ASTERAS

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

ASTERAS is a 2013 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2019, most recently in February 2026, along with 10 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded — and 3 operational controls.

Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 25 February 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 25 February 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 2 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 25 February 2026

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations6

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date2

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 4 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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9610999

CQ2378

1545023

Flag

PORTUGAL

Maury page id

psix-1545023

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it33456 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
19326 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
56605 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
67932 - 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

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 · 14

25 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8316583

25 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8316609

24 February 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8315233

2 February 2026 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8305078

31 January 2026 PSC A

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8303521

28 January 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8308548

29 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7903156

26 April 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7897415

2 August 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7250353

5 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6733874

5 July 2019 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6737435

25 March 2019 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6648388

22 March 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6647447

17 March 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6643801

Deficiency record · 10

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats

Issued 4 February 2026 No resolution recorded

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. Due to a fire on the stern launch lifeboat, class issued an interim cert. allowing the vessel a single voyage from Portland, ME to New Orleans, LA for a new free fall lifeboat to be installed by 13 FEB 2026. 74SOLAS24 III/20.2 17ac

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 February 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft

Issued 4 February 2026 No resolution recorded

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. Due to a fire on the stern launch lifeboat and launching appliance, class issued an interim cert. allowing the vessel a single voyage from Portland, ME to New Orleans, LA for repairs/replacement of launching appliance by 13 FEB 2026.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 February 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 2 February 2026 Resolved

Firefighting systems and applicances shall be kept in good working order and ready for immediate use. While conducting a deficiency check, PSCO observed leaks in Fire Main. Captain stated it was due to freezing of pipes. 74SOLAS20, II-2, 14.2.1.2 17ac

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 February 2026
Resolution: Received class report attesting to repairs to fire main.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 31 January 2026 Resolved

Fire-fighting systems and appliacnes shall be kept in good working order and readily available for immediate use. PSCO observed lack of fire-fighting water forward of the house. 74SOLAS24 II-2/14.2.1.2 17AC

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 February 2026
Resolution: Received class report attesting to operation of fire main.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft

Issued 31 January 2026 Resolved

Each lifeboat shall be provided with an appliance which is capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat. Due to fire, PSCO was unable to verify proper operation of the launching arrangements for freefall lifeboat. 74SOLAS24 III/16.2 17AC

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 February 2026
Resolution: Received class interim cert allowing vessel to transit to NOLA for repairs. Will reissue def requiring repairs in 14 days.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 26 April 2024 Resolved

Eletrical installations shall be such that the safety of passengers, crew and ship from eletrical hazards will be ensured. PSCO observed live wire on deck in the eletrical workshop. 74 SOLAS 20 II-1/40.1.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 26 April 2024
Resolved 26 April 2024

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

Issued 2 August 2021 Resolved

Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving applicances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. Took 45 minutes for crew to start rescue boat engine. 74 SOLAS (2014) III/20.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Crew was eventually able to start rescue boat engine during exam.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency fire pump and its pipes

Issued 2 August 2021 Resolved

Fire extinguishing appliances shall be readily available. Took 20 minutes for crew to start emergency fire pump. 74 SOLAS (2014) II-2/10.1.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Crew eventually were able to start emergency fire pump with two efficient water streams.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 2 August 2021 Resolved

The purpose of this regulation is to provide means of escape so that persons onboard can safely and swiftly escape to the lifeboat and liferaft embarkation deck. Two wing nuts on the escape leading out from the forecastle deck were painted over. Crew could not escape. 74 SOLAS (2014) II-2/13.1

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Crew got wing nuts unstuck so crew able to open and escape.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 25 March 2019 Resolved

The fire resistance of doors shall be equivalent to that of the division in which they are fitted, this being determined IAW the fire test procedures code. Doors fitted in boundary bulkheads of machinery spaces of category 'A' shall be reasonably gas tight and self-closing. 'A-60' door to Engine Room from upper deck is not capable of closing via self-closing device nor does the door latch properly. Captain notified the company of the issue in December. Technicians were on board to repair the door, but were unsuccessful. They recommended the door be replaced, but a new door has not been ordered by company. Cite: 74 SOLAS 2014 Consolidated 11-2/9.4.2.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 27 March 2019
Resolution: Vessel submitted a satisfactory class report attesting to the temporary repair of the current door and ordering of a new door.

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.