SNAPPER

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named SNAPPER

SNAPPER is a 1985 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 1992, most recently in January 2016, along with 15 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded — and 1 operational control.

Records from 1992 to 2016. Most recent: inspection, 7 January 2016.

Built: 1985
Last inspected: 7 January 2016
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 25
Deficiencies: 15 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

Identity

US Official No.

—

IMO number

8500862 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

YJSV4

MISLE id

385740

Flag

VANUATU

MMSI

—

Maury page id

psix-385740

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations12

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded12

Years with a record 15 calendar years (1992–2016)

The 25 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 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it2526 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
757 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
1012 - Dead Weight, Ton
3168 - Displacement, 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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 1

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.

WESTERN NEPTUNE Research Vessel · MISLE 596502 · 17 March 2009 · activity 3444461

Inspection history · 25

7 January 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5793078

6 January 2011 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · Administrative Inspection · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3768651

22 December 2009 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3653901

17 March 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3444461

15 January 2009 Ballast Water Examination · Random ISPS/MTSA/PSC · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3394773

3 October 2008 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3337755

24 October 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3086256

5 April 2007 PII Safety Exam · Deficiency Check · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2903059

11 January 2006 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2565196

17 December 2004 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2269900

25 July 2003 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1924704

11 June 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1813971

11 June 2003 Security Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1815082

23 September 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1680794

24 July 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 292214

14 April 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 172274

2 February 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 19499

26 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 278308

3 August 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 431436

3 August 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 431437

19 December 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 423790

13 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 419284

22 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 503632

20 November 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 410260

14 October 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO JUNEAU · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 129744

Deficiency record · 15

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Waste Management Plan

Issued 6 January 2011 No resolution recorded

2120 Every ship of 400 Gross tons and above shall carry a Garbage Management Plan which the crew shall follow. The vessel does not have a Garbage Management Plan. Marpol Annex V Reg 9 (2)

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Incinerator, Shipboard

Issued 6 January 2011 No resolution recorded

0150 The Condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the convention. In accordance with the IOPP the vessel has an incinerator on board. The incinerator is not working. Marpol Annex I reg 6 (4.1) 70ac

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign

Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Arrival/Departure Tests

Issued 22 December 2009 Resolved

Vessel did not log pre-arrival test in vessel log book.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 10 May 2010
Resolution: Pre-arrival test was logged in log book.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Garbage Recordkeeping

Issued 22 December 2009 Resolved

Garbage Rocord Book has not been signed by the Master after each compleated page.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 10 May 2010
Resolution: Master''s signature was on each completed page.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Ballast Water Logs/Records

Issued 22 December 2009 Resolved

Vessel has not submitted a Ballast Water Report. Master has been counseled on proper ballast water practices.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 10 May 2010
Resolution: Documentation was produced to verify Ballast Water Reports were being submitted.

Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Casing

Issued 5 April 2007 Resolved

Main fire pump inoperable due to cracked pump casing on fire pump (17A) Correct to the satisfaction of class

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 April 2007

Fire Fighting › Emergency Fire Pumps › Pressure

Issued 5 April 2007 Resolved

Emergency fire pump is unable to take proper suction due to blocked sea chest. (17a) Correct to the satisfaction of class

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 April 2007

Lifesaving › Launching Appliances › Winch

Issued 5 April 2007 Resolved

Port rescue boat is unable to be properly launched due to inoperable hydraulic control block in that the control block will not hold the load of the boat. (17a) Correct to the satisfaction of class Stbd davit rigged to deploy rescue boat until parts are received. Approved by flag & class. Date extended until 11 June 2007.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 June 2007
Resolved 24 October 2007
Resolution: Recieved class report.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping

Issued 5 April 2007 Resolved

#2 Generator & bow thruster prime mover fuel system between fuel pump and injectors is not protected with a jacketed piping system to contain fuel during line failure. (50a) Correct to the satisfaction of class

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 May 2007
Resolved 11 April 2007

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping

Issued 5 April 2007 Resolved

Engine room fuel system piping lacks shielding at flanges & joints in the vicinety of ignition sources (electrical switchboards & panal boards). (17a) Correct to the satisfaction of class

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 April 2007

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Oily Water Separator (15 ppm)

Issued 5 April 2007 Resolved

IOPP certificate, Form A particulars do not match installed equipment . OWS & sensor equipment manufacture & throughput do not match listed equipment. Installed OWS has been modified (oil sensor on top of heli-sep coalescer wiring harness not approved wiring). Bypass hose also in place between re-circulation piping & overboard discharge piping. (17a) Correct to satisfaction of class

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 April 2007
Resolution: New IOPP issued to reflect valid equipment. Equipment restored to CG approval status.

Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Propulsion Engine

Issued 11 January 2006 Resolved

Rescue boat engine will not start.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 January 2006
Resolution: Rescue boat engine was repaired & operates satisfactorily.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering

Issued 26 September 2002 Resolved

Provide a Maneuvering Facts sheet with Warning Statement on bridge. 33 CFR 164.35(g) LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Maneuvering Information Fact Sheet

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 October 2002
Resolved 25 July 2003
Resolution: Manuevering diagram provided on the bridge.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety

Issued 24 July 2001 Resolved

Vessel needs to adjust and approve operation of fire doors to galley and base of stair tower._x001C_ SOLAS 74/78 11-2/47

Condition: Unknown
Due 17 December 2001
Resolved 23 October 2002
Resolution: Vessel has adjusted and approved of fire door operation for the galley and bas of stair doors.

Lifesaving

Issued 24 July 2001 Resolved

Vessel had to remove all combustible material underneath stairway next to galley prior to getting underway.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 2001
Resolved 24 July 2001

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.