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ML GROVE

ML GROVE is a 1997 offshore supply vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 42 inspections since 1997, most recently in December 2025, along with 22 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2019.

Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 12 December 2025.

Built
1997
Last inspected
12 December 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

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WDK4389
455468
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UNITED STATES
368054660
Maury page id
psix-455468

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded10
…past their stated due date1
Years with a record 24 calendar years (1997–2025)
The 42 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.

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 Offshore class in Maury's sources begin in 1978.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)198.3 ft × 44.0 ft × 16.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 491 / net 172
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)198.3 ft × 44.0 ft × 16.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 1,074 / net 340
BuilderHALTER MARINE GROUP · LOCKPORT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1997
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portNEW IBERIA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 15 January 2026 · expires 31 January 2027
Service, as the file records itOffshore Supply Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it491 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1074 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
172 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
340 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Radio station licence

WDK4389MMSI 368054660 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 August 2018, expires 14 August 2028
WCX5255MMSI 368113000 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 18 April 2017, cancelled 13 August 2018 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 4

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

LAUREN FRANCES Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 1277407 · 6 May 2019 · activity 6772799ENSCO 74 Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 496099 · 19 November 2003 · activity 1950921GSF MAIN PASS IV Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 54626 · 1 May 2002 · activity 1616361ROWAN ANCHORAGE Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 228954 · 12 March 2002 · activity 1603321

Inspection history · 42

12 December 2025 Annual Inspection · Vessel Attendance · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8282525
13 February 2025 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8082708
23 December 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8050403
22 December 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7841722
29 September 2023 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7800494
19 September 2022 Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7561819
21 June 2022 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7485729
23 September 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7318621
25 August 2021 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7296621
17 November 2020 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7096879
16 December 2019 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6874959
7 May 2019 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6678885
6 May 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6772799
17 August 2018 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6515273
15 July 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6134782
13 August 2015 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5214981
12 July 2012 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4376460
25 January 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3932475
14 March 2008 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3164838
11 June 2007 Re-Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2976879
9 May 2006 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2644431
29 June 2005 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2404711
2 August 2004 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2163834
27 July 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2147746
19 November 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1950921
12 November 2003 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1947042
17 September 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1961377
10 July 2003 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1842314
23 September 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1679799
23 September 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1701261
23 May 2002 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1617707
19 May 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1657532
1 May 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1616361
12 March 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1603321
21 May 2001 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1399621
12 May 2000 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1441676
9 June 1999 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1436222
8 December 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 767187
21 October 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 197509
14 May 1998 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1388570
13 June 1997 Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Hull Examination · Initial Certification
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1364606
12 May 1997 Inclining Experiment
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 782726

