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NORTHERN LIGHT
Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Other hulls named NORTHERN LIGHT
NORTHERN LIGHT is a 1961 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 1985, most recently in October 1999, along with 83 deficiencies.
Records from 1985 to 1999. Most recent: inspection, 18 October 1999.
- Built
- 1961
- Last inspected
- 18 October 1999
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 83 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
286749
5241726 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
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44148
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UNITED STATES
366424000 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-44148
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded6
Years with a record
13 calendar years (1985–1999)
The 31 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 27 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.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it9301 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
9489 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
5314 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
5781 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
12738 - Dead Weight, Ton
9489 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
5314 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
5781 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
12738 - Dead Weight, 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
WMDGMMSI 366424000 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 January 1992, cancelled 15 January 1997
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
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 · 31
18 October 1999
Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 789607
29 June 1999
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1080524
26 May 1999
Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 802908
23 June 1998
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1473376
3 April 1998
Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 788315
15 September 1997
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1419842
14 August 1996
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1087286
18 June 1996
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1089343
11 June 1996
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1187115
2 April 1996
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1449909
14 March 1994
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 854711
22 April 1993
Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1133224
13 April 1993
Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1450752
23 February 1993
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1439344
5 November 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 950327
12 November 1991
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 934559
20 August 1991
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1002426
4 August 1991
Damage Survey
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1310497
15 June 1991
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1244830
3 May 1991
COI Inspection
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1226067
10 December 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 927128
14 September 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1230215
15 March 1990
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1218326
13 October 1989
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1234294
27 March 1989
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 891549
8 June 1988
Re-Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 895058
27 March 1987
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1021573
24 March 1987
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1021576
13 April 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 464055
8 February 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 473629
3 February 1985
COI Inspection · Credit Drydock
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1292713
Deficiency record · 83
Fire Fighting › Automatic Sprinkler System › Piping
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Prove proper operation of boiler fuel oil valve, forced draft fan, fuel oiltransfer pump, fuel oil service pump and fuel tank valve remote suutdowns and closures.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Remove twist from port anchor chain.
Lifesaving
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Stow ring buoys in float-free arrangement.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Fitting
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Conduct automation tests of port boiler.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (start air) › Control Gear
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Conduct automation tests of starboard boiler.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (emergency) › Circuit Breaker
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Prove proper operation of port steam turbine generator alarms and trips.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Conductor
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Prove proper operation of starboard steam turbine generator alarms and trips.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Compressor
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Set port boiler safeties.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Compressor
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Conduct hydrostatic test of main steam piping.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Eductor
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Conduct hydrostatic test of starboard boiler.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Hose
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Conduct hydrostatic test of port boiler.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Eductor
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Set starboard boiler safeties.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Fitting
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Prove proper operation of fuel oil, lube oil, and feed water systems.
Fire Fighting › Emergency Fire Pumps › Capacity
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Prove proper operation of main and emergency fire pumps.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Prove proper operation of bilge pumps and alarms.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Demonstrate operation of watertight door to hold #4.
Fire Fighting
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Demonstrate smoke detector repeater on bridge.
Engineering
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Post maneuvering characteristics on bridge.
Navigation
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Provide magnetic compass & light for main steering station.
Lifesaving › Buoyant Apparatus › Approval
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Conduct fire & boat drills.
Navigation
Issued 23 June 1998
Resolved
Post steering gear changeover diagram on bridge.
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
REPLACE REFRACTORY IN PORT & STARBOARD BOILERS IN FOLLOWING AREAS: PORT - BEHIND SCREEN TUBE WALL AND ALONG OUTBOARD REAR VERTICAL (ABOVE REAR WALL TUBES IN AREA BETWEEN REAR & SIDEWALL TUBES). STBD - BOTH OUTBOARD VERTICALS (ON SIDEWALL BETWEEN SIDEWALL TUBES & FRONT/REARWALL TUBES).
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
PRIOR TO SEA TRIAL, PROVIDE CERTIFICATION & CAPACITY INFORMATION FOR MSD.
Documentation
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
CONDUCT OPERATIONAL TEST OF OILY WATER SEPARATOR. DO NOT USE THE OWS UNTILTHIS ITEM IS CLEARED.
Lifesaving
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
Provide embarkation ladders, port and starboard boat decks; prior to sailing.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
TEST REMOTE SHUTDOWN (FROM BRIDGE) FOR QUARTERS VENTILATION & A/C (UV COIL WAS MISSING AT TIME OF INSPECTION).
