BALTIC PURPLE

Freight Ship · Refrigerated Cargo Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

BALTIC PURPLE is a 1996 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2025, along with 11 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 16 January 2025.

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 16 January 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 10
Deficiencies: 11 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 Refrigerated Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 16 January 2025

Recorded inspections10

…physical examinations7

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 5 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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9143099

C6DN3

449666

Flag

BAHAMAS, THE

Maury page id

psix-449666

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it17648 - Displacement, Metric Ton
10432 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
11438 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
5901 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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 · 10

16 January 2025 PSC A

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8064073

15 January 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8064247

28 December 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7613849

26 September 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7562452

24 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7565484

19 February 2021 PSC B · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7141949

5 February 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7136566

4 February 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7135880

12 January 2018 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6334975

6 December 2016 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6053471

Deficiency record · 11

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 26 September 2022 Resolved

74 SOLAS (97 Cons) III/19.2 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. During lifeboat steering test PSCO observed rudder unable to fully maneuver to port. Chief engineer stated that vibrtation caused rudder stock to loosen and prevent it from turning to STBD.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 28 December 2022
Resolution: SDB review class report with satisfactory repairs and test. No further action required.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage

Issued 26 September 2022 Resolved

ICLL 66 I/25(3) The opening below the lowest course of the guard rails shall not exceed 230mm (9 inches). The other sourses shall be not more than 380mm(15 inches) apart. The railing on port side midships and starboard bow were observed to exceed 15 inches.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 28 December 2022
Resolution: SDB reviewed class report with rectified repairs. No further action required.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage data recorder (VDR)/Simplified Voyage data recorder(S-VDR)

Issued 26 September 2022 Resolved

74 SOLAS (Cons 20) V/18.8 The voyage data recorder system, including all sensors, shall be subject to an annual performancve test. A copy of the certificate of compliance issued by the applicable performance standards, shall be retained on board the ship. A copy of the valid certificate of compliance is not available.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 28 December 2022
Resolution: SDB reviewed class report. Certificate of compliance issued. VDR performance test completed on 01/11/2022. No further action required.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 26 September 2022 Resolved

74 SOLAS (Cons 97) II-2/47.2 Doors required to be self-closing shall not be fitted with hold-back hooks. PSCO observed three of the self-closing doors in the galley fitted with hold back hooks.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 26 September 2022
Resolution: The hold back hooks were removed.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 19 February 2021 Resolved

11104 - Rescue Boats: Rescue boats shall be stowed in a state of continuous readiness for launching in not more than 5 min. Rescue boat failed to start after multiple attempts. 74SOLAS(2009)CONS ED. CH.III/REG.14.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 21 February 2021
Resolution: Witnessed Rescue Boat start on first attempt and run for 3 minutes.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Searchlight

Issued 12 January 2018 Resolved

01 1551 50c ALL SHIPS OVER 150GT, WHEN ENGAGED ON INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES, SHALL BE ON BOARD AN EFFICIENT DAYLIGHT SIGNALING LAMP WHICH SHALL NOT BE SOLELY DEPENDENT UPON THE SHIPS MAIN SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE DAYLIGHT SIGNALING LAMP DOES NOT HAVE AN INDEPENDENT POWER SUPPLY. 74 SOLAS (97) V/11

Due 11 February 2018
Resolved 5 February 2021
Resolution: Received report attesting to satisfactory repair.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark

Issued 12 January 2018 Resolved

02 1200 40C THE RING, LINES AND LETTERS SHALL BE PAINTED.. IN BLACK ON A LIGHT BACKGROUND. THE LOAD LINE IS PAINTED IN BLUE. ICLL 8

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 5 February 2021
Resolution: Received report attesting to satisfactory repair.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Rudder/Tiller/Steering

Issued 12 January 2018 Resolved

BEFORE THE SHIP LEAVES PORT AND DURING ALL TIMES DURING THE VOYAGE, ALL LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES SHALL BE IN WORKING ORDER AND READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE. THE RUDDER ON THE FREEFALL LIFEBOAT WAS FOUND STUCK AND NOT IMMEDIATELY OPERATIONAL. 74 SOLAS (14) III/20.2

Due 12 January 2018
Resolved 12 January 2018
Resolution: CORRECTED ON THE SPOT.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark

Issued 6 December 2016 Resolved

The ring, lines and letters shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark background or in black on a light background. PSCO observed port side load line paint had rubbed off to bare metal. 50AC

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Due 7 January 2017
Resolved 19 December 2016
Resolution: Recieved Class report attesting to deficiency issued on 07DEC16. Vessel has had the load line repainted.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat Equipment › Radar Transponder

Issued 6 December 2016 Resolved

On ships carrying at least two search and rescue locating devices and equipped with free-fall lifeboats, one of the search and rescue located devices shall be stowed in a free-fall lifeboat. PSCO observed second SART on bridge. 10C

Condition: Improper Installation
Due 7 December 2016
Resolved 7 December 2016
Resolution: crew member installed second SART in free fall lifeboat.

Fire Fighting › International Shore Connection › Bolts

Issued 6 December 2016 Resolved

An international shore connection shall consist of 04 bolts and 08 washers. PSCO observed 01 bolt and 08 washers missing from ISC. 10C

Due 7 December 2016
Resolved 7 December 2016
Resolution: Corrected on the spot. Crew provided missing bolt and washers.

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.