AFRICAN BLACKBIRD

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

AFRICAN BLACKBIRD is a 2015 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 34 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 4 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 June 2026.

Built: 2015
Last inspected: 21 June 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 34
Deficiencies: 6 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 June 2026

Recorded inspections34

…physical examinations11

…administrative events14

…with no type recorded9

Deficiencies 6 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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9688221

C6HX9

1361612

Flag

BAHAMAS, THE

Maury page id

psix-1361612

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it38453 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
66535 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
78124 - Displacement, 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.

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 · 34

21 June 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8409270

28 November 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8274852

13 November 2025 PSC B · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8267847

30 January 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7857703

23 January 2024 Administrative Inspection · COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7853087

20 July 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7507554

15 July 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7507723

15 July 2022 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7507750

29 June 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7490381

19 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7159338

19 March 2021 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7159350

19 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Gulfport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7160439

3 February 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6898522

29 January 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6898552

27 January 2020 Random ISPS/MTSA/PSC · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6896734

22 January 2020 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6893984

8 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6742633

8 July 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6749510

8 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6751812

11 June 2019 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6709311

11 June 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6710674

1 June 2019 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6700213

31 May 2019 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6699311

7 June 2018 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6427435

5 June 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6434926

5 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6435333

4 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6434092

4 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6438138

4 June 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6453113

9 August 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5967448

5 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5963626

5 August 2016 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5963770

1 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5959447

4 April 2016 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5841301

Deficiency record · 6

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

Issued 30 January 2024 Resolved

Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO observed a steady lube oil leak on the turbo charger L/O valve at appx a drop a second. Lube oil had accumulated around all cylinders of the main engine. PSCO found several oil soaked rags stuffed behind M.E. in attempt to soak up leaking oil.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 30 January 2024
Resolved 30 January 2024
Resolution: Engineers performed maintenance to secure the leak.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment

Issued 30 January 2024 Resolved

Fire protection systems and fire-fighting systems and appliances shall be maintained ready for use. PSCO witnessed plastic bags over 02 portable fire extinguishers beside incinerator.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 30 January 2024
Resolved 30 January 2024
Resolution: Crew corrected deficiency on the spot.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 30 January 2024 Resolved

A portable foam applicator unit shall consist of a portable tank containing at lease 20 L of foam concentrate of the same capacity. PSCO found half empty AFFF container not meeting minimum requirements of code.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 30 January 2024
Resolved 30 January 2024
Resolution: Crew member ensured that additional tank met the code requirements.

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

Issued 27 January 2020 Resolved

Each life raft or groups of life rafts shall be sotwed witha float-free arrangement complying with the requirements of paragraph 4.1.6 of the Code so that each floats free, and if inflatable, inflates automatically when the ship sinks. PSCO noted expired hydrostatic release units on the 02 inflatable life rafts on the port and starboard stern of the vessel.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 31 January 2020
Resolved 29 January 2020
Resolution: PSCO recieved class report attesting to the installation of valid hydrostatic release units on all life rafts. Attended vessel and verified valid hydrostatic release units on all liferafts.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Heat Detectors

Issued 7 June 2018 Resolved

0715- Fire fighting appliances (Detection)- The function of the fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems shall be periodically tested by means of equipment producing the appropriate tempurature, light, smoke, or aerosol particles having the appropriate range of density or particle size. Vessel is using a cigarette lighter to produce light to test fixed flame detection. manual states that a tester specified by NOHMI is to be used. SOLAS 74 (am) II-2/7.3 50a

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 July 2018
Resolved 1 June 2019
Resolution: PCS NOLA recieved a class report from PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORTIY satisfying the requirements.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Pressure Water-Spraying Fire Extinguishing System › Nozzles

Issued 7 June 2018 Resolved

0715- Fire Fighting Systems (detection)- Fire fighting protection systems, and fire fighting systems and appliances shall be maintained ready for use. PSCO observed the buckets covering the water spraying fire fighting system inside paint locker. SOLAS 74 (am) II-2/14.1.1 10c

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 7 June 2018
Resolved 7 June 2018
Resolution: Buckets were removed.

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.