HOCKING

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

HOCKING is a 1968 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2025, along with 13 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 10 July 2025.

Built: 1968
Last inspected: 10 July 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 0 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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 10 July 2025

Recorded inspections20

…physical examinations17

…administrative events3

Deficiencies 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

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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AEPB

41156

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-41156

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it55 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 20

10 July 2025 Annual Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8160456

16 July 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7959354

15 May 2024 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7912716

6 December 2023 Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7835836

19 July 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7746457

13 July 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7504899

6 December 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7362942

19 July 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7260680

10 August 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7028896

15 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7007878

10 September 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6808104

9 October 2018 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6553905

27 August 2018 Drydock Extension

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6524413

16 August 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6513688

9 November 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6304010

28 August 2017 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6253665

3 November 2016 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6034389

28 July 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5956858

19 July 2016 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5948142

27 June 2016 Drydock Extension

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5921470

Deficiency record · 13

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 10 July 2025 Resolved

In the inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery of vessels, the standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping, see part 90, subpart 90.35 of this chapter, respecting material and inspection of hulls, boilers, and machinery, and the certificate of classification referring thereto, except where otherwise provided for by the rules and regulations in this subchapter, subchapter E (Load Lines), subchapter F (Marine Engineering), subchapter J (Electrical Engineering). Boiler inspection is overdue. 46CFR91.15

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 August 2025
Resolved 30 July 2025
Resolution: Conducted inspection and tested all safeties, all sat.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 10 July 2025 Resolved

All electrical engineering details and installations shall be designed and installed in accordance with subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) of this chapter. Engine Room emergency lighting is inadequate. 46 CFR 90.25-1

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 August 2025
Resolved 13 March 2026
Resolution: New lighting fixtures installed

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Anchoring devices

Issued 19 July 2021 Resolved

The keeper nut on the anchor swivel is at the end of the threads, tighten up the nut as discussed.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 19 July 2021

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 19 July 2021 Resolved

The pressure switch for the CO2 is not operating properly, demonstrate proper operation.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 19 July 2021

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices

Issued 19 July 2021 Resolved

Provide the proper signage for operation (46 CFR 95.15-10(h) of the CO2 system and warnings (46 CFR 97.37-11)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 August 2021
Resolved 19 July 2021

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 15 July 2020 Resolved

Refs: 46 CFR 91.25-20 / NFPA 10 CO2 bottles were not weighed by Sea Safety at annual servicing IAW 46 CFR and NFPA 10. Vessel must prove the bottles are in compliance with annual servicing requirements of all applicable regulations. Ambient temp and liquid level indicator accepted no longer accepted. **BOTTLES MUST BE WEIGHED AT COI IN 2021**

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 15 July 2020
Resolved 15 July 2020
Resolution: Alternative means of determining serviceability accepted.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 15 July 2020 Resolved

46 CFR 95.05-1 / Sub H Galley smoke detector expired. Independent device was installed in 2000; sensor life cycle 10 years. Detector expired 2010. Must replace.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 July 2020
Resolved 21 July 2020
Resolution: Replaced

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 15 July 2020 Resolved

46 CFR 91.25-35 / Sub F Port-side engine shift cable severely chaffed. Must replace.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 July 2020
Resolved 27 July 2020
Resolution: Replaced

Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Piping

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

Rubber hose on the S/W OVBD for the STBD main needs to be replaced. Prior to going back in service after upcoming dry-dock.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 28 July 2016

Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Piping

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

Replace the S/W hoses on both mains from the strainer to the pump inlet. Prior to going back in service after upcoming dry-dock.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 28 July 2016

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion/auxiliary-electric) › Emergency shutdown

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

Prove proper operation of the low L/O alarm for the STBD main.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 August 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: (Cleared on site)

Engineering › Steam Boiler (auxiliary/waste heat) › Valve, Relief

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

The relief valve on the boiler did not relieve at the proper PSI. Need to prove proper operation of the relieving device. Prior to going back in service after upcoming dry-dock.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 28 July 2016

Engineering › Pressure Vessel › Pressure Gauge

Issued 19 July 2016 Resolved

Perform hydro test on the boiler. Prior to going back in service after upcoming dry-dock.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 28 July 2016

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.