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WESTERN SPIRIT

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named WESTERN SPIRIT

WESTERN SPIRIT is a 1993 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 1995, most recently in January 2006, along with 19 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 1995 to 2006. Most recent: inspection, 10 January 2006.

Built
1993
Last inspected
10 January 2006
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
10
Deficiencies
19 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
9050450 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
YJRW6
MISLE id
397246
Flag
VANUATU
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-397246

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations3
…with no type recorded7
…past their stated due date1
Years with a record 7 calendar years (1995–2006)
The 10 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 20 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 it4447 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4447 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
1076 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
1694 - Dead Weight, Ton
1076 - 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.

A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.

Inspection history · 10

10 January 2006 Deficiency Check · PII Safety Exam · ISPS III Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2564939
23 August 2005 ISPS II Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2524011
23 July 2004 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2143003
22 March 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 288428
1 March 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 287654
18 October 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 283090
17 February 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 274911
14 February 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 61502
5 May 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 403374
16 October 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 383880

Deficiency record · 19

Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Markings
Issued 30 March 2006 No resolution recorded
Additional requirements for rescue boat not met as per Solas / LSA code regarding markings and drills.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 April 2006 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Fire Fighting › Means of Escape › Doorways
Issued 30 March 2006 No resolution recorded
Post emergency opening instructions at each Type III Water Tight Door (both sides) and provide same in the Solas training manual.
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Carriage Requirement
Issued 10 January 2006 Resolved
Rescue Boat not in board.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 March 2006
Resolution: On Board.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book
Issued 10 January 2006 Resolved
Incomplete, missing prior master's signature. Attending Master signed log during his tour.
Due 11 January 2006
Resolved 11 January 2006
Resolution: Attending Master signed log during his tour. But is still lacking prior Master''s signatures.
Fire Fighting › Fire Main › Condition
Issued 10 January 2006 Resolved
Fire Main piping wasted/holed at primary fire pump.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 March 2006
Resolution: Repaired.
Fire Fighting › Fire Hoses › Condition
Issued 10 January 2006 Resolved
Topside fire hose holed and leaking. All others were over 11 years old and in poor condition.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 March 2006
Resolution: Corrected.
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Oily Water Separator (15 ppm)
Issued 10 January 2006 Resolved
Oil discharge monitoring and control system indicators and recording devices inoperable / inactive.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 February 2006
Resolved 30 March 2006
Resolution: Corrected.
Personnel › Training › Fire Fighting Basic
Issued 10 January 2006 Resolved
Crew not familiar with their duties. Additional training required.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 March 2006
Resolution: Corrected.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
Issued 23 July 2004 Resolved
The validity of the Ship Safety Equipment Cert is in doubt, because it lasts the vessel as equipped with ARPA, and the vessel does not have an ARPA radar installed.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 August 2005
Resolution: Corrected.
Lifesaving › Immersion Suits › Marking
Issued 23 July 2004 Resolved
Poperly label all immersion suits with vessel name.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 August 2005
Resolution: Corrected.
Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Markings
Issued 23 July 2004 Resolved
Both lifeboats, 1 port adn 1 strbd, need to have retroreflective tape renewed.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 August 2005
Resolution: Corrected.
Fire Fighting › Firemans Outfit › Gloves
Issued 23 July 2004 No resolution recorded
All firemans outfits need to be provided with gloves IAW SOLAS Chp II-2 Reg 17.2
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolution: Corrected.
Fire Fighting › Firemans Outfit › Lantern (Electric Safety Lamp)
Issued 23 July 2004 Resolved
All firemans outfits need to be provided with lanterns IAW SOLAS Chp II-2 Reg 17.4
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 August 2005
Resolution: Corrected.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Hospital Space
Issued 23 July 2004 Resolved
All medicines need to be within the expiration date.
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 23 August 2005
Resolution: Corrected.
Operations/Management › Lifesaving › Op Readiness/Maintenance/Inspection
Issued 23 July 2004 Resolved
SOLAS stickering identifying escape routes, lifesaving/firefighting equipment, etc...needs to be provided.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 August 2005
Resolution: Corrected.
Navigation
Issued 1 March 2001 Resolved
PROVIDE MANEUVERING INFORMATION IAW 33 CFR 164.35(G).
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 March 2001
Resolved 22 March 2001
Navigation
Issued 1 March 2001 Resolved
BOTH RADARS ON BRIDGE ARE ARPA CAPABLE AND NOT REQUIRED BY TONNAGE RULES. THE ARPAS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO SPEED INPUTS THEREFORE DO NOT MEET PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR ARPA. LABEL AS NON-ARPA RADARS OR CONNECT TO SPEED INPUTS. 33 CFR 164.38 (APPENDIX A 3.11.1)
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 March 2001
Resolved 8 March 2001
Navigation
Issued 1 March 2001 Resolved
PROVIDE STEERING OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IAW SOLAS 74/78 AMD CH.5 REG 19.2 (C)(I).
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 March 2001
Resolved 22 March 2001
Documentation
Issued 16 October 1995 Resolved
VESSELS SAFETY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 October 1995
Resolved 18 October 1995

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.