BALSA is a freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2017, most recently in December 2023, along with 3 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.
Records from 2017 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 11 December 2023.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 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.
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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 it34171 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 46240 - 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
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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Any ship of 10,000 gross tons and above shall be fitted with oil filtering equipment complying with paragraph 7 of this regulation. During the operational test of the OWS, PSC Officers were not able to witness the satisfactory operation of hte filtering system. Spare filters were expected to be delivered at next port. Must be corrected by next US port after sailing foreign to satisfaction of USCG. MARPOL Annex I/14.2
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 30 May 2018
Resolution: Observed OWS operation
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping
Issued 17 April 2018Resolved
The machinery, boilers, and other pressure vessels, associated piping systems and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended and shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons on board. Temporary patches were discovered on the saltwater cooling lines, and temporary hose was found connecting the MGO service tank to the MDO settling tanks. Must be corrected by next US port after sailing foreign to satisfaction of class and USCG. SOLAS 14 II-1/26.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 30 May 2018
Resolution: Patches affixed and surveyed by class
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 15 May 2017Resolved
vessel reported that their ECDIS No.2 is inoperable. awaiting tech report.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 16 May 2017
Ownership record
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