ERATO

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

ERATO is a 2011 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2018, most recently in January 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 8 operational controls.

Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 January 2026.

Built: 2011
Last inspected: 12 January 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 21
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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 12 January 2026

Recorded inspections21

…physical examinations7

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded10

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2018–2026)

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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9472103

A8XZ4

1281324

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1281324

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it34714 - Dead Weight, Ton
46848 - Displacement, Ton
26374 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
12941 - 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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Inspection history · 21

12 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8295194

13 December 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8046297

18 December 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7840392

4 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7732745

22 May 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7693712

24 November 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7356931

23 November 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7356830

8 August 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7281221

18 May 2021 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7199946

18 May 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7211682

11 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7121890

6 April 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6936021

28 March 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6932608

19 January 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6892278

4 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6882548

4 January 2020 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6882596

1 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6881317

18 November 2019 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6857914

26 June 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6726116

21 June 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6728755

5 November 2018 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6574477

Deficiency record · 4

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats

Issued 13 December 2024 Resolved

Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. Free fall lifeboat engine unable to start. 74SOLAS(20)III/20.2 - 17ac

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 December 2024
Resolution: Class/Flag report received and uploaded. Vessel completed repairs to lifeboat. Engine was dismantled, fuel injectors cleaned, filled with artic diesel fuel. Lifeboat fully operational and tested in water.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (SOLAS operational)

Issued 18 May 2021 Resolved

The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. Instead of using the bow thruster and engines, the docking pilot relied on 03 tugs to safely dock the vessel at the pier after the ship lost power. The root cause of the issue (loss of power and/or loss of propulsion) is unknown. 74 SOLAS (14) I/11(a)

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 18 May 2021
Resolution: CLASS PROVIDED TECH REPORT. SEE ATTACHMENT.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar

Issued 4 January 2020 Resolved

ALL SHIPS 300 GROSS TONNAGE AND UPWARDS SHALL BE FITTED WITH A 9GHZ RADAR TO DETERMINE AND DISPLAY THE RANGE AND BEARING OF RADAR TRANSPONDERS AND OF OTHER SURFACE CRAFT, OBSTRUCTIONS, BUOYS, SHORELINES AND NAVIGATIONAL MARKS TO ASSIST IN NAVIGATION AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE. THE VESSEL'S 9GHZ, XBAND RADAR IS NOT OPERATIONAL.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 19 January 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided technician report attesting to repairs of x-band radar. Report attached.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar

Issued 26 June 2019 Resolved

All ships of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph 2.5, have a 3GHZ radar, or where considered appropriate by the admin., a second 9GHZ radar. Vsl transited with a malfunctioning s-band radar. 17ac

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 June 2019
Resolved 11 July 2019

Ownership record

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