HAPPY KESTREL

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

HAPPY KESTREL is a 2013 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2021, most recently in July 2026, along with 4 deficiencies.

Records from 2021 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 July 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 4 July 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 4
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 4 July 2026

Recorded inspections4

…physical examinations4

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2021–2026)

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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9543043

OYHQ2

1382250

Flag

DENMARK

Maury page id

psix-1382250

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it12819 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
3846 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
14995 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
21960 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 1 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 · 4

4 July 2026 COC-GAS Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8427484

17 May 2025 PSC B · COC-GAS Renew

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8135768

10 February 2023 COC-GAS Renew · PSC B · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7633252

2 August 2021 COC-GAS Renew · PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7264585

Deficiency record · 4

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo tank vent system

Issued 11 July 2026 Resolved

All cargo tanks should be provided with a pressure relief system as appropriate. PSCO could not read data specifications off of pressure relief valve assemblies. Request clarification from certificate issuing authority prior to cargo. IGC 93 8.1 a/c

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 July 2026
Resolved 15 July 2026
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted Class report from ABS attesting to the data plates on the SRV's

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 11 July 2026 Resolved

In addition a high pressure alarm. PSCO and ships crew could not demonstrate operational readiness of high pressure alarms. Demonstrate operational readiness to satisfaction of certificate issuing authority prior to cargo. IGC 93 13.4 a/c

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 10 February 2023 Resolved

Pressure relief valves should be set and sealed by a competent authority acceptable to the administration. PSCO found that the MARVs set and seal certificate was not endorsed by a competent authority and the ship's crew could not provide an endorsement letter from Class. 74 SOLAS (2020) VII/13.1 IGC Code (1993) 8.2.5 16ac

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 February 2023
Resolved 13 February 2023
Resolution: Field Test Certificate and Class report received.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Atmosphere testing instruments

Issued 10 February 2023 Resolved

Gas detection equipment should be so designed that it may readily be tested. PSCO was unable to witness a satisfactory test or calibration of the fixed gas sampling system. 74 SOLAS (2020) VII/13.1 IGC Code (1993) 13.6.6 17ac / Prior to Cargo

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 February 2023
Resolved 11 February 2023
Resolution: Service technician attended vessel and installed new sensor, satisfying team lead's requirements to close out deficiency. Report attached in documents.

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.