JB FOSTER

Offshore Supply Vessel · Offshore class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 28 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 10
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 Offshore class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 28 April 2026

Recorded inspections10

…physical examinations8

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

1052845

9175004

WCX5838

455469

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-455469

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 shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW IBERIA, LA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg

DocumentationValid · issued 19 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026

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 it1074 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
491 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
340 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
172 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 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.

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Vessel history report

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

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Inspection history · 10

28 April 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8401183

4 March 2026 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320126

20 March 2025 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8097262

18 December 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7840049

20 March 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7653430

6 January 2022 Periodic Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7376532

16 March 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7157247

5 March 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6921275

26 October 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6570327

15 July 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6134777

Deficiency record · 5

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency steering position com./ compass reading

Issued 11 March 2026 Resolved

46 CFR 113.35-3 Each self-propelled vessel, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, must have an electric or mechanical engine order telegraph system from the navigating bridge to the engineroom. Engine telegraph currently inoperable in steering gear room. Repair/Replace to the satisfaction of the attending MI.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 March 2026
Resolved 28 April 2026
Resolution: Received satisfactory photo evidence of replacement.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 20 March 2025 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, all vessels except barges, vessels operating exclusively on rivers, and motorboats other than those certificated for ocean or coastwise route, must carry up-to-date; (a) Charts. Vessel carrying the recreation version of Rosepoint electronic charts.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 April 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: Vessel rep provided sale order for commercial Rose Point.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilators, air pipes, casings

Issued 21 March 2023 Resolved

SATISFACTORY MEANS, PERMANENTLY ATTACHED SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR CLOSING THE OPENINGS OF ALL VENTS. VENT FOR FWD LIQUID MUD TANK DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. 46 CFR 56.50-85(A)(7)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 April 2023
Resolved 22 March 2023
Resolution: REPLACED BALL ON VENT.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges

Issued 21 March 2023 Resolved

WHERE PIPES AND SCUPPERS ARE CARRIED THROUGH WATERTIGHT OR OIL TIGHT BULKHEADS, DECKS OR TANK TOPS, OR ARE CARRIED THROUGH FIRE CONTROL BULKHEADS AND DECKS, THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE SHALL BE MAINTAINED. BILGE PUMPS OVERBOARD DISCHARGE HAS A TEMPORARY REPAIR BETWEEN THE BULKHEAD AND DISCHARGE VALVE. PERMANENT REPAIRS WILL NEED TO BE MADE AT DRY DOCK. 46 CFR 56.50-1(A)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 December 2023
Resolved 15 February 2024
Resolution: Permanent repairs have been conducted.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Load Lines (including Exemption)

Issued 10 December 2018 Resolved

Vessel required to have a load line certificate. Shall not operate beyond 12NM from shore until a valid load line certificate has been issued. 46 CFR 42.03

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 December 2018
Resolved 13 December 2018

Recorded names · 1

RAM CHALLENGER (2010). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

Ownership record

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