BOW CLIPPER is a 1995 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2024, along with 7 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 3 February 2024.
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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Tonnage as PSIX records it23197 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 12176 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 37221 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 48264 - Displacement, Metric 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.
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Inspection history · 19
3 February 2024COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · PSC B
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7856595
23 October 2023Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7812708
2 December 2022PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7603059
2 July 2021Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7242454
23 June 2021Special
Type not classified · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7234115
25 February 2021Special
Type not classified · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7146478
19 January 2021PSC B · COC-CHEM Renew
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7125052
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats
Issued 19 January 2021Resolved
Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. Rescue boat davit manual fast and slow hoisting mechanism not working as designed.
SOLAS III/20, 17a
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 January 2021
Resolution: Received class report stating satisfactory repairs and testing were made. Tested manual hoisting, hydraulic power, and accumulator (pressure verified).
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats
Issued 19 January 2021Resolved
Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. Lifeboat engine was unable to start when inspected by [name withheld] were found to have low voltage. Batteries charged to working order. SOLAS 74 III/20.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 January 2021
Resolution: Batteries charged and placed in proper service. New batteries were also ordered.
One out of three chemical suits showed sign of deterioration around face seal-area; failing to produce adequate protection.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 17 May 2017
Resolved 16 May 2017
Resolution: Received class report from DNV. Vessel replaced worn chemical suit with a new one.
Incinerator electrical door interlock switch failure
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 May 2017
Resolved 16 May 2017
Resolution: Received class report from DNV. Vessel repaired interlock system on the incinerator. Vessel conducted operational test and was successful.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator
Issued 16 May 2016Resolved
A main source of electrical power shall be sufficient for all services required by SOLAS II-1/40 and the main soruces of electrical power shall consist of two generating sets. The starboard generator is inoperable. 74 SOLAS (97) II-1/41.1.1 60ac
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 May 2016
Resolution: Received Class report, technician report, and attestation from Master and Chief Engineer attesting to the repairs.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Pump
Issued 3 February 2016Resolved
Precautions shall be taken to prevent any oil that may escape under pressure from any pump, filter, or heater from coming into contact with heated surfaces. The number 2 and 4 cylinders fuel oil pumps were leaking fuel from seals. 74SOLAS(97)II-2/15.2.4
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 February 2016
Resolved 8 February 2016
Resolution: Received DNV GL Class report attesting to the proper repairs. See attached doc.
Before the ship leaves port, and at all times during the voyage, all life saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. Both SARTs batteries have passed expiration date. 74SOLAS(14)III/20.2
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 February 2016
Resolved 8 February 2016
Resolution: Received DNV GL Class report attesting to new batteries in SART. See attached doc.
Ownership record
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with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
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