HAPPY CLIPPER is a 2001 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2018, along with 5 deficiencies — 4 with no resolution recorded — and 5 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2018. Most recent: operational control imposed, 3 November 2018.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 8 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 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.
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Tonnage as PSIX records it83246 - Displacement, Ton 73414 - Dead Weight, Ton 38366 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 24622 - 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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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
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Inspection history · 9
2 November 2018ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6566184
29 October 2018Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6570753
26 January 2018Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6344561
27 October 2017Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6296497
24 October 2017Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6293762
26 July 2017ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6202851
30 May 2017Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6138437
26 December 2016Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6062444
9 May 2016PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5865656
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 2 November 2018Resolved
2099- Other(SOLAS Operational Def.) A ship when in a port of another contracting government is subject to the control by officers duly authorized by such government concerning operational requirements in respect of the safety of ships, when there are clear grounds for believing that the master or crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the safety of the ships. Vessel's crew failed two fire drills and abandon ship drills. 74SOLAS(01)XI/4.1 30ac
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 2 November 2018
Resolution: Fire drill and abandon ship drill observed to the satisfaction of the attending Port State Control Officer.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 2 November 2018No resolution recorded
0735- Personal Equipment- fire fighting- All ships shall carry at least two fireman's outfits complying with paragraph 1. One of the two require SCBAs failed during second fire drill. 74SOLAS(01)II-2/17.3
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for rescue boats
Issued 2 November 2018No resolution recorded
0615- Rescue boats- Launching mechanism shall be arranged that it may be operated by one person from a position on ships deck. Misalignment of pin securing the davit brake needed multiple crew members to operate. 74SOLAS(14)III/34 LSA Code VI/B.1.2.2
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 December 2018 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 2 November 2018No resolution recorded
999- Other (safety in general) B Class divisions shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing passage of flames. On "c" deck, a wifi cable penetration is going in masters cabin without firestop material. 74SOLAS(01)II-2/3.4 40ac
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
1299- Other (Loadlines)- The international Loadline certificate shall not be delivered to the ship until the officer or surveyor acting under that provision ofarticle 13 of the convention has certified that the marks are correctly and permanently indicated on the ship's sides. Vessel has two loadlines marked on the ship which does not match the current certificate. ICLL(88)REG 9 40ac
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Ownership record
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