XIANG CHENG is a 1973 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 5 inspections since 1989, most recently in March 1996, along with 8 deficiencies and 1 operational control.
Records from 1989 to 1996. Most recent: inspection, 29 March 1996.
The 5 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 30 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
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Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it18466 - Dead Weight, Ton 7525 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 11959 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 5
29 March 1996Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 389357
22 February 1995Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 700001
19 February 1995Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 375277
8 August 1989Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 331873
19 June 1989Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 462901
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 April 1996
Resolved 1 April 1996
Lifesaving
Issued 19 February 1995Resolved
A LIFEBOAT DRILL WAS CONDUCTED, AND THE CREW FAILED TO MEET THE NECESSARY REQUIRMENTS. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THEIR LIFEBOAT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 April 1996
Resolved 1 April 1996
Electrical
Issued 19 February 1995Resolved
THE ELECTRICAL CONDUIT ON THE PORTSIDE OF THE CARGO DECK IS COMPLETELY WASTED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 April 1996
Resolved 19 April 1996
Fire Fighting
Issued 19 February 1995Resolved
ENGINE ROOM EXHAUST AND SUPPLY VENTS MISSING SAFETY WIRE MESH, DUCTING., VENT HATCH CLOSURES WERE INOPERABLE
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 April 1996
Resolved 19 April 1996
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 19 February 1995Resolved
MISSING HANDRAILS AND LADDER STEPS NEED TO BE REPLACED THROUGHOUT THE VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 April 1996
Resolved 19 April 1996
Engineering
Issued 19 February 1995Resolved
REPAIR/REPLACE EXPANSION JOINT THAT HAS A LARGE CEMENT PATCH.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 April 1996
Resolved 19 April 1996
Construction/Loadline
Issued 19 February 1995Resolved
Ballast vent line #1, forward starboard side holed.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 April 1996
Resolved 19 April 1996
Navigation
Issued 19 February 1995Resolved
CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS NOT CORRECTED OR MISSING REQUIRED CORRECTIONS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 April 1996
Resolved 1 April 1996
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.