C-ORION is a 1979 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 1995, most recently in September 2004, along with 8 deficiencies — 6 with no resolution recorded —.
Records from 1995 to 2004. Most recent: inspection, 2 September 2004.
The 13 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 22 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.
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Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it5125 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 1537 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 2559 - Dead Weight, 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 · 13
2 September 2004PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2249877
8 October 2002Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1697143
14 April 2001Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 69918
18 August 2000Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 689464
21 April 1999Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 427844
31 August 1998Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 419950
25 May 1998Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 416370
9 January 1997Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 399320
15 August 1996Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 685571
4 August 1996Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 67200
12 October 1995Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 383779
23 May 1995Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 759714
20 May 1995Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 196892
Demonstrate proper operation of e-lights located in sbd side breezeway.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Fire Fighting › Self-contained Breathing Apparatus › Quantity
Issued 2 September 2004No resolution recorded
Provide EEBD's in e/r.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Pump
Issued 2 September 2004No resolution recorded
Demonstrate proper operation of steering on pump number 2.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Navigation
Issued 25 May 1998Resolved
PROVIDE MANEUVERING FACT SHEET WITH WARNING STATEMENT AS PER 33CFR 164.35(G)
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1998
Resolved 1 September 1998
Navigation
Issued 12 October 1995Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF THE RUDDER ANGLE INDICATOR AS PER SOLAS 60 REG 29(a)(iv) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
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.