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OCEAN RESEARCHER

Public Vessel, Unclassified · Miscellaneous Vessel class · Built 1980s · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Other hulls named OCEAN RESEARCHER

OCEAN RESEARCHER is a 1984 public vessel, unclassified. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2021, along with 10 deficiencies and 6 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 28 April 2021.

Built: 1984
Last inspected: 28 April 2021
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 22
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

8207941 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

GDLS

MISLE id

332539

Flag

UNITED KINGDOM

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-332539

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded10

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2016–2021)

The 22 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 5 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 Miscellaneous Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1979.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it817 - Dead Weight, Ton
1936 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
580 - 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

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.

Inspection history · 22

28 April 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7184485

16 May 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6954145

3 October 2019 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6827003

28 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6828390

14 May 2019 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6684139

19 September 2018 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6543831

24 July 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6489475

27 June 2018 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6457760

31 August 2017 Deficiency Check · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6256417

29 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6254887

28 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit New Bedford · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6265195

13 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6207866

19 June 2017 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit New Bedford · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6173482

7 June 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6168348

19 May 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit New Bedford · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6152578

3 May 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6137863

23 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6009637

8 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5995200

6 September 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit New Bedford · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5994823

3 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5990826

2 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6032515

13 August 2016 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5971184

Deficiency record · 10

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Ventilation (Working spaces)

Issued 19 September 2018 Resolved

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 in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. The sewage tank was found to be missing a bolt releasing hydrogen sulfide in to the air creating an unsafe atmosphere for person working in/and around the space. 0999 74 SOLAS (2014 cons) I/II – 17 AC

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2018
Resolved 20 September 2018

14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage

Issued 19 September 2018 Resolved

Each discharge into the sea or to a reception facility shall be promptly recorded into garbage record book and signed for on date of discharge. Entry made on 18 SEP 2018 is incomplete. Missing how much was discharged ashore and master has no record of receipt from reception facility. 2120 MARPOL ANNEX V/10.3.1 – 10C

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 19 September 2018
Resolved 19 September 2018
Resolution: Crew member in charge of garbage record book was briefed on proper garbarge record book procedure by US Coast Guard personnel.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations

Issued 19 September 2018 Resolved

Where “A” class divisions are pierced for passage of cables, pipes, etc. Arrangements shall be made to ensure that fire resistance is not impaired. Cable run in bow thruster space was compromised/uninsulated. 0999 74 SOLAS II-2/23 (a) – 17 AC

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2018
Resolved 20 September 2018

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Sewage System Piping

Issued 31 August 2017 Resolved

EACH MSD MUST MEET ALL OTHER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF THE REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TYPE OF VESSEL FOR WHICH IT IS CERTIFIED. PIPING ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEWAGE SYSTEM IS LEAKING. 33CFR159.95A3; 17AC

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 18 September 2017
Resolution: pIPING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND TESTED SAT.

Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Maintenance of Ship/Equipment

Issued 31 August 2017 Resolved

THE CONDITION OF THE SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED TO ENSURE THE SHIP REMAINS FIT TO PROCEED TO SEA WITHOUT POSING DANGER TO THE SHIP OR PERSONS ON BOARD. THE ENGINE ROOM WAS LITTERED WITH OILY RAGS, LEAKS ON MACHINERY, AND EXCESSIVE OIL IN THE BILGE, POSING A SIGNIFICANT FIRE HAZARD. SOLAS 2014 CONS. I/11; 17AC

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 18 September 2017
Resolution: All hazards have been attended to and either cleaned up or removed eliminating the hazardous condition from the engine room.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Switchboard

Issued 31 August 2017 Resolved

THE CONDITION OF THE SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED TO REMAIN FIT TO PROCEED TO SEA, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE SHIP AND PERSONS ON BOARD.THE CAPACITORS FOR THE THYRISTORS AND THE THYRISTORS WERE NON-OPERATIONAL. SOLAS 2014 CONS. I/11; 17AC

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 18 September 2017
Resolution: THE CAPACITORS FOR THE THYRISTORS AND THE THYRISTORS REPLACED NEW, AND OPERATION TESTING COMPLETED, TEST SAT.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Panelboard

Issued 31 August 2017 Resolved

THE CONDITION OF THE SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED TO REMAIN FIT TO PROCEED TO SEA, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE SHIP AND PERSONS ON BOARD. THE CREW MODIFIED THE SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER EXHAUST FANS FROM D/C TO A/C WITHOUT CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY APPROVAL. SOALD 2014. CONS I/11; 17AC

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 18 September 2017
Resolution: NEW INSTALLED SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER EXHAUST FANS FROM D/C TO A/C WITNESSED BY CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY APPROVAL.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Maneuvering Information Fact Sheet

Issued 19 June 2017 Resolved

33CFR164.35(g)(7) : The manuevering fact sheet on the bridge shall have the warning verbatim from the CFR written on it. The vessel does not have this warning on the manuevering fact sheet.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 July 2017
Resolved 19 June 2017
Resolution: Cleared on the spot.

Operations/Management › Ballast Water Managment › Ballast Water Discharge

Issued 19 June 2017 Resolved

33CFR151.2025(a)(4) : the vessels ballast water management plan does not state the way that they will discharge ballast. The vessels ballast water management plan shall state that they follow one of the plans outlined in 33CFR151.2025.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 July 2017
Resolved 22 June 2017
Resolution: Proper protocals placed into effect in the vessels Ballast Water Management Plan.

Engineering › Engine Controls (Electric/Electronic) › Circuit Board

Issued 6 September 2016 Resolved

The fans in the control unit for the engine failed causing the unit to overheat and the engine to shutdown. Provide report from class attendance on board of letter of attestation from vessel administration.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 8 September 2016
Resolved 7 September 2016
Resolution: Class attended vessel and provide report verifying repair.

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.