AFRICAN PLOVER

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

AFRICAN PLOVER is a 2015 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 3 March 2026.

Built: 2015
Last inspected: 3 March 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 10
Deficiencies: 5 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 3 March 2026

Recorded inspections10

…physical examinations6

…administrative events4

Deficiencies 5 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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9715206

5LQK4

1373105

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1373105

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it39684 - Dead Weight, Ton
50251 - Displacement, Ton
24785 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
13033 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 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 · 10

3 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8319436

25 February 2026 Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8312610

19 February 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8312971

18 February 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8312137

19 February 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7864056

23 June 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7480691

14 May 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6413962

8 May 2018 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6408864

9 February 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6085441

7 November 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6033214

Deficiency record · 5

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Reports of non-conf., accidents & hazardous occur.

Issued 25 February 2026 Resolved

The safety management system should include procedures ensuring that non-conformitites, accidents, and hazardous situations are reported to the company. Vessel failed to utilize SMS procedures. SOLAS 20 IX/3.1 ISM CODE 9.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 28 February 2026
Resolution: Received document for training of crew for proper reporting requirements.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Hull

Issued 8 May 2018 Resolved

A lifeboat arrangement for free fall launching shall be so constructed that it is capable of rendering protection against harmful accelerations resulting from being launched. There are at least ten patches throughout the entirety of the lifeboat's hull. An additional two areas of the hull show signs of severe deterioration, exposing the lifeboats interior fiberglass. The identified patches and damage do not have any documentation or approval. 74 SOLAS (14) III/31.1.2.1 LSA Code Ch. 4.7.5 Code 30 - a,b,c

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 8 May 2018
Resolved 14 May 2018
Resolution: Lifeboat technician performed repairs to the damaged sections on the lifeboat. PSCO verified repairs to the damaged sections of the lifeboat and reviewed corresponding documentation from classification society approving the repairs.

Documentation › Safety Management System › Conformity Maintenance Procedures

Issued 8 May 2018 Resolved

2535: Objective evidence (cited on form B) exists that the vessel is not implementing the safety management system (SMS). The vessel has demonstrated a systemic lack of maintenance on the freefall life boat. An external audit is recommended to be conducted by the flag state to determine whether the ship is operating in accordance with the ISM code. 74SOLAS(14) IX/3 ISM Code Part A/10 17AC

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 May 2018
Resolution: Additional ISM Audit was conducted. PSCO reviewed the ISM Audit Report and documentation from classification society attesting to satisfactory ISM Audit.

Fire Fighting › Fixed High-Expansion Foam Fire Extinguishing System › Operation Controls

Issued 8 May 2018 Resolved

0710: Deep-fat cookign equipment shall be fitted with controls for manual operation of the fire-exstinguishing system, controls are not operational. 74SOLAS(14) 11-2/10.6.4.5 50AC

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2018
Resolved 14 May 2018
Resolution: Crew received parts to repair the manually operated call point for the deep fat fryer and received classification society approval for the repairs. PSCO verified repairs and reviewed corresponding documentation from classification society.

Navigation › Electronic Positioning › Radio Direction Finding Device

Issued 8 May 2018 Resolved

0699: On ships equipped with free falling lifeboats, one search and rescue locating device shall be stowed in the free fall lifeboat, both sarts are on the bridge. 74SOLAS(14) 111/6.2.2 10C

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 May 2018
Resolution: PSCO reviewed documentation from classification society approving the revision of the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate Form E to include an additional SART. PSCO verified that the SART was located in the lifeboat as required.

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.