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AFRICAN SUN

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named AFRICAN SUN

AFRICAN SUN is a 1994 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 1994, most recently in March 2014, along with 5 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 1994 to 2014. Most recent: inspection, 20 March 2014.

Built
1994
Last inspected
20 March 2014
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
27
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
9086966 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
C6YV4
MISLE id
408801
Flag
BAHAMAS, THE
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-408801

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded18
Years with a record 16 calendar years (1994–2014)
The 27 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 12 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it14870 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
45208 - Dead Weight, Ton
52844 - Displacement, Ton
26040 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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.

Inspection history · 27

20 March 2014 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4813874
10 June 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4339407
26 May 2012 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4312931
25 September 2008 MARPOL Annex I Examination · NPV Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3328682
14 December 2007 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · MARPOL Annex V Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3114925
11 July 2006 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2708931
12 May 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2643614
12 February 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2291407
4 February 2005 ISPS II Exam · NPV Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2290580
1 October 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1918202
26 September 2003 Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination · Annual Inspection · MARPOL Annex V Examination
Physical examination · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1913943
4 June 2002 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1626165
30 April 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1612926
23 February 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 287084
9 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 280951
2 July 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 430294
23 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 412068
2 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 448155
2 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 470026
26 November 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD CONCORD · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 410437
26 November 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD CONCORD · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 712858
2 August 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 394346
6 July 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 380676
25 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 376061
9 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 370986
8 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 137635
29 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 368192

Deficiency record · 5

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Gyro Compass
Issued 10 June 2012 Resolved
The Gyro Compass was reported not operational.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 June 2012
Resolved 10 June 2012
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted tech report stating the gyro compass was repaired, tested and found satisfactory.
Lifesaving › Embarkation Appliances/Stations
Issued 30 April 2002 Resolved
Gangway was damaged by water taxi hitting gangway damaging platform. Provide class report after sailing Baltimore. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Accessability
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 June 2002
Resolved 4 June 2002
Resolution: Received class report from NKK addressing deficiency. Deficiency cleared and none remain outstanding.
Navigation
Issued 23 February 2001 Resolved
Provide technician report for radar repair prior to departure._x001C_ 33 CFR 164.35.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 February 2001
Resolved 26 February 2001
Lifesaving
Issued 26 November 1997 Resolved
Provide 4KG or greater lifering and proper launching arrangement for quick release on Bridge wings.
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 January 1998
Resolved 23 January 1998
Navigation
Issued 26 November 1997 Resolved
Charts 18661 and 18656 or 18659 were not on board during the transit to thePort of Stockton.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 November 1997
Resolved 26 November 1997

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.