CHEM HOUSTON

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

CHEM HOUSTON is a 2014 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 8 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 8 June 2026.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 8 June 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
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 8 June 2026

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations8

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded9

Deficiencies 5 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

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9705720

D5FT8

1309726

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1309726

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it12129 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
19997 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
25921 - Displacement, Metric Ton
6255 - 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 · 18

8 June 2026 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8387528

12 December 2023 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7837923

11 November 2021 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7349226

22 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7270459

23 February 2021 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7139227

28 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7132529

22 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7129046

13 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7005273

10 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7002700

5 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6996258

27 April 2020 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6942452

26 April 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6944016

14 February 2019 ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6625770

8 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6409311

15 December 2017 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6321228

25 September 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6274884

18 January 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6072679

23 December 2016 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6059526

Deficiency record · 5

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 8 June 2026 Resolved

SUITABLE MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE CALIBRATION OF ALL SUCH INSTRUMENTS. SHIPS CARRYINH TOXIC OR FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS OR BOTH SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH ATLEAST TWO INSTRUMENTS DESIGNED AND CALIBRATED FOR TESTING FOR SPECIFIC VAPOURS IN QUESTION. PSCO OBSERVED SHIPS CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO CALIBRATE PORTABLE GAS DETECTECTION INSTRUMENTS DUE TO NOT ENOUGH SPAN GAS ONBOARD.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 June 2026
Resolved 11 June 2026
Resolution: Flag administration sent pics and attestation that span gas has been recieved by vessel and successful calibration of portable gas meters has been conducted.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 8 June 2026 Resolved

A CHEMICAL TANKER SHALL COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BULK CHEMICAL CODE. THE STOWAGE SPACE SHALL BE CELL-DIVIDED IN ORDER TO AVOID SHIFTING OF THE BOTTLES AT SEA. PSCO OBSERVED ANNEX II SAMPLES NOT STORED IN CELL-DIVIDED MANNOR.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 June 2026
Resolved 11 June 2026
Resolution: Flag administration sent pics and attestation that Annex II sample locker has been properly secured and sample bottles are cell ddivided.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 148 - Ballast Water › Ballast water discharge

Issued 11 November 2021 Resolved

33 CFR 151.2030(a) Vessels employing a Coast Guard-approved ballast water management system (BWMS) must meet the following BWDS by the date listed in § 151.2035(b) of this subpart. Vessel’s ballast treatment system indicates that the vessel’s ballast treatment system is inoperable.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 November 2021
Resolved 11 November 2021
Resolution: Agent submitted class report attesting to the proper operation of the ballast water treatment system.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 148 - Ballast Water › Ballast water discharge

Issued 11 November 2021 Resolved

33 CFR 151.2035(a) To discharge ballast water into 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 as defined in § 151.2030(a). Vessel discharged untreated ballast into U.S. Waters.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 11 November 2021
Resolved 11 November 2021
Resolution: Vessel's crew were able to operate the BWMS after performing maintenance on the system.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 148 - Ballast Water › Ballast water logs/records

Issued 11 November 2021 Resolved

33 CFR 151.2070(a) The master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel bound for a port or place in the United States, unless specifically exempted by § 151.2015 of this subpart, must ensure the maintenance of written or digital records that include the information required to be reported by § 151.2060 of this subpart and the sediment information in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. Vessel’s logs contained records of ballast water treatment proven to be falsified on the basis of the system being inoperable at the time of claimed treatment.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 11 November 2021
Resolved 11 November 2021
Resolution: Vessel's crew demonstrated the correct log keeping methods to the PSCO for ballast water treatment.

Ownership record

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