Construction/Loadline
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
Exercise and hose test all cargo hatches.
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
CONDUCT WATERSIDE INSPECTIONS ON BOTH BOILERS FOR CREDIT.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
BUILD UP WASHED OUT WELDS IN POTABLE WATER & SANITARY WATER PRESSURE VESSELS (ALONG WATERLINE AREA).
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
INVESTIGATE HAIRLINE CRACKS LOCATED AT BASE OF MAIN STEAM STRAINER TO THROTTLE VALVES.
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
PRIOR TO SEA TRIAL, CONDUCT OPERATIONAL TEST OF OILY WATER SEPARATOR; RECORD USCG CERTIFICATION INFORMATION (SEE COMMENT IN MIDR).
Fire Fighting
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
PRIOR TO SEA TRIAL, CONDUCT CO2 SHUTDOWNS/PULL RELAY TESTS FOR E/R SYSTEM.
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
PROVIDE DATA PLATES FOR 2 HYDRO-PNEUMATIC PRESSURE VESSELS.
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
Repair fixed containment for #1 deep tank, starboard side, main deck
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
PROVIDE SPRAY SHIELDS FOR FLANGES ON FUEL SYSTEM AT BOILER FRONT (46CFR 56.50-65(c)).
Electrical
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
REPAIR WIRES CONNECTED TO CONTROL FOR HEATERS ON BOTH A/C COMPRESSORS.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
PRIOR TO ACTIVATION, SET & SEAL SAFETY VALVE ON CONTAMINATED STEAM GENERATOR SHELL TO 60 PSI.
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1996
Resolved
PERFORM HYDRO TEST ON STARBOARD BOILER WITH EMPHASIS ON TESTING ECONOMIZER.IF CREDIT FOR THE HYDRO IS DESIRED, ALL CAVITIES (INCLUDING FURNACE) MUST BE OPENED. ENSURE ECONOMIZER IS CLEANED & ACCESSIBLE.
Navigation
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
PROVE OPERATION OF PORT/STBD NAVIGATION LIGHTS. ( PRIOR TO ACTIVATION)
Fire Fighting
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
CONDUCT FIRE DRILL. (PRIOR TO ACTIVATION)
Navigation
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
PROVE OPERATION OF BRIDGE ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT, RADAR, COMPASSES, & SOUNDING EQUIPMENT. (PRIOR TO ACTIVATION)
Electrical
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF AIR LOUVERS IN EMERGENCY GENERATOR ROOM, TO INCLUDE AUTOMATIC OPENING AND CLOSING UPON ACTIVATION OF FIXED CO2 SYSTEM.
Electrical
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
PROVE OPERATION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING. PRIOR TO ACTIVATION.
Electrical
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERAQTION OF HIGH JACKET WATER TEMP ALARM FOR EMERGENCY GENERATOR.
Lifesaving
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
CONDUCT BOAT DRILL. (PRIOR TO ACTIVATION)
Navigation
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
PROVIDE CURRENT CHARTS, SAILING DIRECTIONS, COAST PILOT, RULES OF THE ROAD,NOTICE TO MARINERS, & TIDE/CURRENT TABLES. PRIOR TO ACTIVATION.
Navigation
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
PROVIDE CURRENT SAFETY RADIO TELEPHONE CERTIFICATE. COMPLETE PRIOR TO SAILING.
Lifesaving
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
PROVIDE (2) FLAME SAFETY LAMPS.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
SECURE HYDRAULIC LEAKS FROM ALL OPENING/CLOSING DEVICES FOR HATCHES & TWEENDECKS.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 14 March 1994
Resolved
CLEAN OIL ON DECKS FROM HYDRAULIC LEAKS OF ALL HATCH & TWEEN DECK CLOSURE DEVICES.
Engineering
Issued 13 April 1993
Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIR TO 1.5 INCH VENT LINE FROM 3 PORT DOUBLE BOTTOM FUEL TANK IN WAY OF 3 CARGO HOLD.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 13 April 1993
Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS ON THREE BILGE SUCTION LINES AT ENGINE ROOM FORWARD BILGE MANIFOLD.
Engineering
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Provide Coast Guard approved drawings and prove operation of new electric lube oil purifier, pump and heater.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Provide manufacture dates for all non-metallic expansion joints on hull penetrations, renewing all joints in excess of 10 years.
