EAGLE EXPLORER

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

EAGLE EXPLORER is a 2009 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2017, most recently in April 2026, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 2017 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 April 2026.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 15 April 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 7
Deficiencies: 5 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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 15 April 2026

Recorded inspections7

…physical examinations5

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 5 calendar years (2017–2026)

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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9381299

5BCL5

1273945

Flag

CYPRUS

Maury page id

psix-1273945

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it7969 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
2391 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
2879 - Dead Weight, Ton
7969 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
2391 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 7

15 April 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8352601

24 January 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8301137

11 August 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7978516

9 July 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7941336

25 November 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7098410

19 November 2018 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6583758

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

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6069133

Deficiency record · 5

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems

Issued 25 November 2020 Resolved

Fire fighting systems and appliances shall be kept in good working order and readily available for immediate use. PSCO observed fixed water based fire extinguishing system not in the automatic mode, and water supply valves in the secured position. 74 SOLAS (04) II-2 / 14.2.1.1

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 7 December 2020
Resolved 7 December 2020
Resolution: Ship Master provided satisfactory pictures properly secured cylinders onboard and invoices of removed cylinders (19).

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Gas instruments

Issued 25 November 2020 Resolved

Cylinders must always be secured and when not in use, must be stored in a rack in an upright position with the valve protection cap in place. PSCO observed cylinders loosely tied down with rope, not secured in a rack in multiple areas of the ship. 46 CFR 147.60(b)(1)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 December 2020

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 25 November 2020 Resolved

Ships shall be maintained in compliance with mechanical requirements of a classification society which is recognized by the Administration. PSCO observed main propulsion engine actively leaking water from the engine block. 74 SOLAS (04) II-1 / 3-1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 December 2020
Resolved 9 December 2020
Resolution: Master provided Flag and RO report addressing the repair plan to be completed within a 3-month period.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Loading/Ballast condition

Issued 19 November 2018 Resolved

02134- To discharge ballast water into the waters of the United States, the master, owner, operator, agent or person in charge of a vessel subject to 151.2025 of this subpart must either ensure that the ballast water meets the ballast water discharge standard in 151.2030(a), use an AMS as described in 151.2025(a)(3), or ballast with water from a U.S. public water system, according to the schedule in paragraph (b) of this section. Subject vessel, of keel laid date 08NOV2001 and ballast water capacity of 13364.3 m3, is past its compliance date per the implementation schedule in 33 CFR 151.2035. As vessel is past its compliance date, discharge of untreated ballast into U.S. waters is not permitted. Cite: 33 CFR 151.2035 Action Taken: 15c

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 21 June 2019
Resolution: Received amaendments to BWT plan. MSU Texas City added special note regarding no discharge.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Resources and personnel

Issued 19 November 2018 Resolved

15105- A vessel equipped with ballast water tanks that operates in the waters of the United States must maintain a ballast water management plan that has been developed specifically for the vessel and that will allow those responsible for the plans implementation to understand and follow the vessel's ballast water management strategy and comply with the requirements of this subpart. Vessel’s ballast water management plan does not reference the must up-to-date version of the U.S. regulations. Cite: 33 CFR 15.2050(g) Action Taken: 50c

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 21 June 2019
Resolution: Received amendments to plan

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.