AFRICAN LOON is a freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2024, along with 1 deficiency and 4 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 28 December 2024.
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.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it34769 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 20209 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 61255 - Dead Weight, 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.
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Inspection history · 14
28 December 2024PSC B
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8049949
19 July 2022Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7528905
12 July 2022PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7489477
1 July 2022Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7492229
29 December 2021Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7373537
20 December 2021Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7370711
7 June 2020Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6968255
14 March 2020Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Dauphin Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6929030
12 March 2020Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6925646
23 April 2019Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6661702
15 April 2019Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6662750
17 December 2016Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6059247
24 February 2016Administrative Inspection · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5819218
24 February 2016Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5825821
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Navigation Underway, General
Issued 24 February 2016Resolved
1410-PROPULSION MAIN ENGINE - Under all sailing conditions, including maneuvering, the propulsion speed and direction of thrust shall be fully controllable from the navigation bridge. Vessel lost navigation bridge propulsion controls while maneuvering to the dock. SOLAS 74 (2014 Cons.) II-1/49.1 - 17AC
Condition: Improper Installation
Due 26 February 2016
Resolved 26 February 2016
Resolution: Received technician's report and NKK Class report attesting to satisfactory repairs.
Ownership record
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