VIKING PASSERO

Freight Ship · Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

VIKING PASSERO is a 2008 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2014, most recently in May 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2014 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 May 2026.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 11 May 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9491886 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

V7A5205

MISLE id

1215848

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-1215848

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2014–2026)

The 13 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 Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it14551 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
12867 - Dead Weight, Ton
27630 - Displacement, Ton
47053 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspection history · 13

11 May 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8370602

11 April 2024 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7893903

12 January 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7848483

9 May 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7443097

12 September 2019 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam · NPV Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6808680

1 October 2018 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6552158

24 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6521808

12 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6441888

12 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6441903

29 September 2017 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6271067

20 October 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6020837

16 August 2016 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5974093

20 May 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4863738

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 12 January 2024 Resolved

PSCO observed both lifeboats with ship name and port of registry marked on stern instead of port and startboard bow.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 11 April 2024
Resolution: Vessel provided photographic and documentary evidence in the form of a Correction Action report from their Administration.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 1 October 2018 Resolved

ALL ACCESS OPENINGS IN THE BULKHEADS AT ENDS OF ENCLOSED SUPERSTRUCTURES... SO ARRANGED THAT THEY CAN BE OPERATED FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE BULKHEAD PSCO FOUND PORT SIDE AFT DOOR ON TOP DECK (DECK 12) LEADING TO VENT ROOM TO NOT HAVE OPERATING DOGS AND INSTEAD CLOSED WITH A LOOSE BOLT JAMMED IN LOCKING RING.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 November 2018
Resolved 4 October 2018
Resolution: watertight door is now capable of proper operation of the dogs for securing the door to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Ram

Issued 16 August 2016 Resolved

Hydraulic power operated steering gear shall be provided with arrangements to maintain the cleanliness of the hydraulic fluid. The steering gear was observed to have a steady leak of two to three drops per minute during operational test on both pumps. Master had reported non conformity to company and crew has spare parts onboard. 74 SOLAS (04) II-1/29.12.1; 40ac

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 16 September 2016
Resolved 20 October 2016
Resolution: PSCO observed the proper operation of the sterring gear without any leaks. However, vessel stated that no repairs were made.

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan

Issued 20 May 2014 Resolved

On May 5, 2014, M/V PASSERO transited through the Western Alaska Captain of the Port zone while enroute to or from a U.S. port without a valid Geographic Specific Appendix for Western Alaska in its non-tank vessel response plan.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 July 2014
Resolution: A letter of warning was issued to the operating company, REEDEREI F. LAEISZ GMBH.

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.