DANICA VIOLET

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

DANICA VIOLET is a 1985 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2018, most recently in November 2025, along with 10 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2018 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 8 November 2025.

Built: 1985
Last inspected: 8 November 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 7
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 8 November 2025

Recorded inspections7

…physical examinations5

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date1

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2018–2025)

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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8503967

OXDN2

406541

Flag

DENMARK

Maury page id

psix-406541

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1088 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
584 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
1788 - Dead Weight, 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

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. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 7

8 November 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8262627

8 November 2025 Explosive Handling Operation-Commercial

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8265091

4 November 2024 PSC A

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8026935

11 September 2021 PSC A

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7307615

17 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6512611

13 August 2018 Deficiency Check · ISPS II Exam · PI Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6506854

7 August 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6503638

Deficiency record · 10

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 8 November 2025 Resolved

Two means of escape shall be provided from each machinery space of Category A. In particular, one of the following provisions shall be complied with: In the lower part of the space, a steel door which provides access to a safe escape route from the lowest part of the space to the open deck. PSCO observed the emergency escape hatch in the engine room that was missing one of its hinges due to rusting.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 November 2025
Resolved 9 November 2025
Resolution: Vessel made repairs on the escape hatch, replacing the hinge that had rusted away. Vessel received Class approval for the repairs and provided Class correspondence to Sector North Carolina.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 8 November 2025 Resolved

The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations. PSCO observed accumulation of standing oil in the bilge under and around the main engine.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 8 November 2025
Resolved 9 November 2025
Resolution: Vessel crew drained the vessels bilge and removed oil. PSCO observed the bilge being emptied and cleaned while on board the vessel.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations

Issued 8 November 2025 No resolution recorded

The Safety Management System shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of the International Safety Management Code. As noted in deficiencies 1 and 2, there is objective evidence the ship is not being maintained as required according to the ship's Safety Management System. External ISM Audit is recommended with a focus on Fire Safety and Engine Room Maintenence.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 8 November 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 8 November 2025 Resolved

Electrical installations shall be such that: The safety of passengers, crew, and ship from electrical hazards will be ensured. PSCO observed improperly secured wires from a ventilation fan installation in the engine room.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 8 November 2025
Resolved 8 November 2025
Resolution: PSCO observed the crew securing the wires hanging from the ventilation fan mount in the engine room.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 8 November 2025 Resolved

The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations. PSCO observed a tie back on a Class A fire door located in the switchboard room.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 8 November 2025
Resolved 8 November 2025
Resolution: PSCO observed the tie back being removed from the Class A fire door in the switchboard room.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 8 November 2025 Resolved

Main and emergency switchboards shall be so arranged as to give easy access as may be needed to apparatus and equipment, without danger to personnel. PSCO observed vessel stores and provisions blocking access to the main switchboard.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 8 November 2025
Resolved 8 November 2025

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 11 September 2021 No resolution recorded

Testing for transfer piping had not been conducted required by 33CFR156.170(c)(4)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)

Issued 13 August 2018 Resolved

The #2 cargo hatch has a hole, the vessel's crew will make temporary repairs; permanent repairs are to be made to the satisfaction of class.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 16 August 2018
Resolution: Rec'd class report, condition of class issued.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 13 August 2018 Resolved

Vessel is required to have a Vessel General Permit (VGP). Obtain VGP for vessel.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 16 August 2018
Resolution: Rec'd class report, vessel had VGP on board but was unaware.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Embarkation arrangement survival craft

Issued 13 August 2018 Resolved

The port embarkation light is not working; make repairs as necessary.

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.