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SAHARA GAS

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

SAHARA GAS is a 2017 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 40 inspections since 2017, most recently in August 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 13 operational controls, 2 with no removal date recorded.

Records from 2017 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 August 2026.

Built
2017
Last inspected
13 August 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
40
Deficiencies
6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
2 with no removal date recorded

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 13 August 2026
Recorded inspections40
…physical examinations13
…administrative events11
…with no type recorded15
Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls 2 with no removal date recorded
Years with a record 10 calendar years (2017–2026)
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

US Official No.
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IMO number
9748215
Call sign
V7SP3
MISLE id
1433319
Flag
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Maury page id
psix-1433319

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it7515 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
28637 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
25051 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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 · 40

13 August 2026 Administrative Inspection · COC-GAS Annual
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8455716
16 January 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8297521
4 August 2025 COC-GAS Renew · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8201897
30 November 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8039853
26 November 2024 COE-Administrative
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8040227
21 July 2024 COC-GAS Annual · PSC B
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7958497
2 September 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7776464
18 July 2023 COC-GAS Renew · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7744805
14 August 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7533316
10 August 2022 COC-GAS Annual · COE-Offshore
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7529804
22 June 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7483687
18 June 2022 COE-Offshore
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7480947
8 April 2022 COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7427337
11 July 2021 PSC B · COC-GAS Renew
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7249831
10 July 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7252460
18 March 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7158652
6 February 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7136698
15 December 2020 COE-Administrative
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7112056
26 October 2020 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7084402
17 October 2020 COE-Administrative
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7078907
20 August 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7037402
19 August 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7038193
2 July 2020 COC-GAS Annual · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6991425
2 May 2020 COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6947175
29 February 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6918218
24 December 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6878585
26 October 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6843164
18 October 2019 COE-Administrative
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6836274
23 August 2019 Administrative Inspection · COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6792421
28 June 2019 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · COC-GAS Renew · COE-Dockside
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6721003
28 June 2019 Special
Type not classified · Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise · Activity 6742559
22 November 2018 Ballast Water Examination · COE-Dockside
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6585250
14 September 2018 COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6540707
24 July 2018 Ballast Water Examination · Deficiency Check · ISPS II Exam · COC-GAS Annual
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6485596
10 April 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6387155
10 April 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6387158
31 July 2017 COE-Dockside
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6214870
29 April 2017 COC-GAS Renew · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6134980
28 April 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6134909
27 April 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6134083

Deficiency record · 6

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 19 July 2023 Resolved
An airlock should only be permitted between a gas-dangerous zone on the weather deck and a gas-safe space and should consist of two steel doors substantially gastight spaced at least 1.5m but not more that 2.5m apart. PSCO observed gastight seal on outside door of motor control room airlock not substantially gastight.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 10 August 2023
Resolution: Corrected on the spot
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 2 July 2020 Resolved
IGC CODE 1993 8.2.7 - THE CHANGING OF THE SET PRESSURE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 8.2.6 SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE MASTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES APPROVED BY ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIFIED IN THE SHIP'S OPERATING MANUAL. CHANGES IN SET PRESSURES SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE SHIP'S LOG. PSCO DISCOVERED THAT THE VESSEL'S CREW DOES NOT CHANGE MARV SETTINGS BETWEEN HARBOR AND SEA. MASTER COULD NOT PROVIDE A LOG BOOK CONTAINING ANY RECORDS OF PREVIOUS CHANGE OVER OPERATIONS. BOTH MASTER AND GAS ENGINEER HAVE BEEN ONBOARD FOR AT LEAST FIVE MONTHS AND HAVE NEVER CONDUCTED MARV CHANGE OVER PROCEDURE. 17 ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 July 2020
Resolved 3 July 2020
Resolution: Vessel conducted MARV change over procedure and established log book.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 2 July 2020 Resolved
ISM CODE PART A.7 - THE COMPANY SHOULD ESTABLISH PROCEDURES, PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING CHECKLISTS AS APPROPRIATE, FOR KEY SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF THE PERSONNEL, SHIP AND ENVIRONMENT. VESSEL DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHEN CREW SHOULD CHANGE MARV SETTINGS FROM SEA TO HARBOR. - 17 abc
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 July 2020
Resolved 3 July 2020
Resolution: Master and [name withheld] conducted successful MARV changeover procedure in presence of class surveyor. Master and [name withheld] modified standing orders to include requirement for changeover.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo operation
Issued 2 July 2020 Resolved
STCW A/V/1-2 4.3- EVERY CANDIDATE FOR A CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED TRAINING FOR LIQUIFIED GAS TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS SHALL... HAVE COMPLETED APPROVED ADVANCED TRAINING FOR LIFIED GAS TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS AND MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE COMPETENCE SPECIFIED IN SECTION A-V/1-2, PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE STCW CODE. DURING PORTABLE GAS DETECTION PROCEDURE, PSCO OBSERVED CHIEF OFFICER HAVING LACK OF COMPETENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF CALIBRATION PROCEDURES ACCORDING TO PORTABE GAS DETECTION INSTRUCTIONS. PSCO OBSERVED THAT LEL PERCENTAGE WAS OFF BY APPROZIMATELY 15-20% ON THREE DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS, EVEN THOUGH CALIBRATION LOG RECORD INDICATED CALIBRATION WAS RECENTLY CONDUCTED ON 25JUN2020. - 17 ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 July 2020
Resolved 3 July 2020
Resolution: [name withheld] recieved training for calibration of portable gas detection instruments. All four sets of gas meters have been calibrated in class surveyors presence and found to be satisfactory.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage of rescue boats
Issued 2 July 2020 Resolved
SOLAS (2014 CONS) CH III REG 14.1- RESCUE BOATS SHALL BE STOWED IN A STATE OF CONTINUOUS READINESS FOR LAUNCHING IN NOT MORE THAN 5 MIN. PSCO OBSERVED RESCUE BOAT WOULD NOT START. CREW 20 MINUTES TO CONDUCT TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START. - 17ac (cleared 02JUL20,10 C)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 July 2020
Resolved 2 July 2020
Resolution: PSCO WITNESSED RESCUE BOAT SUCCESSFULLY RUNNING AFTER APPROX. 20-30 MINS OF TROUBLESHOOTING ENGINE.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats
Issued 24 July 2018 Resolved
11104- Rescue Boat- Rescue Boats shall be stowed in a state of continuous readiness for launching in not more than 5 minutes. PSCO observed the vessel's crew was unable to start the engione of the rescue boat. 74SOLAS (14 CONS) CH.III Reg 14.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 25 July 2018
Resolved 26 July 2018
Resolution: essel submitted class report attesting to the repair of their rescue boat. See attached.

Ownership record

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