BALSA 55

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BALSA 55 is a 1996 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 45 inspections since 1996, most recently in July 2009, along with 16 deficiencies and 8 operational controls, 1 with no removal date recorded.

Records from 1996 to 2009. Most recent: inspection, 18 July 2009.

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 18 July 2009
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 45
Deficiencies: 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: 1 with no removal date recorded

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9136876 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

3FKB6

MISLE id

445269

Flag

PANAMA

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-445269

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations19

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded24

Years with a record 14 calendar years (1996–2009)

The 45 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 17 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 it4358 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
2504 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
6830 - Dead Weight, Ton
8999 - Displacement, 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 · 45

18 July 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3538396

8 April 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3448462

19 February 2009 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3420214

3 February 2009 Ballast Water Examination · Random ISPS/MTSA/PSC

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3411899

29 October 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3353091

8 August 2008 Random ISPS/MTSA/PSC · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3292571

7 February 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3143292

7 February 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3143615

6 February 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3143228

10 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3128322

10 September 2007 ISPS II Exam · MARPOL Annex V Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination · Ballast Water Examination · NPV Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3053402

15 March 2007 Random ISPS/MTSA/PSC · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2888476

20 October 2006 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2804750

20 September 2006 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2782805

7 September 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Little Creek · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2771875

13 June 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2678373

20 May 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2657383

18 September 2005 ISPS II Exam · NPV Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex V Examination · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2494264

2 June 2005 PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2374923

23 November 2004 Ballast Water Examination · ILO-147 Exam · MARPOL Annex V Examination · PII Safety Exam · Loadline Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2246616

17 October 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2224806

13 July 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2131868

8 July 2004 NPV Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2124609

10 June 2004 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2110292

8 April 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2043694

26 November 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1955186

15 August 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1877052

3 July 2003 Ballast Water Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1833919

1 July 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1832072

22 April 2003 Security Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1779050

6 December 2002 MARPOL Annex I Examination · Annual Inspection · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination

Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1715544

5 August 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1653884

24 June 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1642781

1 December 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 296093

23 May 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96475

23 May 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 290353

26 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 282526

20 January 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 273820

1 November 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 66183

1 November 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 434282

12 May 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 428959

12 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 422348

12 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 419299

6 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 407561

5 September 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD CONCORD · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 394953

Deficiency record · 16

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring

Issued 3 February 2009 Resolved

Vessel's main engine temperature gauge electrical wiring on the No.1 cylinder was not adequately protected from high temperature.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 February 2009
Resolved 3 February 2009
Resolution: Wiring replaced to the satisfaction of USCG.

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump

Issued 3 February 2009 Resolved

The suction gauge for the bilge ballast pump is inoperable

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 March 2009
Resolved 19 February 2009
Resolution: Vessel master provided purchase order and photographs of new suction gauge. Deficiency resolved to satisfaction of Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Automatic Heat Detectors

Issued 3 February 2009 Resolved

Vessel's engine room fire detector above the ships service diesel generators is not protected against impact and physical damage.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 March 2009
Resolved 19 February 2009
Resolution: Vessel master provided spare parts manifest and photographs of fitted engine room fire detector cover. Deficiency resolved to the satisfaction of Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Fire Fighting › Firemans Outfit › Protective Clothing

Issued 8 August 2008 Resolved

One fire suit does not adequately protect the skin from heat or steam around the neck, causing a potential burn hazard to a fire team member. Rectify to the satisfaction of the USCG.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 August 2008
Resolution: Recieved reciept of new firemans helmet/hood.

Engineering › Lubricating Oil Service System › Piping

Issued 8 August 2008 Resolved

Steam line to HFO pre-heater in the HFO purification room space is missing protective lagging for approximatly 6'' and around entire circumference of the steam line, creating a burn hazard to the personell in the space. Rectify to the satisfaction of class.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 29 October 2008
Resolution: Class repot was received in which the surveyor attested to the replacing the missing lagging on the steap pipe to HFO purifier heater.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Distributor (air start)

Issued 7 February 2008 Resolved

Loss astern propulsion during transit. Air starting valve determined to be the cause. Vsl to have class attest to proper repairs of propulsion system.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 February 2008
Resolution: Air starting valve cleaned. M/E tested and satisfactorily operating within normal parameters.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Power Unit

Issued 10 September 2007 Resolved

While conducting steering tests, PSCO found that while in system two there was no response in either hand or non-follow up mode to helm input.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 September 2007
Resolved 11 September 2007
Resolution: Received class report from NKK satisfying requirement.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Hatch Cover

Issued 20 September 2006 Resolved

CARGO HOLD NUMBER THREE PORT SIDE STERN HATCH COVER HYDRAULIC PUMP IS NOT OPERATIONAL, MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE SATISFACTION OF CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 18 October 2006
Resolution: Recieved surveyors report from class society technician stating that temporary repairs have been made and a condition of class for permanent repairs by 16JAN06 has been put in place.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Propulsion Engine

Issued 26 November 2003 Resolved

Startboard Lifeboat engine failed to start.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 November 2003
Resolved 26 November 2003
Resolution: Repairs were made to Starboard Lifeboat engine. Engine was started successfully.

Lifesaving › Launching Appliances › Davit

Issued 26 November 2003 Resolved

Davit limit switch had been installed backwards and would not function.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 November 2003
Resolved 26 November 2003
Resolution: Ship''s crew re-installed the davit limit switch and proper operation was observed.

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors

Issued 26 November 2003 Resolved

Fire door on A deck failed to close completely.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering

Issued 15 August 2003 Resolved

Vessel requested letter of devaition for inoperable gyro compass LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Gyro Compass

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 August 2003
Resolution: Recieved a technicans report from Sperry Marine attesting to the proper repairs and operation of the vessels gyrocompass. Vessel is cleared to sail from Savannah, GA.

Engineering › Steering Gear System

Issued 5 August 2002 Resolved

STEERING GEAR RAM "CHATTERING" AT AMIDSHIP POSITION. REPAIR SYSTEM FOR SMOOTH OPERATION TO THE SATISFACTION OF CLASS PRIOR TO 05SEP2002. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Ram

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 September 2002
Resolved 8 August 2002
Resolution: CLEARED VIA FAX REPORT FROM CLASS

Documentation

Issued 1 November 1999 Resolved

Provide suitable crew to comply with Safe Manning Document. USCG evaluation required prior to departure._x001C_ SOLAS 74 Amended V/13a

Condition: Unknown
Due 6 November 1999
Resolved 8 November 1999

Documentation

Issued 1 November 1999 Resolved

Provide SOLAS Training Manual specific to vessel prior to next US voyage._x001C_ SOLAS 74 Amended III/51

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 January 2000
Resolved 20 January 2000

Lifesaving

Issued 1 November 1999 Resolved

Provide class report attesting to satisfactory condition and operation of port life boat prior to departure._x001C_ SOLAS 74 Amended III/19.2

Condition: Unknown
Due 6 November 1999
Resolved 8 November 1999

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.