 5916132
16 December 2015
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 5782708
11 December 2015
ACP Annual Oversight · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Activities Europe · Activity 5779615
10 December 2015
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 5778853
26 August 2014
MARPOL Annex I Examination · MTSA/ISPS Verification · DAPI Audit · MARPOL Annex V Examination · MARPOL Annex II Examination · MARPOL Annex VI Survey · ACP Annual Oversight
Physical examination · Activities Europe · Activity 4938514
29 May 2012
MTSA/ISPS Verification · Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight · ACP Handover Survey · ACP COI Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4327678
Deficiency record · 11
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 12 December 2022
Resolved
Machinery spaces of Category A above 500m3 in volume shall be protected by an approved type of fixed water-based or equivalent local application fire-extinguishing system.
Fracking House Pump #1 and #6 water mist were not operational and did not alarm upon local activation. Pump #7 had an intermittent alarm and loss of pressure due to leak in water mist room. No equipment in frac house affected by inoperable systems may be operated.
SOLAS 74 (CONS 14)
II-2 REG 10/5.6.2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 26 November 2021
Resolved
Waste receptacles shall be constructed of noncombustible
materials with no openings in the sides or
bottom. Plastic waste receptacles were observed
throughout the vessel.
SOLAS (2014) II-2 Reg 4.3
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Freeboard marks
Issued 26 November 2021
Resolved
The deck line is a horizontal line 300 mm (12 inches) in
length and 25 mm (1 inch) in breadth. It shall be marked
amidships on each side of the ship. The deck line on the
port side was not marked.
ILLC Annex I Reg 4
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 22 November 2021
Resolved
Other closing appliances which are kept permanently
closed at sea to ensure the watertight integrity of
internal openings shall be provided with a notice which
is to be affixed to each such closing appliance to the
effect that it is to be kept closed. Two class III water tight doors were missing signage to keep door closed at sea.
SOLAS (2014) II-1 Reg 13-1.5
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Other (STCW)
Issued 14 November 2019
Resolved
Every seafarer who performas any function or group of functions specified in tables A-III/1 or A-III/2 of the STCW Code shall hold a certificate of competency. Assistant engineer on board holds a certificate of competency for A-III/2 duties but could not produce a certificate of comptency for A-III/1 duties. STCW Regulation VII/2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 14 November 2019
Resolved
One of the fire safety objectives of SOLAS is to provide adequate and readily accessible means of escape for passengers and crew. The emergency escape hatch leading from the steering gear compartment was difficult to open and requires additional maintenance. SOLAS 2009 (Consolidated) II-2/Regulation 2.1.1.5
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 November 2019
Resolved
Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of passengers, crew, and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. A hanging splice was observed under the starboard shaft. Splices shall be encased by means such as a junction box. SOLAS 2009 (Consolidated) II-1/Regulation 40.1.3
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 November 2019
Resolved
Electrical installations shall be such that all electrical services essential for safety will be ensured under various emergency conditions. Cable runs within the paint locker and bosun store were secured to the underside of cable trays using plastic zip ties. Cables shall be secured via fire resistant means. SOLAS 2009 (Consolidated) II-1/Regulation 40.1.2
Personnel › Manning/Qualifications › Minimum Safe Manning
Issued 26 August 2014
Resolved
Vessel has fast rescue boat onboard. Vessel doesn't have required number of fast rescue boat endorsements to operate the rescue boat. Vessel needs to provide documentation that (4) crew members hold appropriate endorsement to operate the fast rescue boat.
Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Fixed Gas Detection
Issued 29 May 2012
Resolved
DETECTORS TAGS NO. 1 TO 22 MUST BE TESTED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING ABS SURVEYOR
OR COAST GUARD INSPECTOR.
Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Liquid Level Gaging
Issued 29 May 2012
Resolved
TRANSMITTER ON ACID TANK NO.4 MUST BE TESTED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING ABS SURVEYOR OR COAST GUARD INSPECTOR.
Casualty record · 2
6 January 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 7124269
30 November 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7604427
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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.