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GB BALAM
GB BALAM is a 1983 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 63 inspections since 1984, most recently in August 2008, along with 56 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2000 and 2007.
Records from 1984 to 2008. Most recent: inspection, 14 August 2008.
- Built
- 1983
- Last inspected
- 14 August 2008
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 56 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2000–2007
Identity
659900
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XCUT9
242732
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UNITED STATES
303029000, 367109790 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-242732
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded11
Years with a record
21 calendar years (1984–2008)
The 63 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 18 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.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it290 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
699 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
197 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
209 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
699 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
197 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
209 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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
WDD2009MMSI 367109790 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 April 2006, cancelled 5 January 2015
WCY2628MMSI 303029000 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 31 March 1998, cancelled 20 March 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspected as a tow unit · 5
The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
OCEAN DRAKE Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 250490 · 4 April 2007 · activity 2909397SAN JACINTO 2 Freight Ship · MISLE 463172 · 4 April 2007 · activity 2909397CHIEF ARROW Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 53441 · 25 July 2006 · activity 2726239DOLPHIN 105 Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 54705 · 1 August 2000 · activity 7175LONG ISLAND Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 49781 · 26 January 1998 · activity 126983Inspection history · 63
14 August 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3291596
18 March 2008
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3166971
19 April 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2910726
4 April 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2909397
3 April 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2901018
20 March 2007
Ballast Water Examination · MTSA Verification · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2990567
12 September 2006
Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2776367
25 July 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2726239
26 May 2006
COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2659887
15 May 2006
Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2649437
31 March 2006
Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2613357
31 March 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2613425
23 December 2003
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1972150
29 January 2003
Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1736117
22 November 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1727946
15 January 2002
COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1478547
9 April 2001
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1379363
1 August 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7175
1 August 2000
Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 821465
20 March 2000
Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1047661
20 January 2000
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1401161
10 January 2000
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1427765
6 May 1999
Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 794043
8 March 1999
Administrative
Administrative · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 801552
8 March 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 801555
6 April 1998
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 788526
10 March 1998
Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 785989
26 January 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 126983
21 January 1998
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1408032
1 January 1998
Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 783969
15 April 1997
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1106697
13 February 1997
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1430347
10 January 1997
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1377919
6 May 1996
Administrative
Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 1082192
19 April 1996
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Activities Europe - OLD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1079875
14 February 1996
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Activities Europe - OLD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 881799
21 January 1996
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Activities Europe - OLD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1183138
5 October 1994
Hull Examination
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1175845
30 March 1994
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1166217
15 March 1994
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1164864
18 February 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 671422
17 January 1994
MARPOL Annex II Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 854780
14 April 1993
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 841826
8 July 1992
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1359444
10 January 1992
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 960996
9 December 1991
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1258142
29 October 1991
Excursion Permit
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1254201
26 September 1990
MARPOL Annex II Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 912598
11 December 1989
MARPOL Annex II Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 930128
11 December 1989
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1244149
17 April 1989
Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1344688
14 April 1989
Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1195683
19 January 1989
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1209960
24 June 1988
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1338325
24 June 1988
MARPOL Annex II Examination
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1341868
11 December 1987
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1317551
17 October 1987
Administrative
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1025051
16 March 1987
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1329152
4 December 1985
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 994012
15 November 1985
Credit Drydock
Administrative · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 995771
24 January 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 977710
17 January 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 982402
8 August 1984
Credit Drydock · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 996388
Deficiency record · 56
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Marking
Issued 20 March 2007
Resolved
box not labled
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 20 March 2007
Resolved
adjust WTD and provide dogging wrench.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 1 August 2000
Resolved
REPLACE ENTIRE PILOTHOUSE. TESTING TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR. NO CARGO OR OPERATIONS PRIOR TO COMPLETION.
Unknown
Issued 8 March 1999
Resolved
COMPLETE REINSPECTION PRIOR TO 30 APRIL 1999.
