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BIRCH 4

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

BIRCH 4 is a 2000 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 5 inspections since 2005, most recently in December 2009, along with 11 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2005 to 2009. Most recent: inspection, 28 December 2009.

Built
2000
Last inspected
28 December 2009
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
5
Deficiencies
11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
9224099 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
VREG7
MISLE id
1470
Flag
HONG KONG
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-1470

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations3
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record 3 calendar years (2005–2009)
The 5 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 17 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it25369 - Dead Weight, Ton
30869 - Displacement, Ton
15071 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
8964 - 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 · 5

28 December 2009 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3654956
14 August 2008 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3297667
2 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2412990
29 June 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2408974
25 June 2005 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2402041

Deficiency record · 11

Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
1710: Oil Record Book; Dates missing, incorrect code being used for transfers and signatures missing.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 December 2009
Resolved 28 December 2009
Resolution: Discussed items with Captain and Chief Engineer.
Operations/Management › Ballast Water Managment › Sediments
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
2510: Recording of Demucking of tanks during dry-dock not recorded in Ballast Plan Appendix 7.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 28 December 2009
Resolved 28 December 2009
Resolution: Discussed items with Captain and [name withheld].
Documentation › Logs/Records › Garbage Recordkeeping
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
2120: Garbage was found mixed in most cans which included plastic items. Linen locker outside of galley is being used as a garbage storage locker.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 December 2009
Resolved 28 December 2009
Resolution: Discussed items with Captain and [name withheld].
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › SOPEP
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
1705: SOPEP Appendix 2 is not being filled out in accordance with section 2.3.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 December 2009
Resolved 28 December 2009
Resolution: Discussed items with Captain.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Rubbish/Waste Materials
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
0710: Crewmembers were storing several cans of kerosene in the starboard side deck store, ISM 9/10.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 December 2009
Resolved 28 December 2009
Resolution: Items were removed and placed in the paint locker discussed with Captain and [name withheld].
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Storage
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
0600: Bridge wing buoys were not ready for use, location of lifejackets forward were not identified and the embarkation ladder forward is in poor condition, ISM 9/10.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 December 2009
Resolved 28 December 2009
Resolution: All items were corrected and repaired by the crew prior to our departure.
Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Piping
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
1400: Soft patch was found on the Air Conditioning S/W cooling line. Patch was found on the F/W generator line and 3, patches were found on the overboard line from the Diesel Generators / Auxiliary Condenser. No notification has been sent to the company as per their SMS regarding these matters.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 8 January 2010
Resolved 15 March 2012
Resolution: PSC NOLA recived report from NKK.
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type II
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
2100: Sewage tablets of proper size need to be placed on board.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 8 January 2010
Resolved 12 March 2012
Resolution: Vessel provided with sewage tablets on board.
Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Transfer Procedures
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
0999: Oil transfer procedures were not in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 December 2009
Resolved 28 December 2009
Resolution: Discussed items with Captain and Chief Engineer and gave them a sample copy.
Fire Fighting › Fire Hoses › Condition
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
0700: 2X40mm fire hoses were replaced; 1X65mm hose was repaired. New wires have been installed and the wire runs throughout the accommodation spaces need repacking, ISM 9/10.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 December 2009
Resolved 28 December 2009
Resolution: Discussed items with [name withheld] and Chief Engineer.
Lifesaving › Immersion Suits › Serviceable
Issued 28 December 2009 Resolved
0663: Immersion suits are too large for majority of crewmembers. 9, persons failed to put them on within the 2 minute as required by SOLAS. Proper suits need to be purchased for crew safety.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 8 January 2010
Resolved 12 March 2012
Resolution: Crew demonstrated the ability of donning Immersion suits as required by SOLAS. Vessel provided with the right quantity and size appropriated for present crew on board.

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.