AFRICAN GRIFFON

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

AFRICAN GRIFFON is a 2014 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2017, most recently in March 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.

Records from 2017 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 March 2025.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 18 March 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 26 other vessels

Identity

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9701205

C6BI2

1317376

Flag

BAHAMAS, THE

Maury page id

psix-1317376

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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations5

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2017–2025)

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. What Maury does not do.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it61286 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
34815 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
20238 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
72322 - Displacement, Metric 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 26

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

Inspection history · 14

18 March 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8095709

5 December 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8040412

5 December 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8043701

4 April 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7658483

26 August 2021 PSC B · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7285776

22 February 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6920660

18 February 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6910820

18 May 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6687130

17 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6686152

17 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6692725

29 April 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6673150

14 April 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6391532

21 March 2018 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6370120

8 February 2017 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6084517

Deficiency record · 7

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 4 April 2023 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 15 April 2023
Resolution: Vessel provided documentation from ABS attesting to repairs affected to the rescue boats carburetor. Surveyor verified proper operation and it has been determined to be fully ready for operations.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz

Issued 4 April 2023 Resolved

05111 - EVERY SHIP SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH RADIO INSTALLATIONS CAPABLE OF COMPLYING, WITH THE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS 4 THROUGHOUT ITS INTENDED VOYAGE, AND COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATION 7, AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SEA AREAS THROUGH WHICH IT WILL PASS. PSCO'S WERE UNABLE TO OBSERVE SATISFACTORY TEST OF EPIRB. 74 SOLAS (20) IV/6.1 / 17a.c.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 15 April 2023
Resolution: Vessel provided documentation from ABS which states the vessel obtained a new and fully operational EPIRB for the vessel. See documents for further details.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 26 August 2021 Resolved

MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO LIMIT THE ACCUMULATION OF FLAMMABLE VAPOURS PSCO DISCOVERED SEVERAL OPEN PAINT BUCKETS STORED IN ENGINE ROOM NEAR WORKSHOP. ITEMS WERE CONCEALED BEHIND PLYWOOD IN ACCESS SPACE BEHIND BULKHEAD. 74SOLAS(20)II-2/4.1.2

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 26 August 2021
Resolved 28 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel submitted class survey narrative from ABS which was reviewed. Items were removed from space.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 26 August 2021 Resolved

THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOORS AND DOOR FRAMES IN "A" CLASS DIVISIONS WITH THE MEANS OF SECURING THEM WHEN CLOSED, SHALL PROVIDE RESISTANCE TO FIRE AS WELL AS TO THE PASSAGE OF SMOKE AND FLAME EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF THE BULKHEADS IN WHICH THE DOORS ARE SITUATED. PSCO DISCOVERED ENGINE ROOM ENTRANCE DOOR SEAL FAILING. 74SOLAS(20)II-2/9.4.1.1.2

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 26 August 2021
Resolved 28 August 2021
Resolution: Class survey narrative from ABS was received. Vessel crew replaced gasket on door, seal was demonstrated to be effective.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation

Issued 26 August 2021 Resolved

THE MAIN INLETS AND OUTLETS OF ALL VENTILATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING CLOSED FROM OUTSIDE THE SPACES BEING VENTILATED. PSCO NOTED DURING FIRE DRILL THAT VENT CLOSURE DEVICE FOR SMOKING AREA WAS WASTED AND UNABLE TO SEAL. 74SOLAS(20)II-2/5.2.1.1

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 September 2021
Resolved 28 August 2021
Resolution: Class survey narrative was received. Vessel replaced gasketing on ventilation, and demonstrated sealing ability.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats

Issued 26 August 2021 Resolved

EACH SET OF SAFETY BELTS FOR A SEAT SHALL BE OF A COLOUR WHICH CONTRASTS WITH THE BELTS FOR SEATS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT. PSCO DISCOVERED SEAT BELTS WERE NOT CONTRASTING COLOR. 74SOLAS(20)III/31.1.1.1 LSA CODE 4.6.3.1

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 26 August 2021
Resolved 28 August 2021
Resolution: Received class survey narrative from ABS. Vessel replaced seatbelts with contrasting colors.

Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Carriage Requirement

Issued 21 March 2018 Resolved

0620- Inflatable Liferafts- Each liferaft or group of liferafts shall be stowed with a float free arrangement complying with requirements of paragraph 4.1.6 of the Code so far that each floats free and, if inflatable inflates automatically when the ship sinks. PSCO observed lashing over the liferafts preventing them from free floating. SOLAS 74 a (2014) III-13.4.2, 10c.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 21 March 2018
Resolution: Crew removed lashing during examination to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard.

Ownership record

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