Deficiency record · 22

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage of rescue boats
Issued 18 December 2025 Resolved
A suitable rescue boat and its installation shall be of acceptable to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. The size, shape, installation, and other factors of suitability will be determined with due consideration of size, arrangement, intended service, and crew requirements of the vessel on which it is to be installed. Rescue boat crane is labeled with insufficient safe working load for normal ops with 03 personnel onboard. Obtain manufacturer's data for safe working load and confirm adequate load testing. Old I - 46 CFR 160.010
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 December 2025
Resolution: Vsl provided information from crane manufacturer stating the max working capacity was 6000 lbs, and safe working load was 3500 lbs. The load test was correct according to the weight of the boat, but there had been an incorrect SWL stenciled on the crane.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 18 December 2025 No resolution recorded
Every seafarer engine designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine room shall be required to demonstrate the competence to perform the functions at the support level. STCW A-III/5
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 January 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 18 December 2025 Resolved
Seafarers employed or engaged on a seagoing ship shall receive approved security-related familiarization training. Missing security awareness training for AB mariner. STCW A-VI/6
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 January 2026
Resolved 8 January 2026
Resolution: Vsl provided online security awareness training. Will still need to update MMC endorsement.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 18 December 2025 Resolved
It shall be the duty of the master or other person in charge of the vessel to see that all the provisions of the certificate of inspection are strictly adhered to. Vsl exhibited lack of continued compliance to conditions of COI and raised concerns for safety management. Vsl rep will clear deficiency by providing company policy on proactive management of the vessel. See narrative for details.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 January 2026
Resolved 22 December 2025
Resolution: MI had conversation with company VP discussing safety procedures and proactive management.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved
Marine inspector must conduct such tests and inspections of the main propulsion and auxiliary machinery and of its associated equipment, including the fluid control systems, as they feel necessary to check safe operation. MIs identified excessive oil leakage from the port generator. 46 CFR 61.20-3 (a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 December 2024
Resolution: ABS verified port generator muffler gasket was replaced. No oil leaks observed during post repair operation.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved
The following emergency lighting and power loads must be arranged so that they can be energized from the temporary emergency power source:(c) Lighting, for passageways, stairways, and escape trunks in passenger quarters, crew quarters, public spaces, machinery spaces. MIs identified inadequate emergency lighting in the forward engine room vestibule going into the galley. 46 CFR 112.15-1
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 December 2024
Resolution: ABS: Emergency Light in forward engine room vestibule going into the galley was found to be operating.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved
The means for securing and maintaining weathertightness shall be to the satisfaction of the assigning authority. Port aft emergency escape hatch did not allow ease of escape. Provide class report clearing repairs. 46 CFR 42.15-30
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 January 2025
Resolved 23 December 2024
Resolution: ABS: Port aft emergency escape hatch was repaired, improving ease of operation.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved
Materials used in piping systems must be selected from: The pipe, tubing, and fitting specifications that appear in table 1 to § 56.60-1, ASTM F1155, or The material specifications of Sections I or VIII of the ASME BPVC. Ballast water piping in the overhead of the engine room located centerline was found with a soft patch and running rust from leaking water. Make permanent repairs. 46 CFR 56.60-1(a)(2)
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 January 2025
Resolved 23 December 2024
Resolution: ABS: Ballast water piping in the overhead of the engine room located centerline was repaired with a welded collar and threaded nipple
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Other (crew and accommodation)
Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved
A vessel engaged in commercial service that does not carry passengers, shall maintain a video surveillance system. The requirements in this section shall apply to documented vessels with overnight accommodations for at least 10 individuals on board that are at least 79 feet in overall length and required to have a load line under chapter 51. Vessel has not installed cameras as required by the [name withheld] Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022. Vessel is restricted to nine (9) persons on board including crew and offshore workers until cameras are installed and verified by marine inspector. 46 USC 4901
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 January 2025
Resolved 18 December 2025
Resolution: Witnessed operational cameras during annual inspection.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved
No change shall be made in the vessel's structure, equipment, arrangement, material, or scantlings as covered by such survey, without the prior specific approval of the assigning and issuing authority. Wire penetration located port side near the engine room emergency escape hatch, used for deck lighting, was not made watertight. 46 CFR 42.09-50(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 January 2025
Resolved 23 December 2024
Resolution: ABS: Wire penetration located port side near the engine room emergency escape hatch, used for deck lighting, had a threaded coupling installed over it making it watertight.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 29 September 2023 Resolved
Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (g) of this section, each vessel must undergo drydock, internal structural, and cargo tank internal examinations.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 30 October 2023
Resolved 24 October 2023
Resolution: Veseel completed all required worklist items.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 19 September 2022 Resolved
All Davits and necessary gear shall be such as to meet the requirements for the installation test set forth in subpart 94.35. the design, arrangements, and installation shall be such as to preclude undue delay in getting the lifeboat in the water. Vessels Davit was inoperable. OLD I CFR 94.25-10
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 23 October 2022
Resolved 22 September 2022
Resolution: Vessel replace lock ring to allow the Davit to work.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 19 September 2022 Resolved
At each inspection for certification, the inspector shall examine the tank tops and bilges in the machinery spaces to see that there is no accumulation of oil which might create a fire hazards. Vessel had excessive oil in the bilge creating a fire hazard.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 23 October 2022
Resolved 22 September 2022
Resolution: Vessel removed oil from bilge
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 17 August 2018 Resolved
Vessel must have a properly installed, operational type approved AIS. Vessels AIS showed old vessel information. New vessel name information needs to be inputed. 33 CFR 164.46
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 October 2018
Resolved 19 September 2018
Resolution: Updated AIS with appropriate vessel information.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 17 August 2018 Resolved
Vent outlets from all tanks which may emit flammable or combustible vapors must be fitted with flame screens. Vessel liquid mud vents did not have flame screens installed. 46 CFR 56.50-85(a)(8)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 October 2018
Resolved 19 September 2018
Resolution: Installed flame screens on all liquid mud tank vents.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Financial Responsibility
Issued 12 July 2012 Resolved
Vessel does not have COFR at time of inspection. Instructed to obtain proof of COFR prior to operation.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 24 September 2012
Resolved 24 August 2012
Resolution: Provided proof of COFR
Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark
Issued 10 July 2003 Resolved
Repaint load line and draft mark on vessel.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 August 2003
Resolved 10 July 2003
Resolution: Vessel personel began repainting load line and deck marks at conclusion of inspection.
Construction/Loadline › Hull
Issued 23 May 2002 Resolved
5' x 5' cut-out ordered on stern wrap-around. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Side Shell
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 31 May 2002
Resolution: Insert completed with satisfactory NDT performed.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 23 May 2002 Resolved
Lifelines on port side buoys needed to be replaced.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 31 May 2002
Resolution: Lifelines replaced.
Lifesaving › Rescue Boat
Issued 23 May 2002 Resolved
Spool valve needed repairs. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Spool valve
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 31 May 2002
Resolution: Spool valve repaired.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 23 May 2002 Resolved
First aid kits contained many expired items.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 31 May 2002
Resolution: New medicine purchased.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety
Issued 23 May 2002 Resolved
New gaskets for escape hatches needed. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Escape hatches
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 31 May 2002
Resolution: Gaskets replaced.

Casualty record · 1

6 May 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6772799
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

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.