GRAPETREE BAY

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

GRAPETREE BAY is a 1968 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 70 inspections since 1991, most recently in February 2026, along with 38 deficiencies and 7 operational controls.

Records from 1991 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 27 February 2026.

Built: 1968
Last inspected: 27 February 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 70
Deficiencies: 38 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 3 other vessels

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 Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Inspection record

Last inspected 27 February 2026

Recorded inspections70

…physical examinations45

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded17

Deficiencies 38 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 29 calendar years (1991–2026)

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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8133968

HO-8940

359287

Flag

PANAMA

Maury page id

psix-359287

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it450 - Displacement, Metric Ton
203 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
60 - 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.

Vessel history report

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

Every recorded inspection, 1980 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 3

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.

BBC RHEIDERLAND Freight Ship · MISLE 1224819 · 3 March 2025 · activity 8093138 PEDRITO Towing Vessel · MISLE 250527 · 13 September 2014 · activity 4982422 HYGRADE 42 Tank Barge · MISLE 45924 · 28 April 2006 · activity 2635795 HYGRADE 42 Tank Barge · MISLE 45924 · 20 December 2004 · activity 2262655 HYGRADE 42 Tank Barge · MISLE 45924 · 29 May 1997 · activity 64268 HYGRADE 42 Tank Barge · MISLE 45924 · 1 December 1996 · activity 173616

Inspection history · 70

27 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8317694

16 October 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8251714

22 September 2025 Deficiency Check · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8235977

13 March 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8090166

3 March 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8093138

9 September 2024 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7999080

13 December 2023 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7838396

13 July 2023 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7740809

21 December 2022 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7607962

29 June 2022 In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7493005

16 June 2022 PSC B · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7478076

14 December 2021 PSC B · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7364407

12 May 2021 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7188742

10 November 2020 CCSSC Examination · PSC A

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7091289

9 July 2019 MTSA Verification · Ballast Water Examination · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6733260

9 January 2019 Ballast Water Examination · CCSSC Examination · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6607659

10 July 2018 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · MTSA Verification · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6474130

9 May 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6409995

29 December 2017 CCSSC Examination · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6330083

15 June 2017 MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · CCSSC Examination · NPV Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6169289

6 December 2016 Deficiency Check · NPV Safety Exam · MTSA Verification · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6051436

2 May 2016 MARPOL Annex I Examination · CCSSC Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5867032

19 September 2015 ISPS II Exam · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5723473

18 May 2015 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5128520

17 March 2015 PII Safety Exam · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5085380

17 September 2014 CCSSC Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4985627

13 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4982422

21 March 2014 CCSSC Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4818877

24 September 2013 CCSSC Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4721800

25 June 2013 ISPS II Exam · CCSSC Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4626819

18 March 2013 ISPS III Exam · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4548480

14 December 2012 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4500747

18 October 2012 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4461091

12 September 2012 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4439255

11 June 2012 ISPS II Exam · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4340393

3 February 2012 Random ISPS/MTSA/PSC

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4237573

30 December 2011 Ballast Water Examination · CCSSC Examination · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4215938

22 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4151428

22 September 2011 CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4151784

7 January 2011 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3921945

24 December 2010 ISPS II Exam · CCSSC Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3915294

19 July 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3800100

2 February 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3674932

9 June 2009 CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3500201

2 October 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3337355

16 February 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3148467

20 November 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3101503

8 July 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2987515

26 January 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2862302

17 November 2006 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2823732

12 October 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2798955

26 July 2006 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2681827

28 April 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2635795

15 December 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2551846

19 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2467852

16 May 2005 MTSA Verification · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2355687

20 December 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2262655

3 December 2004 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2252709

29 June 2004 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2115521

28 May 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2080834

6 May 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2060599

27 April 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2054731

8 April 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1811062

11 April 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 120693

18 December 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 42549

3 December 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 84347

25 November 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 186380

29 May 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 64268

1 December 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 173616

8 October 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO SAN JUAN · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 647761

Deficiency record · 38

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 22 September 2025 Resolved

CODE 17 (bc) : SPACES CONTAINING MAIN OR AUXILARY OIL FIRE BOILERS OR FUEL OIL UNITS, SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS IAW SOLAS CHAPTER II-2 SOLAS. VESSEL DOES NOT HAVE FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS IN ENGINE ROOM. CCSSC 3.10.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 September 2025

