The 12 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 14 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
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Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it4368 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 3199 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net 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 · 12
25 January 2012Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4232565
18 April 2001Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1063485
25 July 1989Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1038859
21 November 1988Administrative
Administrative · MIO STURGEON BAY · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1204459
11 August 1986Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MILWAUKEE · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1297692
19 September 1985Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MIO STURGEON BAY · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1297620
20 August 1985COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO STURGEON BAY · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1288505
10 December 1984Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO STURGEON BAY · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1285856
5 December 1984Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO STURGEON BAY · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 980646
26 November 1984Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO STURGEON BAY · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1282357
31 October 1984Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 974772
26 October 1984Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1282523
PROVIDE ONE ADDITIONAL RING BUOY FOR A TOTAL OF 18.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1985
Resolved 20 August 1985
Lifesaving
Issued 20 August 1985Resolved
PROVIDE MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR ALL RING BUOYS, SHORT 5.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1985
Resolved 20 August 1985
Documentation
Issued 20 August 1985Resolved
UPDATE OIL TRANSFER PROCEDURES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 33CFR155.750.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1985
Resolved 20 August 1985
Construction/Loadline
Issued 20 August 1985Resolved
REPAIR/REPLACE GASKETS ON ALL WATER TIGHT DOORS AS NEEDED
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1985
Resolved 20 August 1985
Documentation
Issued 20 August 1985Resolved
PROVIDE AND POST EMERGENCY STEERING PROCEDURES IN PILOT HOUSE AND AFT STEERING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1985
Resolved 20 August 1985
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.