MSC TIPHAINE II

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s

MSC TIPHAINE II is a 2004 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections in 2024, along with 10 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records in 2024. Most recent: inspection, 30 May 2024.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 30 May 2024
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 4
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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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 30 May 2024

Recorded inspections4

…physical examinations2

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 1 calendar year (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

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9270828

5LAH3

1814844

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-1814844

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it21932 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
24279 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
34878 - Displacement, Metric Ton
8588 - 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.

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Detail on this page

4 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 10 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 operational control with the dates imposed and removed; the documentation record, as PSIX holds it. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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Vessel history report

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Inspection history · 4

30 May 2024 Appeal

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7926891

29 April 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7903199

5 March 2024 Appeal · Deficiency Check · PSC A

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7873040

2 March 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7873026

Deficiency record · 10

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

The company and the ship shall comply with the requirements of the International Ship Management Code. For the purpose of this regulation the requirement of the code shall be treated as mandatory. The company should establish procedures to ensure that the ship is maintained in accordance with the provisions of the relevant rules and regulations established by the company. The technical and/or operational nature of the deficiencies noted below provide objective evidence of a serious failure of the implementation of the ISM Code. An external ISM audit report, satisfactory to the Coast Guard, must be submitted prior to clearance of this deficiency and departure. 74 SOLAS (20) IX/3.1 ISM Code Part A/10.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: Received Flag Inspection Report and Class Report stated that all defs have been rectified. Conducted def check and cleared all outstanding defs.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO's observed an excess amount of oil beneath the deck plates in the oil purifier room and in the containment area around the main engine. Additionally, PSCO's observed an excess amount of oily-water mixture throughout the engine room bilge. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/4.1.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: The crew cleaned oil accumulation in the auxiliary engine room, purifier room, and main engine room.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Insulation wetted through (oil)

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

Surfaces with temperatures above 220oC which may be impinged as a result of a fuel system failure shall be properly insulated. PSCO's observed oil-soaked lagging and missing lagging from high temperature pipes throughout the engine room specifically in the oil-purifier room and in the vicinity of the main engine. 74 SOLAS (20) II-1/4.2.2.6.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: The crew replaced oil soaked and failing lagging.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil filtering equipment

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

Oil filtering equipment referred to in this regulation shall be such as will ensure that any oily mixture discharged into the sea after passing through the system has an oil content not exceeding 15 ppm. During the operational test, PSCO's observed a leak emanating from the oil filtering equipment rendering it inoperable. Leak has been present for 14 days. MARPOL (22 cons.) Annex I/Reg. 14.6

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: The crew repaired the leak in the OWS pump.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

Muster and embarkation stations shall be adequately illuminated by lighting supplied from the emergency source of electrical power. PSCO's observed an extinguished emergency light in the vicinity of assembly station #2 on the port side. 74 SOLAS (20) III/11.4

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: The crew replaced the extinguished emergency light.

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

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

Escape routes shall be maintained in a safe condition, clear of obstacles. PSCO's observed more than 30 cases of bottled water in the corridor on deck A obstructing the escape route to assembly station #1 on the starboard side. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/13.1.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: The crew cleared the escape route of any obstacles.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of the crew and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. PSCO's observed exposed electrical wiring in the engine room workshop and from a smoke detector located in the corridor leading to the steering gear compartment. 74 SOLAS (04) II-1/40.1.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: The crew repaired the exposed electrical wiring.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

In addition to the requirements contained elsewhere in the present regulations, ships shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in compliance with the structural, mechanical, and electrical requirements of a classification society which is recognized by the Administration. PSCO's observed a leakage in the main engine jacket cooling water line. 74 SOLAS (04) II-1/3-1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: The crew replaced the failed gasket material causing the leakage.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

All steering gear components and the rudder stock shall be of sound and reliable construction to the satisfaction of the Administration. PSCO's observed a broken pressure gauge on the steering gear rendering the gauge inoperable. 74 SOLAS (04) II-1/29.2.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: The crew replaced the failed gauge.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)

Issued 5 March 2024 Resolved

Drills shall, as far as practicable, be conducted as if there were an actual emergency. The crew demonstrated a lack of competency during the fire drill when a fire party team member entered the affected area with a malfunctioning SCBA. 74 SOLAS (20) III/19.3.1

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 March 2024
Resolution: Following the failed fire drill the malfunctioning SCBA was taken out of service and replaced. PSCO's had the crew test three additional SCBAs and the fire drill was conducted again with no issues.

Ownership record

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