SURPRISE is a 1977 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 1985, most recently in January 1998, along with 8 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —.
Records from 1985 to 1998. Most recent: inspection, 12 January 1998.
The 9 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 28 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 it9505 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 26567 - Dead Weight, Ton 16477 - 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 · 9
12 January 1998Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 411754
15 November 1995Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 384961
19 April 1991Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 343168
26 April 1990Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 336721
5 February 1988Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 321149
11 June 1986Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 309484
20 September 1985Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 470157
13 August 1985Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CLEVELAND · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 485228
16 January 1985Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 299867
Containment for port and starboard lube oil fill tubes missing._x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1998 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Lifesaving
Issued 15 November 1995Resolved
THE PORT LIFEBOATS BILGE PUMP IS INOPERBLE. THE VESSEL IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR PRIOR TO NEXT U.S. PORT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 January 1998
Resolved 12 January 1998
Documentation
Issued 26 April 1990Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 April 1990
Resolved 26 April 1990
Navigation
Issued 26 April 1990Resolved
VESSEL TRANSITED PUGET SOUND WATERS WITH OUT A HARBOR CHART OF OLYMPIA, WA REQUIRED BY 33CFR164.33(A)(1). VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT CHART AS AN ALTERNATIVE ALLOWED BY 33CFR164.33(B).
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 April 1990
Resolved 26 April 1990
Navigation
Issued 11 June 1986Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE CURRENT U.S LIGHT LIST ON BOARD AS REQUIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 June 1986
Resolved 11 June 1986
Navigation
Issued 11 June 1986Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE CURRENT TIDE TABLES ON BOARD AS REQUIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 June 1986
Resolved 11 June 1986
Navigation
Issued 11 June 1986Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE CURRENT TIDAL CURRENT TABLES ON BOARD AS REQUIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 June 1986
Resolved 11 June 1986
Navigation
Issued 16 January 1985Resolved
NOS CHARTS 18720,18740,18746,18751, OUTDATED. COAST PILOT VOL.7 NOT CORRECTED TO DATE. LIGHT LIST (USCG VOL.III) NOT CORRECTED TO DATE. CURRENT YEAR TIDAL CURRENT TABLES NOT ON BOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 January 1985
Resolved 16 January 1985
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.
