BLUE AKIHABARA

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BLUE AKIHABARA is a 2014 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2017, most recently in July 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2017 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 July 2026.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 29 July 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9696785 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

3FHZ3

MISLE id

1300348

Flag

PANAMA

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-1300348

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded4

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

The 11 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it34617 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
61630 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
72397 - Displacement, Metric Ton
20170 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspection history · 11

29 July 2026 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8449938

14 July 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8431373

6 March 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7645868

4 March 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7657998

17 December 2022 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7610431

16 December 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7610196

14 December 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7600287

26 September 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6540451

22 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6217234

10 July 2017 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6191618

8 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Dauphin Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6201624

Deficiency record · 7

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage

Issued 14 July 2026 Resolved

The opening below the lowest course of the guard rails shall not exceed 230mm. PSCO observed broken rung on stbd side near cargo hold two. ILLC 25.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 30 July 2026
Resolution: Vessel Cut and removed broken lower guard rails and welded with new round solid bar.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 14 July 2026 Resolved

Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of crew and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. PSCO observed damaged cable run for emergency light near free fall lifeboat 74SOLAS(24)11-1/40.1.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 30 July 2026
Resolution: Vessel Pulled-out and renewed Damaged Electrical Cable with new spare electrical wire.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 14 July 2026 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. PSCO observed deteriorated SOLAS tape on free fall lifeboat 74SOLAS(24)111/20.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 July 2026

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)

Issued 14 July 2026 Resolved

A main electric lighting system which shall provide illumination throughout those parts of the ship normally accessible to and used by the crew shall be supplied from the main source of electrical power. PSCO observed 09 lights out in engine room

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 30 July 2026

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 14 December 2022 Resolved

Alleyways, stairways, and exits, giving access to the muster and embarkation stations shall be lighted. PSCO observed 06 emergency lights surrounding the pilothouse missing or non-functional. 74SOLAS(20) III/11.5 Action Taken: 16ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 December 2022
Resolved 15 December 2022
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from NKK stating the deficiency was rectified. Crew replaced and tested all emergency lights surrounding the Pilot house.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 14 December 2022 Resolved

Muster and embarkation stations shall be adequately illuminated by lighting. PSCO observed embarkation lights on port and starboard side non-functional. 74SOLAS(20) III/11.4 Action Taken: 10c

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 14 December 2022
Resolved 14 December 2022
Resolution: Vessel replaced lightbulbs on port and starboard embarkation lights prior to PSCO departing from the vessel.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 14 December 2022 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. PSCO observed lube oil leak on connections coming from stern tube gravity tank. 74SOLAS(14) II-1/26.1 Action Taken: 16ac

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 December 2022
Resolved 15 December 2022
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from NKK stating the deficiency was rectified. Crew removed and inspected hydraulic line and also properly tightened all fittings with no further leakage.

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.