TROPIC OPAL

Freight Ship · Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

TROPIC OPAL is a 1979 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 16 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 April 2026.

Built: 1979
Last inspected: 24 April 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 29
Deficiencies: 16 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 Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 24 April 2026

Recorded inspections29

…physical examinations25

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

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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8035269

J8NW

227075

Flag

PANAMA

Maury page id

psix-227075

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it12286 - Displacement, Metric Ton
468 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
3622 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
1561 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 29

24 April 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8354498

20 October 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8255548

5 August 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8202769

8 May 2025 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8130979

24 April 2025 PSC A

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8117487

19 October 2024 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8020279

17 April 2024 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7894831

15 October 2023 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7808403

12 April 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7667133

5 October 2022 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7571936

21 August 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7539284

10 April 2022 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7426294

9 November 2021 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7348020

5 October 2021 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7326095

31 March 2021 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7166103

30 October 2020 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7088756

29 September 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7064955

1 April 2020 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6933078

1 October 2019 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6825258

2 April 2019 PII Safety Exam · ISPS III Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6653483

12 October 2018 Ballast Water Examination · NPV Safety Exam · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6559098

20 April 2018 PII Safety Exam · ISPS III Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6394612

27 October 2017 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6295402

5 May 2017 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6137330

4 November 2016 ISPS III Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6034748

23 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6033811

6 July 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5931911

16 May 2016 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5878649

26 April 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5864809

Deficiency record · 16

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts

Issued 24 April 2025 Resolved

Each survival craft shall be stowed fully equipped as required by Chapter III and LSA Code. The first aid kit was found to be expired on the Liferaft Servicing Certificate.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 May 2025
Resolved 8 May 2025
Resolution: Class report provided.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Signalling lamp

Issued 24 April 2025 Resolved

Ships of 150 GT and upward shall have a daylight signalling lamp, or other means to communicate by light, not solely dependent on ship power. The daylight signalling lamp did not function on battery power.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 May 2025
Resolved 8 May 2025
Resolution: Daylight signaling lamp fixed.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio log (diary)

Issued 24 April 2025 Resolved

The following shall be recorded together with the times they occur: The position of the ship at least once per day. PSCO observed no daily log entries in the GMDSS logbook.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 May 2025
Resolved 8 May 2025
Resolution: Daily log entries are now being recorded.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal equipment for fire safety

Issued 5 October 2022 Resolved

A fireman's outfit shall consist of a breathing apparatus, a lifeline, a safety lamp and a axe, as described in this regulation. Fireman's helmet face shield was broken and will not provide adequate face protection. 60 SOLAS Ch 11 Part D Regulation 63

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 November 2022
Resolved 16 October 2022
Resolution: Vessel's master sent photo of new fire fighting helmet. Helmet meets all applicable approvals as listed by Classification Society Requirements.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (MARPOL operational)

Issued 5 October 2021 Resolved

Each device must be must be free of design defects that may cause bodily injuries or that would allow toxic substances to escape to the interior of a vessel. A soft patch was discovered on the sewage overboard pipe.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 November 2021
Resolved 9 November 2021
Resolution: Received proper documentation from vessel company showing corrective action in the form of pictures. Deficiency cleared.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboat inventory

Issued 5 October 2021 Resolved

The normal equipment of every lifeboat shall consist of a mast, with galvanized wire stays together with sails (colored orange). The port lifeboat had white sails.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 November 2021
Resolved 9 November 2021
Resolution: Received proper documentation from vessel company showing corrective action in the form of pictures. Deficiency Cleared.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Fire control plan - all

Issued 29 September 2020 Resolved

In any cargo ship there shall be permanently exhibited for the guidance of the ships officers general arrangement plans showing clearly for each deck the control stations and various fire sections enclosed by fire-resisting bulkheads. The vessels approved fire control plan does not indicate fire resisting bulkheads - 60 SOLAS Ch II/Reg 70 - 50ac

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 October 2020
Resolved 30 October 2020
Resolution: The fire control plan discrepancy discovered by the PSCO has been determined by Bureau Veritas to be an 4000 GT and above requirement and this vessel is 1827GT and is not subject to CH-II Reg 70 requirements(see attached email).

