AFRICAN TEAL

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2010s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

AFRICAN TEAL is a 2015 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 18 June 2026.

Built: 2015
Last inspected: 18 June 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 10
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 18 June 2026

Recorded inspections10

…physical examinations8

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 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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9691046

C6GD5

1345987

Flag

PANAMA

Maury page id

psix-1345987

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it24604 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
13648 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
40652 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
50245 - 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 · 10

18 June 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8395972

2 October 2024 Deficiency Check · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8009847

30 September 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8011669

23 September 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8008052

21 March 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7410592

10 November 2019 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6852144

10 August 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6236728

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

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6226072

23 July 2016 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5950208

8 June 2016 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5900942

Deficiency record · 7

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks

Issued 2 October 2024 Resolved

The purpose of this regulation is to prevent the ignition of combustible materials or flammable liquids. For this purpose, the following functional requirements shall be met: means shall be provided to control leaks or flammable liquids. PSCO observed fuel oil leak on quick closing valve on emergency generator. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/4.1.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 October 2024
Resolution: PSCO verified Vessel replaced packing glands and gaskets on fuel oil leak on quick closing valve.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 2 October 2024 Resolved

The purpose of this regulation is to prevent the ignition of combustible materials or flammable liquids. PSCO observed excessive hydraulic oil leaking in steering gear room while conducting emergency steering test. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/4.1.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 October 2024
Resolution: PSCO verified Vessel re-tightened all upper bolts on rudder stock and secured bolts "wire ties".

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems

Issued 2 October 2024 Resolved

Where a fixed gas fire extinguishing is used, openings which may admit air to, or allow gas to escape from, a protected space shall be capable of being closed from outside the protected space. PSCO observed multiple fire caps missing on cargo hold drain valves protected by CO2. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/10.4.2

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 4 October 2024
Resolution: PSCO verified Vessel were able to find and replace all missing fire caps on all cargo hold drain locations.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 10 November 2019 Resolved

Not less than one half of the total number of lifebuoys shall be provided with lifebouys self-igniting lights complying with the requirements of paragraph 2.1.2 of the code multiple lifebuoys lights did not ignite when tested. 74SOLAS (14)III/7.1.3 17C,10C

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 November 2019
Resolved 10 November 2019
Resolution: Replaced batteries on lifebuoys with self-igniting lights.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › International shore-connection

Issued 10 November 2019 Resolved

International Shore Connections shall have 8 washers. the International Shore Connection was missing four washers in both locations. 74SOLAS(14)II-2/10.2.1.7.1 FSS 2.2.2 10C

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 November 2019
Resolved 10 November 2019
Resolution: Added washers to each location.

Operations/Management › Ballast Water Managment › Alternative Management Method

Issued 8 August 2017 Resolved

9900-Other (not clearly hazardous)-The master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel equipped with ballast tanks that operate in the waters of the United States must employ one of the ballast water management methods listed in 33 CFR 151.2025. Vessel is outfitted with an approved alternate management system described in 33 CFR 151.2025(a)(3). 33 CFR 151 2025, 15c

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 10 August 2017
Resolution: Class Report Recieved

Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Nozzle

Issued 30 July 2016 Resolved

Fire-Fighting systems and appliances shall be kept in good working order and readily available for immediate use. PSC Officer observed 09 CO2 system nozzle heads in the floor level of the engine room were painted over clogging the discharge port openings and restricting effectiveness and operational readiness of the fire suppression system. 74 SOLAS (14 CONS ED) II-2/14.2.1.2

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel removed all CO2 nozzle heads and cleaned remaining paint. PSC received the attending Classification Societies attestation that the nozzles were cleaned and free of any obstructions.

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.