CHINA FRIENDSHIP is a 2000 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2008, most recently in March 2010, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 operational control.
Records from 2008 to 2010. Most recent: inspection, 3 March 2010.
The 4 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 16 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.
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Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it38906 - Simplified, Gross Ton 38906 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 25383 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 25383 - Simplified, Net Ton 73652 - Dead Weight, Ton 84545 - Displacement, 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 · 4
3 March 2010Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · Administrative Inspection · ISPS II Exam
Fire Fighting › Self-contained Breathing Apparatus › Air Supply (minutes)
Issued 3 March 2010Resolved
0699. While examining EEBD's, PSCO determined two of the eight reported EEBD's were empty. EEBD's must have sufficient pressure for ten minutes of service time. Vessel must have eight EEBD's with sufficient pressure prior to departure to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard. FSS Code Ch. 3 2.2.3.1. Action taken 17(c).
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 March 2010
Resolution: VSL provided reciept via email of two new 15 minute SOLAS/USCG approved EEBD''''s satisfying the requirements.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Pump
Issued 5 February 2009Resolved
The #1 and #2 steering gear pumps were leaking hyd. fluid at a rate of 1 drop every 4 seconds.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 February 2009
Resolved 8 February 2009
Resolution: Received a class report from NKK satisfying the requirement. See Narrative for details.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Heater
Issued 5 February 2009Resolved
The steam pipe for the diesel generator for the fuel oil system is leaking steam from a wasted pipe elbow.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 February 2009
Resolved 8 February 2009
Resolution: Received a class report from NKK satisfying the requirement. See Narrative for details.
During the internal inspection of the incinerator, it was noted that the fire brick was showing signs of noteworthy deterioration. Provide a report from the class society attesting to the integrity of the fire brick.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 March 2009
Resolved 8 February 2009
Resolution: Received a class report from NKK satisfying the requirement. See Narrative for details.
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.
