BBC VESUVIUS

Public Freight · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BBC VESUVIUS is a 2012 public freight. The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 16 May 2026.

Built: 2012
Last inspected: 16 May 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 21
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9508471 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

V2GB4

MISLE id

1224019

Flag

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-1224019

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations15

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2026)

The 21 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

Tonnage as PSIX records it14789 - Displacement, Metric Ton
8255 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
9004 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
3966 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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 · 21

16 May 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8374180

8 June 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8152518

2 October 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7801713

28 May 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7698362

1 February 2022 Administrative Inspection · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7388738

25 August 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7296039

24 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7161959

18 March 2021 PSC B · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7155819

28 September 2020 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7067345

5 September 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Massena · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7050545

9 February 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6905629

28 January 2020 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6897327

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

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6733845

3 July 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6734441

5 June 2018 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6431605

16 February 2018 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6355597

12 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6355205

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

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6324557

3 July 2017 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6196100

1 July 2017 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6192376

19 May 2016 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5877721

Deficiency record · 6

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 18 March 2021 Resolved

Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all lifesaving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. PSCO noted Rescue Boat fuel priming bulb had a .5 inch cut. SOLAS (14) III/20.22

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 March 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel renewed fuel primer bulb and connected fuel line. Class report attached.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage

Issued 28 January 2020 Resolved

AFER ANY SURVEY OF THE SHIP UNDER ARTICLE 14 HAS BEEN COMPLETED, NO CHANGE SHALL BE MADE IN THE STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, ARRANGEMENTS, MATERIAL, OR SCANTLINGS COVERED BY THE SURVEY, WITHOUT THE SANCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. THE VESSEL SELF REPORTED BENT GIRDERS, CRACKED WELDS, AND OTHER DAMAGE IN WAY OF THE CARGO AREA WHICH HAS AFFECTED THE SEAWORTHINESS OF THE VESSEL.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 31 January 2020
Resolved 9 February 2020
Resolution: Recieved class survey via email showing that the cracked welds have been arrested using drilled stop holes. Hatches 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, and 2-9 have been passed a water leak test. Class issued two safety considerations and gave the vessel a due date of 3/17/20

Fire Fighting › Fixed Pressure Water-Spraying Fire Extinguishing System › Valves

Issued 1 July 2017 Resolved

0725-The PSCO observed the NOVENCO hyper mist system fresh water suction valve in the closed position, rendering the system incapable of fighting a fire in high risk fire areas in the engine room. Vessel is classed for and operates in unmanned mode as per the Engine Log Book. 30abc

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 3 July 2017
Resolution: SEC HOU-GAL PSC/Arrivals Branch received a class report satisfying the requirements

Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Maintenance of Ship/Equipment

Issued 1 July 2017 Resolved

2535-PSCO found a failure of the vessel's safety management system to provide testing or disabling procedures for hypermist system. According to manufacturer's instructions, the system shall be inspected weekely, monthly, every 6 months, and annually. Crew could not provide record for any of these tests being conducted. 30abc

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 3 July 2017
Resolution: SEC HOU-GAL PSC/Arrivals Branch received a class report satisfying the requirements

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Angle Indicator

Issued 1 July 2017 Resolved

1581-Rudder angle indicator in way of conning is off by 05 degrees from 0 degrees to 35 degrees port. 17ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 3 July 2017
Resolution: SEC HOU-GAL PSC/Arrivals Branch received a class report satisfying the requirements

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors

Issued 1 July 2017 Resolved

0799-Class A fire door at entry to the CO2 protected paint locker was held open by steel wire. 10c

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 1 July 2017
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.

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.