SILVER ESTHER

Tank Ship · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

SILVER ESTHER is a 2014 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 August 2026.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 5 August 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 8
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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 5 August 2026

Recorded inspections8

…physical examinations5

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 5 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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9683336

3EZD7

1284969

Flag

PANAMA

Maury page id

psix-1284969

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it13632 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
49765 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
60305 - Displacement, Metric Ton
29460 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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 · 8

5 August 2026 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8455928

31 July 2025 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8192688

17 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7158184

9 March 2021 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7152743

8 February 2020 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6905284

29 January 2020 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6893722

8 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5914631

18 May 2016 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5880111

Deficiency record · 5

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Inert gas system

Issued 14 March 2021 Resolved

The inert gas system shall be capable of inerting, purging, and gas freeing empty tanks and maintaining the atmosphere in cargo tanks with the required oxygen content. The inert gas generator onboard was inoperable and unable to inert cargo tanks. SOLAS (14)II-2 5.5.3.1 17ac

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 30 April 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel submitted class and service report attesting to the satisfactory repairs of the Inert gas system.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Reports of non-conf., accidents & hazardous occur.

Issued 14 March 2021 Resolved

The company and ship shall comply with the requirements of the international safety code. The company should establish procedures to ensure that the ship is maintained in conformity with the provisions of the relevant rules. In meeting these requirements, the company should ensure that 1) any nonconformity is reported 2)records of these activities are maintained. PSCO observed an inoperable Inert Gas System. Crew reported that system had been inoperable since 13Mar21, however, PSCO observed objective evidences that system had been inoperable as early as 11Mar21. No formal report was made to the company. In addition, PSCO observed maintence log for EEBD's in engine room prefilled or missing indicating that the records were falsified. An internal ISM audits is required of the vessel's reporting and record keeping procedures to be completed within 3 months of this report. SOLAS (14) IX-3.1 705ac

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 June 2021
Resolved 4 August 2025
Resolution: Deficiency cleared by PSC team

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Atmosphere testing instruments

Issued 29 January 2020 Resolved

06105- In addition to the requirements in paragraphs 5.7.1 and 5.7.2, oil tankers of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and above, constructed on or after 01 January 2012, shall be provided with a fixed hydrocarbon gas detection system complying with the Fire Systems Code. PSCO observed multiple sampling ports displaying a flow fault. Complete needed repairs prior to loading cargos requiring a gas detection system. SOLAS 74(a)2014(cons) II-2/4.5.7.3.1 A

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 8 February 2020
Resolution: PSC NOLA RECIEVED A CLASS REPORT FROM LR SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENT.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 29 January 2020 Resolved

99901- A vessel owner or operator required by 155.1035, 155.1040 or 155.5035 to have a response plan shall conduct exercise as necessary to ensure that the plan will function in an emergency. Qualified Individual notification exercises which must be conducted quarterly. Ship did not conduct QI notificaion exercise. 33 CFR 155.1060(a)(1) 10C

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 29 January 2020
Resolution: Master conducted a QI notification excersise.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Ballast Water Logs/Records

Issued 18 May 2016 Resolved

2510: Vessel must maintain a Ballast Water Management and Bio-Fouling plan that has been developed specifically for the vessel that will allow those responsible for the plan to understand and follow. The vessel currently does not follow the Ballast Water Mangement Plan and the Bio-Fouling Management Plan is incomplete and does not meet requirement under 33CFR2050(g), 10C.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 May 2016
Resolved 18 May 2016
Resolution: Spoke with the Captain, Chief Mate and Chief Engineer about what was needed

Ownership record

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