Lifesaving
Issued 21 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE PROPER EQUIPMENT FOR RESCUE BOAT, MOUNT ENGINE, STENCIL PROPERLY,_x001C_ AND INSTALL RETRO TAPE.
Fire Fighting
Issued 21 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE FIRE/SAFETY PLAN APPROVED BY USCG.
Fire Fighting
Issued 21 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE PROPER FIRE EXTINGUISHER BRACKET FOR ENGINE ROOM STATIONS.
Lifesaving
Issued 21 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND POST PROPERLY.
Documentation
Issued 13 February 1997
Resolved
Provide Safety Radio Certificate as per 46 CFR 91.60-15.
Lifesaving
Issued 13 February 1997
Resolved
Repair or replace vessels EPIRB before getting underway.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 February 1997
Resolved
Replace fresh water pressure tank.
Engineering
Issued 13 February 1997
Resolved
Replace broken reach rod for bow thruster.
Engineering
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REPAIR ALL RUDDER ANGLE INDICATORS IN WHEELHOUSE.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
MAKE PERMANANT REPAIRS IN WAY OF "RED HAND" PATCH ON OVERBOARD DISCHARGE LINE IN ENGINE ROOM.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
INSTALL HAND RELIEF HANDLE FOR RELIEF VALVE ON BULK AIR COMPRESSOR.
Engineering
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
INSTALL MISSING SHAFT TACH. FOR PORT MAIN ENGINE IN ENGINEROOM.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
OPEN FOR EXAM ALL FOUR DRY BULK TANKS
Electrical
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
INSTALL "APPROVED" ELECTRICAL MAT ALL AROUND SWITCHBOARD IN ENGINEROOM.
Electrical
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
WIRE PROPERLY & SECURE DOOR FOR ELECTRICAL BOX IN STBD ESCAPE TRUNK.
Electrical
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
INSTALL PROTECTIVE BLANK IN ELECTRICAL BOX LOCATED PORT SIDE WHEELHOUSE.
Lifesaving
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
PROVIDE CARTRIDGES FOR LINE THROWING GUN OR 4 SPEEDLINE KITS.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REPLACE INOPERATIVE RELIEF VALVE ON P TANK-MISSING HAND RELIEF & DOES NOT RELIEVE AT REQUIRED SETTING.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
MAKE PERMANANT REPAIRS IN WAY OF 12 INCH CRACK AS MARKED IN #4 STARBOARD BALLAST TANK.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
MAKE PERMANANT REPAIRS IN WAY OF CRACK IN WELD ON PIPE PENTRATION IN RUDDERROOM.
Engineering
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
INSTALL PROPERLY WORKING RELIEF VALVE ON STBD FWD AIR RECEIVER IN ENGINEROOM.
Fire Fighting
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
CONDUCT HYDROSTATIC TEST ON FOUR 100 POUND CO2 CYLINDERS AS NEEDED IN FWD TUNNEL.
Documentation
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
PROVIDE DOCUMENTION TO SUPPORT HYDROSTATIC TESTING OF FLEX HOSES FOR FIXED CO2 SYSTEM (6 HOSES) OR INSTALL NEW HOSES.
Lifesaving
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
PROVIDE 2 WATER LIGHTS FOR RING BUOYS.
Electrical
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF FWD GENERATOR LOW LUBE OIL TRIP.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
INSTALL MISSING LIQUID MUD PUMP TO FWD GENERATOR.
Lifesaving
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
PROVIDE 2 ADDITIONAL PARACHUTE FLARES FOR A TOTAL OF 12.
Navigation
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REPAIR ALL SHAFT TACH'S IN WHEELHOUSE.
Fire Fighting
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REPLACE BURNED HEAT DETECTOR IN WHEELHOUSE.
Engineering
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REPAIR REMOTE ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN WHEELHOUSE FOR STBD MAIN ENGINE.
Lifesaving
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REMOVE CONTAINER OF PAINT FROM VESSEL OR INSTALL PROPER PAINT LOCKER.
Lifesaving
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REMOVE OR SECURE ALL 02/FREON & ACTEYLENE CYCLINDERS.
