UAL CASTLE

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2010s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

UAL CASTLE is a 2013 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 9 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 February 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 17 February 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 17 February 2026

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations13

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded8

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

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 not do.

Identity

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9626168

CQEA8

1225844

Flag

PORTUGAL

Maury page id

psix-1225844

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it7227 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
3124 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
10252 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
13976 - Displacement, Metric 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

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 · 27

17 February 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8311955

10 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8308942

5 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8306690

19 November 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8270895

10 November 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8266829

6 November 2025 Administrative Inspection · COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8265107

2 November 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8260542

4 April 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7890015

4 April 2024 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7890016

17 January 2024 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7850526

17 January 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7850534

15 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7735905

14 July 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7742272

13 July 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7741262

4 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7571494

4 October 2022 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7571523

13 September 2021 Administrative Inspection · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7311048

26 October 2020 Explosive Handling Operation-Commercial

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7085845

28 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6945241

6 May 2019 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6675370

5 January 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6605958

15 August 2018 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6512571

15 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6527784

6 March 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6366727

20 February 2018 Ballast Water Examination · Deficiency Check · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6351769

19 January 2017 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Administrative Inspection · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6071585

5 April 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · Joint Vessel Security Verification (Massena only) · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Massena · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5854244

Deficiency record · 4

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › International shore-connection

Issued 13 September 2021 Resolved

Ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards shall be provided with at least one International Shore Connection. Connection shall be kept onboard together with a gasket, four bolts, four nuts, and eight washers. Port State Control Officer found one connection missing the gasket and the other had bolts that were unserviceable.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 13 September 2021
Resolved 13 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel replaced hardware and gasket for International Shore Connection prior to departure of the examination team.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment

Issued 15 August 2018 Resolved

The company should identify equipment and technical systems the sudden operational failure of which may result in hazardous situations. The vessel experienced a loss of propulsion that resulted in a grounding within the Houston Ship Channel. This condition posed a hazardous condition within the navigable waters of the United States. Preliminary reports from vessel's crew indicates that a probable cause of the loss of propulsion is an oil mist detector activiating incorrectly; sudden issue with oil mist detector resulted in a hazardous situation. Oil mist detector is not listed on vessel's critical equipment list (Saftey Management System 5 - 5.4). Submit evidence to [email withheld] detailing how this hazardous situation was reported to the company, investigated, and analyzed with the objective of improving safety, including the implementation of corective action and measures intended to prevent recurrence (as detailed and required in ISM A/9).

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 September 2018
Resolved 24 September 2018
Resolution: Reviewed company audit of incident and determined that satisfactory corrective actions were taken to avoid reoccurence.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Flame Detectors

Issued 20 February 2018 Resolved

9800 -Other(Clearly Hazardous)- Maintenance, testing, and inspection shall be carried out based on guidelines developed by the organization and in a manner having due regard to ensuring the reliability of fire-fighting systems and appliances. PSCO observed that the crew did not have the proper equipment on board to test the flame detection systems throughout the vessel. SOLAS 74(a) 2014 cons. II-2/14.2.2.1 40a

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 6 March 2018

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Pump, High Pressure (fuel injection)

Issued 20 February 2018 Resolved

1499 - Other (Prop. & Aux. Machinery)- Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO observed excessive leaks on main engine fuel pump casing and injectors creating a fire hazard for vessel and crew. SOLAS 74(a) 2014 cons. 11-2/4.1.1 60a

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 21 February 2018
Resolution: 21FEB18: recieved class report from BV stating they did not attend but accepted picutres and statement from CE stating outstanding deficiency has been rectified. CE had cleaned excess FO and replaceed o-rings/gaskets, tightned fitings. See narative.

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.