AFRICAN LION is a 2013 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2018, most recently in November 2021, along with 2 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2018 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 23 November 2021.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it11540 - Displacement, Metric Ton 38203 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 66721 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 21630 - 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.
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Inspection history · 12
23 November 2021PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7346010
31 October 2021Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7343049
25 April 2021COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7182289
18 December 2020Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7113649
5 November 2020COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7091041
9 April 2020PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6935221
8 April 2020Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6937255
28 January 2019Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6610588
17 July 2018COE-Dockside
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6464523
5 July 2018Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6468178
3 July 2018Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6465217
8 January 2018PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6331071
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 onboard. PSCO conducted damage survey following the issuance of COTP 0532-20 due to vessel being involved in a collision. Provide class report attesting to ships survivability following collision. 74 SOLAS (2020) I/11 60 ac.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 18 December 2020
Resolved 19 December 2020
Resolution: Received and accepted class report.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency steering position com./ compass reading
Issued 9 April 2020Resolved
A means of communication shall be provided between the navigation bridge and the steering gear compartment. PSCO observed the telephone ringer in the steering gear compartment not operational not giving an indication of incoming call within the steering gear compartment. 74 SOLAS (2014) II-1/29.10 10c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 April 2020
Resolved 9 April 2020
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory of the ringer system.
Ownership record
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