SONANGOL PORTO AMBOIM is a 2012 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 April 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 Tank Ship 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
exists, not years in service. What Maury does
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Tonnage as PSIX records it49262 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 157639 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 182482 - Displacement, Metric Ton 83753 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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 · 20
10 April 2026Administrative Inspection · COC-TVE Annual
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8344658
4 April 2026Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8341746
6 May 2025COC-TVE Renew · PSC B
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8124202
8 October 2023COC-TVE Renew · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7804975
7 May 2023Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7682839
5 May 2023COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7681765
5 May 2023Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7681882
21 November 2022COE-Administrative
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7597753
1 June 2022COC-TVE Renew · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7458100
1 September 2021Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7301966
23 August 2021COC-TVE Annual · PSC B
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7282402
5 June 2020PSC B · COC-TVE Renew
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6960624
1 October 2019COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6825270
1 October 2019Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6826137
29 September 2019Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6823587
18 May 2019Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Annual · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6686716
24 February 2018COC-TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6359159
5 April 2017ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Annual
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6118360
3 March 2016COE-Administrative
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5825816
4 February 2016COC-TVE Renew
Administrative · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5807418
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Atmosphere testing instruments
Issued 6 May 2025Resolved
During transfer operations, a vessel with inerted cargo tanks discharging cargo to a receiving vessel with inerted tanks must have oxygen analyzer within a sensor within 3-meters. Vessel reported an inoperable oxygen sensor for vapor monitoring unit. Def must be rectified prior to cargo operations. 46CFR39.4003(a)(2)
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 May 2025
Resolution: Sensor was replaced. See attached class report.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 1 June 2022Resolved
Doors required to be self-closing shall not be fitted with hold-back hooks. PSCO observed hold-back hooks fitted to multiple self-closing doors on upper deck and A deck. - 74 SOLAS (2020)II-2/9.4.2.2
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 June 2022
Resolution: Crew immediately removed all hold-backs from doors.
Ownership record
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