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors

Issued 22 September 2025 Resolved

CODE 17 (bc): ALL ACCESS OPENINGS IN BULKHEADS AT ENDS OF ENCLOSED SUPERSTRUCTURES SHALL BE WEATHERTIGH WHEN CLOSED. PSCO OBSERVED 02 NON-WEATHERTIGHT DOORS LEADING TO ENGINE ROOM.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 September 2025

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

Issued 22 September 2025 Resolved

CODE 50 (bc): EVERY SHIP 100 GROSS TONNAGE AND ABOVE SHALL CARRY A GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH THE CREW SHALL FOLLOW. PSCO OBSERVED VESSEL WITH MISSING GARBAGE RECEIPTS UPON DISCHARGE TO FACILITY, WHICH IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 October 2025
Resolved 9 October 2025

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors

Issued 16 June 2022 Resolved

02101 - Closing devices/watertight doors - The number of openings in watertight bulkheads should be reduced to the minimum compatible with the general arrangements and operational needs of the ship. Openings should be fitted with water tight closing appliances to the satisfaction of the administration. Weathertight door on the port side does not provide proper seal. 97 CCSSC Code CH 2.7.4

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 June 2022
Resolved 29 June 2022
Resolution: Vessel submitted photograph of the door operational with chalk seal.

Fire Fighting › Emergency Fire Pumps › Power Source

Issued 29 December 2017 Resolved

In ships propelled by mechanical means, if a fire in one compartment could put all the fire pumps out of action, there should be provided in a position outside such spaces an independently driven fire pump which should comply with the requirements of 3.3.1.1.. Vessel crew was unable to start the emergency fire pump. CCSSC 97 3.3.7.1 – 17C

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel attended by Marine Inspector. Emergency fire pump found to we working satisfactorily.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark

Issued 29 December 2017 Resolved

The ring, lines and letters shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark background or in black on a light background. They shall also be permanently marked on the sides of the ship to the satisfaction of the administration. The marks shall be plainly visible. Starboard load line mark faded and was not plainly visible. ILLC 66, Reg 8 – 16C

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 January 2018
Resolved 30 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel attended by Marine Inspector. Load lines had been repainted satisfactorily.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type II

Issued 29 December 2017 Resolved

Each device must have a placard suitable for posting on which is printed the operating instructions, safety precautions and warnings pertinent to the device. Placard was not on the device. 33CFR159.59 – 16C

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 January 2018
Resolved 30 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel attended by marine inspector. New placard was fixed to the MSD.

Fire Fighting › Firemans Outfit › Quantity

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

0735 - All ships propelled by mechanical means shall be provided with at least two fireman's outfits. Vessel has only 01 breathing apparatus onboard with no spare charges. Lifeline on firefighting equipment is damaged. CCSSC 3.11.1 - 17abc

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 29 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel provided additional SCBA and replaced lifeline.

Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Location

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

0725 - In every ship, there shall be provided for the protection of any space containing internal combustion type machinery having a total power output of 750kw and above: one of the fixed fire extinguishing systems referred to in 3.10.1. The vessel's CCSSC record of equipment lists the total power output at 850kw. Vessel is equipped only with portable fire extinguishers and a CO2 hose real.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 August 2017
Resolved 31 August 2017
Resolution: Class has issued a Condition of Class agreeing to have fixed fire fighting system installed by Feb 2019.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat Equipment › Radar Transponder

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

1675 - One SART is to be provided for vessels operating in restricted areas II, III, and unrestricted. CCSSC is issued for unrestricted and vessel does not have a SART onboard. CCSSC 6.4.4.4 -17abc

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 29 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel provided SART.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Location

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

0720 - Fire extinguishers containing an extinguishing medium which, in the opinion of the Administration, either by itself or under expected conditions of use gives off toxic gases in such quantities as to endanger persons shall not be used. CO2 hose reel in engine room contains CO2 in quantities greater than 200 pounds. CCSSC 3.6.7 - 17abc

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 29 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel removed CO2 bottles.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

1550 - All vessels shall comply with the requirements of the international requirements of the international regulations for preventing collissions at sea, 1972 (collision regulations). Vessel's starboard side green navigational light was found to be broken and not fit to withstand all foreseeable conditions of the intended service. CCSSC 6.2 - 17abc

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 29 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel replaced navigation light.

