CHEMICAL CHALLENGER

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

CHEMICAL CHALLENGER is a 2015 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 7 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 28 March 2026.

Built: 2015
Last inspected: 28 March 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 4 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 28 March 2026

Recorded inspections24

…physical examinations14

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 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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9743758

9HA5719

1342745

Flag

MALTA

Maury page id

psix-1342745

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it9155 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
5040 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
16111 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
20472 - 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.

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 · 24

28 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8333351

26 February 2026 Administrative Inspection · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8317169

12 January 2025 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8057390

8 October 2023 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7805132

30 October 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7586260

13 April 2022 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7430375

12 April 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7429605

15 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7411984

12 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7410544

12 March 2022 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7410552

1 August 2020 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7021524

1 August 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7038641

8 July 2020 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6994989

4 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6994996

29 April 2019 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6670865

3 December 2018 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6590944

28 November 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6588619

26 November 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6587111

24 July 2018 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6488910

10 April 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6388687

28 September 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6274816

11 July 2017 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6205602

8 July 2017 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6199430

6 September 2016 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5990999

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 1 August 2020 Resolved

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 on board. The vessel experienced an equipment failure while transiting the navigable waters of the United States which adversely impacted its fitness and capability to safely maneuver the Houston Ship Channel.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 1 August 2020
Resolved 1 August 2020
Resolution: Vessel submitted class report attesting to satisfactory operational test of propulsion system.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft

Issued 24 July 2018 Resolved

0630- Each liferaft or group of liferafts shall be stowed with a float-free arrangement complying with the requirements of the parragraph 4.1.6 of the code so that each floats free and, if inflatable, inflates automatically when the ship sinks. Port and Starboard liferaft painters were not attached to the weak links.-SOLAS 74(14)III/13.4.2

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 24 July 2018

Operations/Management › Ballast Water Managment › Alternative Management Method

Issued 11 July 2017 Resolved

Vessel's installed AMS is inoperative. See MISLE activity # 6205602 for full text of deficiency. (33 CFR 151.2035) (40c)

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 11 July 2017
Resolved 29 September 2017
Resolution: Recieved letter from the master attesting to the proper functionality of the BWMS. Recieved receipts for the replacement parts and newly approved BWMS Certificate.

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Ballast Water Management Plan

Issued 11 July 2017 Resolved

Vessel's BWM plan cites out of date version of 33 CFR 151 and wrongly states that ballast water exchange is a viable option. See MISLE activity # 6205602 for full text of deficiency. (33 CFR 151.2050(g)) (40c)

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.