ADVANTAGE PORTOFINO

Tank Ship · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

ADVANTAGE PORTOFINO is a tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2019, most recently in August 2026, along with 3 deficiencies.

Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 August 2026.

Built: Not recorded
Last inspected: 2 August 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 3 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 2 August 2026

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations7

…administrative events8

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2019–2026)

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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9794836

V7A7197

1543557

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Maury page id

psix-1543557

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it46509 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
21587 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
75207 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
91342 - 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 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. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 15

2 August 2026 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8452603

1 June 2026 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8385429

4 May 2026 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8361715

3 May 2026 COE-Administrative · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8360915

25 March 2026 COC-TVE Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8331592

20 March 2026 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8329198

26 August 2025 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8218428

21 August 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8212662

27 March 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8100545

11 March 2025 COC-TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8092115

5 January 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7616681

22 December 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7612090

20 December 2022 PSC B · COC-TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7611014

27 April 2021 Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7185284

9 August 2019 Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6778045

Deficiency record · 3

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Inert gas system

Issued 20 December 2022 Resolved

The inert gas system shall be capable of inerting, purging, and gas-freeing empty tanks and maintaining the atmosphere in cargo tanks with the required oxygen content. PSCO observed that satisfactory operation of the inert gas generator could not be verified due to the use of expired span gas bottle (bottle expired in March 2022). 74SOLAS(20) II-2/4.5.5.3.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 December 2022
Resolution: Vessel located new span gas bottle and conducted satisfactory calibration and test of system. Deficiency cleared.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 20 December 2022 Resolved

Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all lifesaving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. PSCO identified 04 embarkation ladders with parted lines. 74SOLAS(20) III/20.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 21 December 2022
Resolution: Recieved Flag dispensation for embarkation ladders. see documents for dispenation letter.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations

Issued 20 December 2022 Resolved

The company should establish procedures, plans, and instructions for key shipboard operations concerning the safety of personnel, ship, and protection of the environment. The various tasks should be defined and assigned to qualified personnel. PSCO observed vessel failed to properly inspect nitrogen bottle used to zero calibrate oxygen analyzer (IGG). Crew calibrated systems 17 times since March 2022 with expired gas bottle. 74SOLAS(20) IX/3.1, ISM Code 7

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 January 2023
Resolved 5 January 2023
Resolution: Received, reviewed, and accepted ISM audit report. See 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.