Lifesaving
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Renew liferaft launching instructions.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Make new hot water heater installation available for inspection.
Fire Fighting
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Provide Coast Guard approved fire control plan to reflect vessels current condition.
Lifesaving
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Provide 45 life jackets approved under 46 CFR 160.155.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Prove proper operation of oily water seperator. All slops shall be retained on board, or discharged to an approved reception facility until accepted by a Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Make hospital bed accessible from both sides with upper berth hinged to be clear of lower berth when not in use.
Lifesaving
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Mark both lifeboats in accordance with SOLAS 74/83 and renew lifelines.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Provide information on MARAD hull coating systems, underwater body drawingsshowing external details and underwater body video.
Lifesaving
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Provide sufficient liferafts on each side of the vessel to accommodate 100%of total persons on board.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Make double bottom fuel tanks in way of #1,#3 and #5 holds available for internal examination.
Engineering
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Provide remote fuel shut-off valves for emergency diesel fuel tank.
Engineering
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Provide and prove operation of emergency diesel generator shutdown upon activation of fixed CO2 system.
Electrical
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Install proper identification to electrical circuits at each distribution panel.
Engineering
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Make new control air receiver and piping available for inspection and provide information as required in 46 CFR 54.01-5(c)(3).
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Make permanent repairs to wasted side shell and frames port side in #4_x001C_ cargo hold at tank top.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Crop and renew wasted side shell and frames in #4 cargo hold starboard sideat tank top level.
Fire Fighting
Issued 23 February 1993
Resolved
Make permanent repair to firemain at fire station 03-105-1.
Engineering
Issued 4 August 1991
Resolved
HAVE STARBOARD DRUM SAFETIES FORE AND AFT AND SUPERHEATER SAFETY PROPERLY SEALED BY USCG INSPECTOR AT NEXT U.S. PORT OR NO LATER THAN 04 OCT 91.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 3 May 1991
Resolved
PROVIDE AND INSTALL RELIEF VALVE FOR PORTABLE WATER SANITARY SYSTEM AND WHISTLE PRESSURE VESSELS AS PER 46 CFR 56-15.10 AT NEXT U.S. PORT.
Fire Fighting
Issued 3 May 1991
Resolved
PROVIDE APPROVED FIXED CO2 HEAD (MANUAL ACCUATED) FOR INBOARD BOTTLE. BOTTLE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE AFTBULKHEAD ON THE AFTER DECK LOCKER. TO BE COMPLETED AT NEXT U.S. PORT.
Fire Fighting
Issued 3 May 1991
Resolved
HYDROSTATICALLY TEST BV FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN ENGINEROOM. TO BE COMPLETED AT NEXT U.S. PORT.
Lifesaving
Issued 14 September 1990
Resolved
MAKE AND AFFIX ADDITIONAL NAME PLATES FOR PORT & STARBOARD LIFEBOATS FOR RECERTIFICATION FOR 50 PERSONS. NAME PLATE TO INCLUDE: BOAT'S SERIAL NUMBER, DATE OF CHANGE (19SEP90), PORT (POR) AND INSPECTORS INITIAL (MDD).
Lifesaving
Issued 8 June 1988
Resolved
PROVIDE ONE ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE SUIT, FOR A TOTAL OF SIXTY-SIX (66), PRIOR TO ACTIVATING VESSEL.
Lifesaving
Issued 24 March 1987
Resolved
END FOR END THE PORT AND STARBOARD LIFEBOAT FALLS I.A.W. REG. #19, SOLAS
Lifesaving
Issued 24 March 1987
Resolved
PROVIDE TRAINING MANUALS, VIDEOS, OR BOTH WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATION #51, 1983 SOLAS AMENDMENTS.
Lifesaving
Issued 24 March 1987
Resolved
PROVIDE AND POST LAUNCHING INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTH LIFEBOATS I.A.W. REGULATION #9, 1983 SOLAS AMENDMENTS.
Lifesaving
Issued 24 March 1987
Resolved
DEMONSTRATE OPERATION OF THE STARBOARD LIFEBOAT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.
Lifesaving
Issued 24 March 1987
Resolved
REPAIR LEAKS AT THE STARBOARD LIFEBOAT KEEL FORWARD AND AFT AND DEMONSTRATEWATERTIGHT INTEGRITY OF THE BOAT.
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.