TARANAKI SUN

The 11 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it30561 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
49994 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
61128 - Displacement, Metric Ton
13188 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

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. Reports.

Inspection history · 11

15 May 2026 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8374021

4 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8323501

15 February 2026 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8310869

6 October 2024 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8012618

31 May 2023 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7697679

5 November 2021 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7342707

18 February 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · U.S. COAST GUARD FORCES MICRONESIA/SECTOR GUAM · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7142077

20 August 2020 PSC B · Administrative Inspection · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7037968

8 July 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6741459

4 July 2019 ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6734928

4 January 2018 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6329760

Deficiency record · 7

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

Issued 15 February 2026 Resolved

Cargo tanks shall be fitted with one of the following types of gauging devices: Closed device: which penetrates the tank, but which is part of a closed system and keeps tank contents from being released. PSCO observed high pressure vapors being released from the pluggers used to test the high level and overfill level alarms for all the cargo tanks on the deck releasing flammable and toxic vapors everytime the alarms are manually tested on deck. 74SOLAS(14) VII/10.1 IBC Code 13.1.1.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 4 March 2026
Resolution: Class Survey Record confirmed by maker's manual that it is possible for cargo vapor during the test of high level and overfill alarms to leak from the plunger apertures.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 15 February 2026 Resolved

The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed o sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. PSCO observed painted-over soft patch on potable water line aft of frame 55 on deck actively leaking. 74SOLAS(14) I/11(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 15 May 2026
Resolution: Vessel submitted satisfactory class report attesting to permanent repairs of the portable water line.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers

Issued 5 November 2021 Resolved

Cargo tanks shall be fitted with a visual and audible high-level alarm which complies with IBC Code 15.19.1 to 15.19.5 and which indicates when the liquid level in the cargo tank approaches the normal full condition. PSCO observed the overfill alarm (98.5%) activate and only sound a brief notification and only a brief activation of the red light. After initial notification, all alarms and notifications cease to exist. Rectify deficiency prior to loading cargo. 74 SOLAS (20) VII/10.1 - IBC Code 15.19.6

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 November 2021
Resolution: Alarm system was reset for overfill alarm and retested to satisfaction of PSCO.

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

Issued 5 November 2021 Resolved

Self-activating smoke signals required by SOLAS regulation III/7.1.3 shall: be provided with a quick-release arrangement that will automatically release and activate the signal and associated self-igniting light connected to a lifebuoy having a mass of not more than 4 kg. PSCO observed smoke signal attached directly to the vessel and would not self ignite when the ring buoy was released. 74 SOLAS (20) III/34 - LSA Code 2.1.3.6

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 November 2021
Resolution: Smoke signal was reattached to ring buoy and unattached from vessel, allowing for proper self igniting function.

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

Issued 20 August 2020 Resolved

Firefighting outfits shall consist of: Protective clothing of material to protect the skin from the head radiating from the fire and from burns and scalding by steam. PSCO observed 02 firefighting outfits with severely deteriorated heat shield. FSS CODE/CH3-2.1.1.1 (17a/c)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 21 August 2020
Resolution: Vessel purchased two new FF outfits. All sat. See class report for further details

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits

Issued 20 August 2020 Resolved

An immersion suit shall be constructed with waterproof materials such that it can be unpacked and donned without assistance within 2 minutes. PSCO officer observed, Second Officer was unable to don immersion suit within time requirements and unassisted. It took the Second Officer more than 5 minutes to don immersion suit with the assistance of another crew member. LSA CODE/CH II-2.3.1.1 (17a/c)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 21 August 2020
Resolution: 2nd officer received a new immersion suit. Video of immersion suit donning provided. Class and CG reviewed. All sat. See class report for further details.

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

Issued 4 January 2018 Resolved

0725- Fixed Fire Extinguishing Installation- Water spray sys shall be inst to cover parts of fuel strg tank. PSCO identified 01 damaged in-line supply valve for the methyl alchol tank fixed sprinkler system. Valve would not open when activated and water was unable to flow through the sprinkler heads. 74 SOLAS Amend. (2014) II-1 Reg 57, IGF Code 11.5.1 17a.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 January 2018
Resolution: PSC NOLA received a class report from NK satisfying the requirement

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.