CHEM LITHIUM is a tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 5 inspections since 2018, most recently in May 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 26 May 2026.
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.
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.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it11918 - Simplified, Gross Ton 6268 - Simplified, Net Ton 19981 - Dead Weight, 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.
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
26 May 2026PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8381031
12 September 2022PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7557201
25 August 2021COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · MARPOL Annex VI Survey · Ballast Water Examination · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7296345
22 August 2021Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7293370
25 April 2018COC-CHEM Renew · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Inspections Unit Singapore · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6397034
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar
Issued 26 May 2026Resolved
ON EACH TANKER OF 10,000 GROSS TONS OR MORE THAT IS SUBJECT TO 46 USC 3708, THE DUAL RADAR SYSTEM REQUIRED BY THIS PART MUST HAVE A SHORT RANGE CAPABILITY AND A LONG RANGE CAPABILITY. PSCO DISCOVERED INOPERABLE S-BAND RADAR.
33 CFR 164.37(b)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 28 May 2026
Resolution: Vessel repaired faulty fuse connection in Radar. Report of class survey received; all sat.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 26 May 2026Resolved
THE RING, LINES AND LETTERS SHALL BE PAINTED IN WHITE OR YELLOW ON A DARK GROUND OR IN BLACK ON A LIGHT GROUND. PSCO DISCOVERED FADED PAINT ON PORT SIDE LOAD LINE MARKING.
ILLC 08
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 29 May 2026
Resolution: Vessel followed SMS to conduct re-painting operations. Received report of survey from Class; all sat.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 26 May 2026Resolved
THE LAST 1.0 METER OF VAPOR PIPING UPSTREAM OF THE VESSEL VAPOR CONNECTION MUST BE: LABELED WITH THE WORD "VAPOR" PAINTED IN BLACK LETTERS AT LEAST 50.8 MM HIGH. PSCO OBSERVED NO LABELING ON VAPOR PIPING. 46 CFR 39.2001(h)(2)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 26 May 2026
Resolution: Corrected on spot.
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.