MAERSK CALIFORNIA

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class

MAERSK CALIFORNIA is a freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2017, along with 12 deficiencies and 16 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2016.

Records from 2010 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 24 March 2017.

Built: Not recorded
Last inspected: 24 March 2017
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 16 investigations · 2010–2016

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 9 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 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 24 March 2017

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations1

…administrative events9

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 2 calendar years (2016–2017)

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

1209064

8820195

WGAZ

406250

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-406250

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it18979 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
8149 - 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, 2016 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.

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Inspection history · 12

24 March 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 6159774

12 December 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 6056121

10 December 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Activities Europe · Activity 6056145

29 September 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 6012167

8 September 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 5995591

2 September 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 6000343

10 July 2016 Deficiency Check · Periodic Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Activities Europe · Activity 5861653

6 July 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 5931447

1 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Activities Europe · Activity 5944417

27 May 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 5893850

3 May 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 5867869

16 February 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 5815477

Deficiency record · 12

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator

Issued 12 December 2016 Resolved

Demonstrate the proper operation of the #3 SSDG to the satisfactionj of the USCG.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 December 2016
Resolved 20 December 2016
Resolution: Received survey report attesting to the repairs of the #3 SSDG.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-electric) › Distributor (fuel injection)

Issued 10 July 2016 Resolved

Replace fuel oil supply hose from secondary fuel filter to the distribution block on the emergency generator.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 August 2016
Resolved 15 August 2016

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Switch

Issued 10 July 2016 Resolved

Replace rescue boat davit motor control box cover with correct cover.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 August 2016
Resolved 13 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel installed the correct cover, the master sent pictures as proof.

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors

Issued 10 July 2016 Resolved

Adjust all fire doors closing mechanisms in engine room and aft galley fire door.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 August 2016
Resolved 21 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel adjusted the fire doors, the captain attested to it and provided picture via email.

Engineering › Freshwater Generation System › Piping

Issued 10 July 2016 Resolved

Remove temporary repairs and make permanent repairs to the water piping.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 August 2016
Resolved 21 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided pictures of the permanent repairs.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 27 May 2016 Resolved

Conduct a damage survey of impacted area on the Maersk California from the collision with the M/V King Bruce. Damage survey shall be conducted by class society surveyor and report provided to the [name withheld].

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 May 2016
Resolution: Rcvd ABS Surveyor survey report.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 27 May 2016 Resolved

Provide temporary repair proposal for damage sustained on the Maersk California from the collision with the M/V King Bruce. Approved temporary repairs shall be to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 July 2016
Resolved 10 July 2016
Resolution: Temp repairs were conducted by qualified welders, vessel will make permanent repairs at the next scheduled dry-dock.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Provide specific details on how the leak in the HFO Double Bottom Tank in the #9 Cargo Hold will be identified and the scope of work to identify the leak.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 May 2016
Resolved 4 May 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided procedures to identify leak, leak was identified, temp repairs completed and verified by class.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Provide a comprehensive repair proposal and the qualification of the entity that will perform temporary repairs and/or permanent repairs once leak is identified.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 May 2016
Resolved 5 May 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided repair proposal along with welding qualifications.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Response Equipment › Sorbents

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Provide disposal plan for the HFO that leaked into cargo hold #9 port Bilge well.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 May 2016
Resolved 3 May 2016
Resolution: HFO was not disposed but transferred via diaphragm pump from #9 Cargo Hold Bilge Well(P) to Double Bottom Fuel Tank(S. Residue was removed by cleaning crew and disposed at an approved facility in Portsaid, Egypt.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank

Issued 3 May 2016 Resolved

Provide permanent repairs to cargo hold No. 9 bilge well aft plating that recesses into the port fuel oil double bottom tank.

Due 24 May 2016
Resolved 23 May 2016

Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Speed/Distance Indicator

Issued 16 February 2016 Resolved

The Vessel’s Speed Log is inoperable.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 April 2016
Resolved 15 April 2016
Resolution: Received notification from the master attesting to the proper operation of the speed log.

Casualty record · 16

1 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3812956

5 November 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3886846

18 November 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3896073

21 December 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3915207

30 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3940389

2 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4001900

22 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4130545

25 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4199028

15 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4225659

11 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4270093

10 October 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4466032

6 November 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4486709

30 November 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4540003

10 October 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5747499

1 June 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5944417

10 December 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6056145

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

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.