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COSCO AFRICA

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

COSCO AFRICA is a freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 January 2026.

Built
Not recorded
Last inspected
9 January 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
11
Deficiencies
7 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 9 January 2026
Recorded inspections11
…physical examinations11
Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 8 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

US Official No.
—
IMO number
9345439
Call sign
3ERX3
MISLE id
1288385
Flag
PANAMA
Maury page id
psix-1288385

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it54951 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
109968 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
147723 - Displacement, Metric Ton
114394 - 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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Inspection history · 11

9 January 2026 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8293793
2 April 2025 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8103898
12 September 2024 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8001278
26 February 2024 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7870210
10 January 2024 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7847623
28 March 2022 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7419805
5 December 2021 PSC C
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7362557
24 March 2021 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7161757
23 September 2020 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7063650
10 April 2018 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6388685
7 November 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6037140

Deficiency record · 7

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Reports of non-conf., accidents & hazardous occur.
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE DISCOVERED DURING AN EXPANDED ISM EXAM REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCY: THE VESSEL FAILED TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ISM CODE THROUGH THEIR SMS PROCEDURES. THE VESSEL DID NOT TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ON IDENTIFIED NON-CONFORMITIES. THIS IS MADE EVIDENT BY DEFICIENCIES 2-6. AN EXTERNAL AUDIT IS REQUIRED. 74 SOLAS (2020) CH. IX/3.1 ISM CODE 10.2
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 11 January 2024
Resolution: Recived satisfactory external audit (see documents).
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Oil record book
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
EACH OPERATION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE FULLY RECORDED WITHOUT DELAY IN THE OIL RECORD BOOK (ORB) PART I, SO THAT ALL ENTRIES IN THE BOOK APPROPRIATE TO THAT OPERATION ARE COMPLETED. VESSEL HAD A 55-GALLON DRUM COLLECTING RECIRCULATING LUBE OIL SLUDE WITHOUT ORB ENTRIES. MARPOL 73/78 ANNEX I/17.4 ANNEX I/17.2.3
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 11 January 2024
Resolution: Recieved satisfactory class reoport (see documents).
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REGULATION IS TO PREVENT THE IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS OR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE MET: MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO CONTROL LEAKS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND FLAMMABLE VAPOURS. APPROXIMATELY 200 GALLONS OF FUEL OIL WAS OBSERVED IN TRASH CANS THROUGHOUT THE PURIFIER SPACE. 74 SOLAS (2020) CH II-2/4.1.1 74 CH II-2/4.1.2
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 11 January 2024
Resolution: Recieved satisfactory class reoport (see documents).
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
A FIXED FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND A SAMPLE EXTRACTION SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM REQUIRED IN THIS REGULATION AND OTHER REGULATIONS IN THIS PART SHALL BE OF AN APPROVED TYPE AND COMPLY WITH THE FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS CODE. SAMPLE EXTRACTION SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM HAD MULTIPLE TEMPORARY REPAIRS, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE CRACKED EXTRACTION LINES. 74 SOLAS (2020) CH II-2/7.2.2
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 January 2024
Resolution: Recieved satisfactory class reoport (see documents).
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
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. FUEL OIL PURIFIER #1 IS INOPERABLE AND WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE COMPANY. 74 SOLAS (2004) CH II-1/26
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 11 January 2024
Resolution: Recieved satisfactory class reoport (see documents).
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
ALL ELECTRICAL APPARATUS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AND SO INSTALLED AS NOT TO CAUSE INJURY WHEN HANDLED OR TOUCHED IN THE NORMAL MANNER. THE PURIFIER CONTROL BOX CONTAINED LOOSE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND DANGLING UNPROTECTED SWITCHES. 74 SOLAS (2004) CH II-1/45.1.3
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 11 January 2024
Resolution: Recieved satisfactory class reoport (see documents).
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 24 March 2021 Resolved
he 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. The M/V COSCO Africa reported delayed response times while engaging the engine and an inability to reach RPM's associated with engine settings for slow-ahead or half-ahead. The engine was also reported to have started in astern position. These conditions led to an overall reduction in maneuverability of the vessel. 74SOLAS(14) 1/11(a)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 24 March 2021
Resolution: Fuel oil pipe defect caused No.10 cylinder was replaced. Attending class surveyor attested to repairs.

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.