KATERINA III

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · USCG East District (CGD-E)

KATERINA III is a freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2024, along with 7 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 21 November 2024.

Built: Not recorded
Last inspected: 21 November 2024
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 4
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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 21 November 2024

Recorded inspections4

…physical examinations4

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 3 calendar years (2016–2024)

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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9500273

9HA4004

1325449

Flag

MALTA

Maury page id

psix-1325449

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it25325 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
77526 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
90560 - Displacement, Metric Ton
41342 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 1 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 4

21 November 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8037616

22 September 2017 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6272384

14 September 2017 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6260810

11 March 2016 ISPS II Exam · Deficiency Check · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5810435

Deficiency record · 7

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 21 November 2024 Resolved

The machinery, boilers and other pressure vessels, associated piping system and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended and shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons on board. PSCO observed excessive cooling water leak on the number three main diesel engine cylinder. SOLAS74(20)II-1/26.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 November 2024
Resolution: Crew replaced defective head gasket. Retested with no leaks observed.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 21 November 2024 Resolved

Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO observed excessive fuel leak on/from valve on the supply side to the number three Main Diesel Engine fuel pump.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 21 November 2024
Resolution: valve flange was tightened with no observable leak.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors

Issued 21 November 2024 Resolved

All access openings in bulkheads at ends of enclosed superstructures shall be fitted with doors of steel or other equivalent material, permanently and strongly attached to the bulkhead, and framed, stiffened and fitted so that the whole structure is of equivalent strength to the un-pierced bulkhead and weathertight when closed. PSCO observed the closing mechanisms were not fully operational for the door in the cold stores provision that leads to the weather deck and door for electrical stores, rendering them not weathertight. ICLL I/12(1)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 21 November 2024
Resolution: dogs on doors were adjusted and no light was observed when door was fully closed.

Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Hull (rigid)

Issued 22 September 2017 Resolved

0615 - rescue boat - 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. During the annual load testing of the rescue boat, the helm section of the rescue boat separated from the hull, causing it to fall into the water, rendering it unusable. SOLAS 74(2014) III/20.2

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 September 2017
Resolved 23 September 2017
Resolution: Received class report and photos showing a temporary inflatable rescue boat onboard the vessel. The inflatable rescue boat will remain satisfactory as the vessel will receive a new permanent rescue boat in China, the vessels next port.

Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Propulsion Starting System

Issued 14 September 2017 Resolved

0615 - Rescue Boat - 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. Ship's rescue boat was not able to start under it's own power as designed due to faulty battery change over switch. 74 SOLAS 2014 CH III/20.2

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 September 2017
Resolved 22 September 2017
Resolution: MSU Baton Rouge recieved a class report attesting to the proper starting of the rescue boat.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Relative Motion Plotting Equipment

Issued 11 March 2016 Resolved

1510 - All ships of 300 GT and up shall be fitted with an AIS that provides automatically to appropriately equipped shore stations, other ships, and aircraft information including the ships identity, type, position, course, speed, and navigational status. The vessels heading is not transmitting from the gyrocompass to the AIS. SOLAS (14' Cons) V/19.2.4.5.1 Action: 17ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 March 2016
Resolution: Cleared with technician and class report.

Fire Fighting › Emergency Fire Pumps › Pressure

Issued 11 March 2016 Resolved

0740 - Fire protection systems and appliances shall be maintained ready for use. The emergency fire pump is inoperable. SOLAS ('09 Cons) II-2/14.1.1 Action: 17ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 March 2016
Resolution: Cleared with technician and class report.

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.