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 29 September 2020 Resolved

Before the ship leaves port and at any time during the voyage, all life saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. The hydrostatic release attached to the vessels EPIRB was past the expiration date of August 2020 - 74 SOLAS (2014) CH III/20.2 - 10c

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 29 September 2020
Resolved 29 September 2020
Resolution: USCG PSCO's observed new hydrostatic release for EPIRB installed during [name withheld] Cleared on spot

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Company responsibility and authority

Issued 29 September 2020 Resolved

The company is responsible for ensuring that adequate resources and shore-based support are provided to ensure the designated person or persons to carry out their functions. Vessel submitted requisition request for an EPRIB hydrostatic release on 04/08/2020. The hydrostatic release expired in August 2020. The vessel was allowed to sail for 29 days with an expired hydrostatic release, and no condition of class was issued. PSCO questioned master and company and new hydrostatic release was installed during exam - 74 SOLAS (2014) IX/3.1 ISM Code Part A 3.3 - 16ac

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 October 2020
Resolved 30 October 2020
Resolution: MSD Lake Worth considers this deficiency now closed. During the next DOC annual audit, BV will focus on your company's procedures related to this mater (see attached email).

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

Issued 2 April 2019 Resolved

74 SOLAS 2014 cons. chap III reg 19.3.3.1. drills shall, as far as practicable, be conducted as if there were an actual emergency. During a fire drill, PSCO observed a crew member enter the location of the fire and continue to fight said fire while the low or no flow air alarm on his SCBA sounded. Upon inspection, it was noticed that the air flow vale was only partially open.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 2 April 2019
Resolved 2 April 2019
Resolution: crew ran 2nd fire drill after training and disscusion. 2nd drill was found satisfactory. def cleared

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Flammable Liquids Storage Spaces

Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved

0750 - Boundary Bulkheads of baggage roos, store roo, and paint lockers shall be of "A" Class divisions. Paint locker currently has penetration of pipes into laundry space. 60 SOLAS CH.2/REG.45 (17AC)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 17 May 2016
Resolved 17 May 2016
Resolution: Vessel placed Fire retardant putty and submitted class report attesting to repair.

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (emergency) › Generator

Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved

0999 - After Survery, no change shall be made to machinery or equipment. Exhaust form Emergency Generator is currently leaking into laundry space creatin a serious safety hazard. 60 SOLAS Ch. 1/Reg.11 (17ac)

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 17 May 2016
Resolved 17 May 2016
Resolution: Vessel replaced flexible hose and submitted class report attesting to repair.

Engineering › Thrusters › Piping

Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved

0999 - After survey, no change shall be made to machinery or equipment. Numerous holes located on suction and return pipes for the bow thruster temporarily repaired with silicone. 60 SOLAS CH.1/REG.11 (50AC)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 June 2016
Resolved 6 July 2016
Resolution: RECEIVED CLASS REPORT STATING PIPIES WITH HOLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, CG ATTANDED VESSEL AND VERIFIED

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Angle Indicator

Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved

0936 - The exact position of the rudder if power operated shall be indicated at principal steering station, ruddder (portside) 5 degrees off. 60 Solas Ch.2/Reg29(a)(iv) (50ac)

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 June 2016
Resolved 6 July 2016
Resolution: RECEIVED REPORT OF ADJUSTMENT OF ANGLE INDICATOR. CG PERSONNEL ATTENDED AND TESTED. RUDDER IS ACCURATE.

Communications › Visual Communication › Signalling Lamp

Issued 16 May 2016 Resolved

1551 - Daylight signaling lamp must have energy source of electrical power not solely dependent upon ships power supply. Lamp onboard only plugs in and does not have backup battery. 74 SOLAS (14cons) CH V./Reg.19.2.2.2 (50ac)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 June 2016
Resolved 6 July 2016
Resolution: RECEIVED RECEIPT FOR DAYTIME SIGNAL BATTERY

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Stowage

Issued 16 May 2016 Resolved

0650 - Life Buoys with smoke signal shall be capable of quick release from navigation bridge. Both smoke life byouys are not capable of quick release. 60SOlAS Ch.III/Reg.21(g)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 June 2016
Resolved 6 July 2016
Resolution: LIFE BOUYS REPLACED ON STARBOART AND PORT AND PENS ADDED TO PROVIDE QUCIK RELASE

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.