Fire Fighting
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REPACK AS NEEDED LEAKING VALVE @ FIRE STATION NUMBER 1.
Fire Fighting
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
INSTALL MISSING HANDLE ON VALVE @ FIRE STATION IN ENGINEROOM.
Fire Fighting
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
ADD 1 UL APPROVED FIRE HOSE TO INVENTORY FOR A TOTAL OF 5 FIRE HOSES.
Fire Fighting
Issued 21 January 1996
Resolved
REPAIR INOPERATIVE FIRE PUMP GAUGE IN WHEELHOUSE.
Engineering
Issued 5 October 1994
Resolved
DO NOT OPERATE VESSEL UNTIL STARBOARD SHAFT IS REPLACED, CLEARANCES TAKEN AND SENT TO MIO NY.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 5 October 1994
Resolved
PROVIDE VESSEL WITH APPROVED WATER HEATER.
Unknown
Issued 5 October 1994
Resolved
PRIVIDE PAPERWORK ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AND REPAIRS: A) NEW ANCHOR CHAIN, B) REPORT FOR SHAFTS, C) WELDER CERTIFICATIONS, D) DESCRIPTIONS OF REPAIRS ON PROPELLER & SHAFT, E) FINAL CLEARANCES ON BOTH PORT & STARBD PROPELLER SHAFTS AND RUDDERS.
Electrical
Issued 17 January 1994
Resolved
REPLACE BURNT OUT BULBS FOR E/R AUTOMATION BOARD.
Engineering
Issued 17 January 1994
Resolved
REPAIR OR REPLACE TACHOMETER FOR STBD MAIN ENGINE.
Fire Fighting
Issued 17 January 1994
Resolved
PROVIDE SERVICING REPORT FOR E/R FIXED CO2 SYSTEM INCLUDING TEST OF TIME DELAY, ALARM, VENTILATION SHUTDOWN AND BOTTLE WEIGHTS NOT LATER THAN COMMENCING OPERATION.
Unknown
Issued 17 January 1994
Resolved
PROVIDE COPY OF 46 CFR PART 41-69.
Engineering
Issued 9 December 1991
Resolved
REPLACE BAFFLE ON AUXILLARY PORT COMPRESSOR ENGINE EXHAUST. CORRECT PRIOR TO 16DEC91. (OWNER REQUESTED EXTENSION 16DEC91, GRANTED FIVE DAY EXTENSION COMPLIANCE DATE 21DEC91)
Engineering
Issued 11 December 1989
Resolved
MAKE OPERABLE STARBOARD TACH.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 11 December 1989
Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO MAIN DECK ABOVE STARBOARD MAIN ENGINE EXHAUST.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 11 December 1989
Resolved
REPAIR FLEXIBLE REACH ROD FOR VALVE IN FORWARD PEAK.
Documentation
Issued 11 December 1989
Resolved
PRESENT TO INSPECTOR CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION.
Unknown
Issued 17 January 1985
Resolved
HOLD EMERGENCY DRILLS IN THE PRESENCE OF A COAST GUARD MARINE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO GETTING UNDERWAY.
Unknown
Issued 17 January 1985
Resolved
THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCY PERTAIN TO THE VESSEL TO THE VESSEL PBR/305 DN659900.
Lifesaving
Issued 8 August 1984
Resolved
HOLD EMERGENCY DRILLS IN THE PRESENCE OF A COAST GUARD MARINE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO GETTING UNDERWAY.
Engineering
Issued 8 August 1984
Resolved
SUBMIT DRAWINGS AND U-1A- FORMS FOR THE FOLLOWING SERIAL NUMBERED AIR RECEIVERS, 2259,223910, 225911, 27504, 27505, 27506, 27507, TO [name withheld].
Casualty record · 3
1 August 2000Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 2 injured · activity 7175
25 July 2006Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2726239
4 April 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2909397
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 1
M/V DAKOTAH BILL (2000–2007). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.