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HELLE RITSCHER

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

HELLE RITSCHER is a 2006 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2019, most recently in October 2024, along with 12 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2019 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 30 October 2024.

Built
2006
Last inspected
30 October 2024
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
13
Deficiencies
12 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 30 October 2024
Recorded inspections13
…physical examinations10
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded2
Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 5 calendar years (2019–2024)
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.
—
IMO number
9333371
Call sign
A8IS6
MISLE id
1577317
Flag
LIBERIA
Maury page id
psix-1577317

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it17360 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
24530 - Displacement, Ton
17360 - Dead Weight, Ton
9038 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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
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Inspection history · 13

30 October 2024 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8026886
22 October 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8019684
11 October 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8017831
19 September 2024 Deficiency Check · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8002564
16 August 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7982714
6 June 2024 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7925056
15 June 2023 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7709624
8 December 2022 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7605733
28 October 2022 PSC B · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7584262
24 March 2022 PSC B · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7417916
17 September 2021 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7313795
12 March 2021 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7153729
9 August 2019 PII Safety Exam · Administrative Inspection · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6781449

Deficiency record · 12

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats
Issued 19 September 2024 Resolved
BEFORE THE SHIP LEAVES PORT AND AT ALL TIMES DURING THE VOYAGE, ALL LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES SHALL BE IN WORKING ORDER AND READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE. PSCO OBSERVED THE RESCUE BOAT WILL START, BUT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. 74SOLAS(20)III/20.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2024
Resolved 20 September 2024
Resolution: Vessel supplied a class report stating that this deficiency was rectified in the presence of a class surveyor.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 19 September 2024 Resolved
FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES SHALL BE KEPT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND READILY AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE. PSCO OBSERVED LEAKING SCBA BOTTLE DURING THE FIRE DRILL. 74SOLAS(04)II-2/14.2.1.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2024
Resolved 20 September 2024
Resolution: Vessel supplied a class report stating that this deficiency was rectified in the presence of a class surveyor.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 19 September 2024 Resolved
FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES SHALL BE KEPT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND READILY AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE. PSCO OBSERVED THE SHIP HAD LOCKED FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR SECURITY REASONS. 74SOLAS(04)II-2/14.2.1.2
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2024
Resolved 20 September 2024
Resolution: Vessel supplied a class report stating that this deficiency was rectified in the presence of a class surveyor.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 19 September 2024 Resolved
DEEP-FAT COOKING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE FITTED WITH AN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM. PSCO OBSERVED THE DEEP FAT FRYER IN THE GALLEY WAS NOT FITTD WITH AN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM. 74SOLAS(04)II-2/10.6.4.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2024
Resolved 20 September 2024
Resolution: Vessel supplied a class report stating that this deficiency was rectified in the presence of a class surveyor.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency preparedness
Issued 19 September 2024 Resolved
THE COMPANY SHOULD ESTABLISH PROGRAMS FOR DRILLS AND EXERSISES TO PREAPRE FOR EMERGENCY ACTIONS. PSCO OBSERVED FIRE AND ABANDON SHIP DRILS NOT CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY PROCEDURES. DURING FIRE DRILL, FIRE TEAM ENTERED FIRE SPACE WITHOUT EXTINGUISHERS OR HOSES. DURING ABANDON SHIP MUSTER PSCO OBSERVED SHIP'S CREW MUSTER WITHOUT REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. AN INTERNAL ISM AUDIT IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO CLEARING THIS DEFICIENCY. 74SOLAS(20)XI/3.1 ISM 8.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2024
Resolved 20 September 2024
Resolution: Vessel supplied a class report stating that this deficiency was rectified in the presence of a class surveyor by conducting an internal audit.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Construction (including exempt.)
Issued 6 June 2024 Resolved
... a minimum of two inspections of the outside of the ships bottom during any five year period, except where regulation 14(e) or (f) is applicable. In all cases the interval between any two such inspections shall not exceed 36 months. PSCO observed the last two inspections of the ships bottom took place in April 2019 and September 2021, not meeting the two inspections of the ships bottom during the previous 5 years. 74 SOLAS (2020 cons.) Ch. 1 Reg 10.a.v
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 June 2024
Resolution: The Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate has been updated and deficiency recertified.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Construction (including exempt.)
Issued 6 June 2024 Resolved
A certificate ceases to be valid if the periodical, intermediate or annual survey, as appropriate, or the inspection of the outside of the ship's bottom is not completed within the periods specified in the relevant regulation or article. The vessel’s last two under water inspections were April 2019 and September 2021, thus not meeting the requirement for two inspections in a 5 year time frame, rendering the ship’s SOLAS Cargo Ship Safety Construction certificate invalid. 74 SOLAS (2020 Cons.) Ch. 1 Reg 6, IMO Resolution 1053 (27) 5.6
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 June 2024
Resolution: The Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate has been updated and deficiency recertified.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 6 June 2024 Resolved
...escape routes shall be maintained in a safe condition, clear of obstacles. PSCO observed three empty oxygen cylinders tied to an emergency exit from the engine room, making the escape route inaccessible. 74 SOLAS (2020 Cons.) Ch. II-2 Reg. 13.1.2
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 June 2024
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 28 October 2022 Resolved
Machinery, boilers and other pressure vessels, associated piping systems and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service … and shall be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons on board, due regard to moving parts, hot surfaces and other hazards. All four generators had ripped and burnt lagging/gauges and leaking exhaust. 74 SOLAS (04 Cons.) II-1/26.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 October 2022
Resolution: Received and reviewed report/photos from DNV attesting that all lagging has been replaced and that there is no exhaust leak.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency Escape Breathing Device and disposition
Issued 28 October 2022 Resolved
On all ships, within machinery spaces, emergency escape breathing devices shall be situated ready for use… 01 EEBD found in engine room workshop was found without sufficient supply. 74 SOLAS (04 Cons.) II-2/13.4.3.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 29 October 2022
Resolution: Received and reviewed report/photos from DNV attesting that the one EEBD in the workshop has been replaced.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 12 March 2021 Resolved
The fire resistance of doors shall be equivalent to that of the division in which they are fitted... Doors in multiple "A" and "B" boundaries failed to properly latch when closed.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 12 March 2021
Resolved 12 March 2021
Resolution: Crew rectified on the spot
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 12 March 2021 Resolved
The ring, lines and letters shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark ground or in black on a light ground... Starboard side load line markings matched color of the hull and did not contrast against background.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 12 March 2021
Resolved 14 July 2021
Resolution: Vsl submitted photos of properly painted load lines.

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.