Fire Fighting › Fire Hoses › Condition

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

0720 - Every ship shall be provided with a minimum of two fire hoses. Vessel's two fire hoses were found to be holed and were not able to withstand or sustain adequate pressure. CCSSC 3.5.1 - 17abc

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 29 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel replaced fire hoses and demonstrated pressure.

Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Markings

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

0615 - Lifesaving appliances required by the chapter shall comply with the technical specifications of the LSA code and national regulations as appropriate. Multiple rescue boat deficiencies. See Form B. CCSSC 4.3.1 LSA 5.1.1.1 - 17abc

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 July 2017
Resolved 3 July 2017
Resolution: Vessel's flag administration recognized vessel's arrangement as meeting alternative compliance under CCSC for ability to recover a man overboard.

Lifesaving › Launching Appliances › Davit

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

0635 - Each rescue boat launching appliance shall be fitted with a powered winch motor capable of raising the rescue boat from the water with its full rescue boat complement of persons and equipment at a rate of not less than 0.3m/s. The rescue boatt davit is not fitted with a powered winch motor and instead relies on hand crank. CCSSC 4.3.1, LSA 6.1.1.9 - 17abc

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

0925 - The master shall ensure that the frequency of drills performed shall not exceed the following frequencies:enclosed space - quarterly; steering gear - quarterly. Vessel does not have any documentation onboard for the required enclosed space drills. Vessel's last steering gear drill was conducted on 14OCT2015. CCSSC7.4.3.2 - 16bc

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 June 2017
Resolved 29 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel conducted required drills.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

1710 - The oil record book part I shall be completed on each occassion, on a tank to tank basis if appropriate, whenever collection or disposal of oil residues takes place in the ship. The vessel is not applicable to Annex I of Marpol, however, the vessel maintains an ORB part I onboard. Vessel has not conducted weekley soundings since 27MAY2017, 02MAY2017, and 15APR2017. MARPOL Annex I/Reg. 17.2

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 June 2017
Resolved 29 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel made required entries.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Transfer Equipment Test/Inspection Records

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

9800 - The operator of a vessel with a capacity of 250 or more barrels of oil shall provide transfer procedures. The vessel has a total oil capacity of 28,750 gallons and could not provide transfer procedures. 33CFR155.720

Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 29 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel provided transfer procedures.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Transfer Equipment Test/Inspection Records

Issued 15 June 2017 Resolved

9800 - Each transfer pipe system must not leak under static liquid pressure at least 1.5 times the maximum allowable working pressure. Vessel receives bunkers in the U.S. and has not conducted a pressure test. 33CFR156.170(c)(4)

Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Resolved 29 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel provided records of testing of oil transfer lines.

Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Not on Board

Issued 6 December 2016 Resolved

0620 / Every Ship shall carry liferaft capable of being launched, vessel currently has one exprired life raft and one ashore for servicing. / CCSSC 4.4.2 / code 17c

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 December 2016
Resolution: Vessel demonstrated to PSCO that serviced rafts were placed on board. Local liferaft servicing facility receieved authorization form vessel flag to service Shanghai raft.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts

Issued 6 December 2016 Resolved

1560 / Marine charts or maps of the area transited must be current or currently corrected editions. PSCO observed ST. Thomas area chart was uncorrected since printing in 2010. / 33CFR164.72(b)(1)(i) / 16ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 December 2016
Resolved 21 December 2016
Resolution: MSD St. Thomas recieved evidence to rectify deficiency.

Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Hydrostatic Release Unit

Issued 6 December 2016 Resolved

0620 / Every liferaft shall be stowed with its painter permanently attached to the ship in a float free arrangement, PSCO observed an incorrectly installed quick release. / CCSSC 4.9.5 / 16AC

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 6 December 2016

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Minimum Safe Manning Document

Issued 2 May 2016 Resolved

Vessel is currently one seaman short as per the ships MSM document. Provide documentation attesting that the vessel has the required number of licensed mariners onboard prior to movement of vessel.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 May 2016
Resolved 3 May 2016
Resolution: [name withheld] the vessel prior to departure and verified that the vessel met the minimum safe manning requirements prior to departure.

Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › STCW Endorsement

Issued 2 May 2016 Resolved

Documentary evidence shall be provided from admin regarding the endorsement of seafarers licenses. Captain and C/E both had expired applications on board. PSCO was able to verify online that the endorsements were valid however ship must keep these documents onboard.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 May 2016
Resolved 21 June 2016
Resolution: Received flag state endorsements for bot Master and C/E.

Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Servicing

Issued 19 September 2015 Resolved

Every liferaft should be inspected at intervals not exceeding twelve months. Last inspection has exceeded twelve months.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 September 2015
Resolved 20 September 2015
Resolution: Received proper documentation, a certificate and photo, from vessel operator attesting that liferaft has been replaced with one that is satisfactory.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail

Issued 17 March 2015 Resolved

Handrails and handholds should be sufficient size and strength should be provided where necessarry in the opinion of the administration. Handrail on second deck foward of bridge is broken and missing a course causing a hazard to the crew.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 April 2015
Resolved 14 May 2015
Resolution: Vessel agent provided invoice for repairs to handrails and guardrails as well as photographs of repaired section to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard inspector.

Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › STCW Endorsement

Issued 17 March 2015 Resolved

Every ship to which the CCSSC applies should be sufficiently and effectively manned. Master did not have a valid flag state endorsement for license issued by a flag state other than the vessels administration.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 March 2015
Resolved 17 March 2015
Resolution: Vessel''s Designated Person Ashore (DPA) was able to provide a valid flag state endorsement for the master''s license.

Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Servicing

Issued 17 September 2014 Resolved

Every inflatable liferaft should be serviced at intervals not exceeding twelve months. Last inspection of inflatable liferaft had exceeded twelve months.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 September 2014
Resolved 19 September 2014
Resolution: Email receipt received for servicing of liferaft.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Echo-sounding Device

Issued 17 September 2014 Resolved

Each vessel must have an Echo Depth Sounding Device. Vessel's Echo Depth Sounder was found to be inoperable.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 September 2014
Resolved 18 September 2014
Resolution: Vessel''s Echo Depth Sounder was found to be operating normally.

Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Chief Engineer

Issued 17 September 2014 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 September 2014
Resolved 19 September 2014
Resolution: Received letters of dispensation from Consulado De Panama for crewmembers.

Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › STCW Endorsement

Issued 21 March 2014 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 March 2014
Resolution: RIO Ponce received via Email a scanned copy of the valid Flag State endorsement as well as the GMDSS endorsement.

Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB

Issued 25 June 2013 Resolved

1671 - Communications - The condition of the ship and its equipment is to be maintained to remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship, persons on board or the environment. Hydrostatic release of EPIRB was damaged and unable to hold the bracket cover in place as designed. - CCSSC 1.11.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 June 2013
Resolution: Damaged hydrostatic release was replaced.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Pump

Issued 18 March 2013 Resolved

Vessels #1 steering pump is unable to return amidship after steering hard to port.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 March 2013
Resolution: Received Tech report for repairs of vessels steering pump system.

Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB

Issued 18 March 2013 Resolved

Vessel has not completed 12 month inspection and test on EPIRB

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 March 2013
Resolution: Received tech report stating that Vessels EPIRB had failed inspection and operational test. Vessel purchased new EPIRB and installed on Vessel.

Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Carriage Requirement

Issued 12 September 2012 Resolved

Rescue boats should be stowed in a state of continuous readiness for launching in not more than 5 minutes and in a position suitable for launching and recovering, so that neither the rescue nor its storage arrangement will interfere with the operation of any structural craft. CCSSC 4.9.8.1-3 Rescue boat was not readily available for launching and could not be launched in 5 minutes.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 October 2012
Resolved 18 October 2012
Resolution: Attended vessel and saw proper operation of rescue boat

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable

Issued 24 December 2010 Resolved

Replace 4 life buoys due to weathering. 2 on the port side and 2 on the starboard side. location 2nd deck.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 January 2011
Resolved 7 January 2011
Resolution: Vessel replaced lifebuoys and lines.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Cargo Ship Safety Certificate

Issued 9 June 2009 Resolved

Vessel's Cargo Ship Safety Certificate is expired. Vessel must provide proof of valid certificate prior to departure from port.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 June 2009
Resolution: Vessels owner faxed certificate to MSD St. Thomas. def cleared

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate

Issued 9 June 2009 Resolved

Vessel's Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate expired. Vessel must provide proof of valid certificate prior to departure from port.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 June 2009
Resolution: Vessels owner faxed certificate to MSD St. Thomas. def cleared

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.