BALAO is a 2013 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2022, along with 3 deficiencies and 5 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2022. Most recent: operational control imposed, 14 June 2022.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 General Dry Cargo 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
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Tonnage as PSIX records it33700 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 46100 - Displacement, Metric Ton 26412 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 13016 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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 · 14
14 June 2022Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7477756
6 April 2021PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7169514
4 March 2021Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7152319
28 December 2020Explosive Handling Operation-Commercial
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7132166
27 July 2020Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7018178
16 July 2020Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7007547
2 July 2020PSC B
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6993444
29 April 2020Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6945746
23 April 2020Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6942796
15 July 2018ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 6 April 2021Resolved
CREW MEMBERS SHALL BE TREATED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ARRANGMENTS OF THE SHIP AS WELL AS THE LOCATION AND OPERATIONS OF AN FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEMS THAT THEY MAY BE CALLED UPON TO USE. ON BOARD C/E HAS BEEN ON BOARD THE SHIP FOR 11 DAYS. MASTER STATED ESSENTIAL SHIP BOARD DUTIES FOR FIRE-FIGHTING MUST BE UNDERSTOOD IN 24 HOURS AFTER JOINING THE SHIP.OFF SIGNING & CURRENT C/E HAD A VERY SHORT PASSDOWN TIME IN MEXICO. C/E HAS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH CO2 RELEASING OPERATION PROCEDURES. SOLAS(14)II-2/15.2.2.1
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 April 2021
Resolved 6 April 2021
Resolution: [name withheld] KNOWLEDGE OF USING THE CO2 SYSTEM.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 2 July 2020Resolved
Fire integrity of the divisions shall be maintained at openings and penetrations. PSCO observed two openings in A-class boundary surrounding steering gear compartment.
SOLAS 74/78 (2014) II-2/9.1.3
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 July 2020
Resolved 16 July 2020
Resolution: Received a satisfactory class report attesting to proper repairs.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 18 February 2017
Resolution: Tech report attests to repair.
Ownership record
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