GOLDENSTAR

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

GOLDENSTAR is a 2001 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 2 inspections in 2016, along with 4 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records in 2016. Most recent: operational control imposed, 14 February 2016.

Built: 2001
Last inspected: 14 February 2016
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 2
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 10 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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 14 February 2016

Recorded inspections2

…physical examinations1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 1 calendar year (2016)

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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9252046

P3UT9

31168

Flag

CYPRUS

Maury page id

psix-31168

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it10498 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
34589 - Displacement, Metric Ton
28382 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
16963 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its Coast Guard record spans fewer than two calendar years. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 2

14 February 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5814928

5 February 2016 COE-Offshore · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5806479

Deficiency record · 4

Lifesaving › Launching Appliances › Davit

Issued 5 February 2016 Resolved

0696 - Lifesaving record of insp - Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. PSCO Observed the port side lifeboat incapable of being launched. The release lever was not working when actuated by crew and the boat remained cradled and unable to proceed to embarkation deck. SOLAS 74(am) III/20.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 5 February 2016
Resolved 7 February 2016
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report / proper documentation from NKK stating the deficiency was rectified. Crew overhauled the lifeboat davit, NKK witnessed several satisfactory operational tests.

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Abandon Ship

Issued 5 February 2016 Resolved

0699- Lifesaving (other)- Each lifeboat shall be launched, and maneuvered in the water by its assigned operating crew, at least once every three months during an abandon ship drill. PSCO observed that although the starboard lifeboat was lowered to the water’s edge on 19Dec2015 the port lifeboat had not been lowered to the water’s edge since 05Sep15. SOLAS 74(am) III/19.3.3.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 6 February 2016
Resolved 7 February 2016
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from NKK stating the deficiency was rectified. Training conducted with crew over safety drills/tests. Lifeboat lowering was conducted while NKK was present.

Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm

Issued 5 February 2016 Resolved

1099- Safety in general (other)- The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. PSCO observed the aft bilge alarm was not operational. SOLAS 74(am) I/11(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 19 February 2016
Resolved 6 February 2016
Resolution: Ship’s crew was able to clean sensor and fix bilge alarm approximately 15 min after deficiency identified.

Operations/Management › EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) › 1.5.1-VGP Notice of Intent (NOI)

Issued 5 February 2016 Resolved

9990 Other (not clearly hazardous)- PSCO observed vessel did not submit NOI and appeared to be unaware of the requirements outlined in the VGP.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 6 February 2016
Resolution: PSCO educated master on VGP requirements and provided master and ship with a copy of the EPA VGP fact sheet.

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.