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POLAR SUN
Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named POLAR SUN
POLAR SUN is a 1968 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 1997, most recently in April 2000, along with 77 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 1997 to 2000. Most recent: inspection, 10 April 2000.
- Built
- 1968
- Last inspected
- 10 April 2000
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 77 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
6900367 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
V3VF9
460186
Flag
BELIZE
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Maury page id
psix-460186
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded16
Years with a record
4 calendar years (1997–2000)
The 16 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 26 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 it188 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
278 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
299 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
771 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
278 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
299 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
771 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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 · 16
10 April 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 276464
10 April 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 277420
25 October 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 433844
13 September 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 432716
22 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 426063
8 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 425171
26 October 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 421950
24 August 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 419643
10 August 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 419094
18 July 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN JUAN · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 418253
13 April 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN JUAN · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 414765
23 March 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 414102
9 March 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 413630
26 January 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 411840
22 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 408357
2 July 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN JUAN · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 405402
Deficiency record · 77
Deck/Cargo
Issued 13 September 1999
Resolved
Repair soft patches on deck piping.
Documentation
Issued 8 February 1999
Resolved
Provide up to date Manning Certificate.
Documentation
Issued 8 February 1999
Resolved
Provide CCSSC certificate record of equipment form.
Lifesaving
Issued 8 February 1999
Resolved
Make log entries of test and drills.
Documentation
Issued 8 February 1999
Resolved
Provide mates license.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 8 February 1999
Resolved
Repair on deck hydraulic lines in way of soft patches port and starboard side just aft of midship structure.
Documentation
Issued 8 February 1999
Resolved
Provide Oil Record Book.
Documentation
Issued 8 February 1999
Resolved
Log plastic disposal in Garbage Record Book.
Engineering
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
INSTALL FLAME GUARD TO BOTTOM OF FUEL FILTER TO MAIN DIESEL ENGINE.
Fire Fighting
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
SERVICE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER UNDER NO. 1 CARGO BOOM. CORRECT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Navigation
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE CURRENT LIST OF LIGHTS VOLUME J W/ CORRECTIONS. CORRECT PRIOR TO RETURN TO SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.
Lifesaving
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROPERLY STOW FLAMABLE LIQUIDS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP. CORRECT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Lifesaving
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
REPLACE WATER LIGHTS ON LIFEJACKETS W/OUT WATER PROOF PLUGS. CORRECT PRIOR TO NEXT U.S. WATERS.
Electrical
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROPERLY REPAIR THE WIRING TO THE PORT SIDE SPOT LIGHT.
Electrical
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROPERLY MOUNT BATTERY CHARGER IN ENGINE ROOM.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROPERLY REPAIR TEMP PATCHES IN HYDRAULIC PIPE LINE ON DECK PORT AND STARBOARD SIDE.
Electrical
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROPERLY MOUNT BATTERY CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY GENERATOR.
Electrical
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROPERLY REPAIR SWITCH TO FAN IN WORK SHOP DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
REPAIR HOLE IN BULKHEAD BEHIND EMERGENCY GENERATOR.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PAINT THE SAFE WORKING LOAD ON THE CARGO BOOM.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PAINT THE LOAD LINE TO AGREE WITH THE LOAD LINE CERTIFICATE.
Lifesaving
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE RESCUE BOAT ON BOARD. FAX REPAIR REPORT TO MSO SAN JUAN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Navigation
Issued 18 July 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE CURRENT PUERTO RICO TO SAN JUAN APPROACH CHARTS W/CORRECTIONS._x001C_ CORRECT PRIOR TO RETURN TO SAN JUAN, P.R.
Electrical
Issued 9 March 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL LIGHTING AT LIFERAFTS
Lifesaving
Issued 9 March 1998
Resolved
PROVE OPERATION OF RESCUE BOAT LAUNCHING SYSTEM WITH WEIGHT.
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ALL INSTALLATIONS/EQUIPMENT FORFIGHTING AND CONTAINMENT OF FIRE. _x001C_ CSSC 1.8
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
ENSURE ALL FIRE HOSES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION; FREE OF LEAKS. _x001C_ CSSC 3.4/3.5
Navigation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
MAKE OPERATIVE RADAR REQUIRED BY CCSSC CERTIFICATE. (solas V/12)
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
POST OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR LAUNCHING LIFE BOAT AND RESCUE BOAT. _x001C_ cssc chapter 5
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE MACHINERY GUARD ON PORT GENERATOR. _x001C_ CSSC CH 2
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHING ARRANGEMENT FOR PAINT LOCKER. _x001C_ CSSC 3.8)
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM ON EMERGENCY POWER (CSSC 2F2.34.6
Navigation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF LOSS OF STEERING ALARM (CSSC 2G 2.38.2)
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF EMERGENCY FIRE PUMP (CSSC 3A 3.16.2)
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROPER CLOSURE OF ALL VENTILATION OUTLETS AND INLETS (CSSC 3B 3.16.6.3)
Engineering
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROTECTION FOR LIGHT GLASS ON LUBE AND FUEL OIL SYSTEMS- PREVENTS BREAKAGE AND SPILLING THE FUEL. (CSSC 3B 3.19.2.4)
Engineering
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE CUT OFF HANDLES TO SIGHT GLASSED ON LUBE AND FUEL OIL SYSTEMS SO THAT IF THE GLASS BREAKS, THE FUEL FLOW CAN BE CUT OFF. (CSSC 3B 3.19.2.4)
Engineering
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
MANY OF THE FUEL AND LUBE OIL SYSTEMS AND MACHINERY HAVE FUEL LEAKS. MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO STOP THE LEAKS
Documentation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE CLASS REPORT ON CORRECTED CONDITIONS OF CLASS. _x001C_ CSSC 1.10.8
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BRIDGE AND FIRE PARTIES DURING FIRE DRILLS. _x001C_ CSSC 4.16/4.17
Electrical
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL BATTERIES
Engineering
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
LABLE EACH REMOTE FUEL SHUT OFF.
Electrical
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
REMOVE OR PERMANENTY INSTALL ELECTRICAL EXTENTIONCORD COMING FROM MAIN ELECTIRCAL DISTRIBUTION BOARD (STBD SIDE 3RD PANEL DOWN)
Electrical
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
INSTEAD OF REQUIRING THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR TO AUTO START IN 45 SECONDS (2F 2.34.7) THE USCG WILL REQUIRE PROPER OPERATION OF TRANSITIONAL LIGHTINGAT STEERING, FIRE PUMP, BILGE PUMP, LIFE RAFT STATIONS, AND EMERGENCY GENERATOR UNTIL THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR COMES ON LINE (CSSC 2.34.5)
Electrical
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE AN EMERGENCY SWITCH BOARD FROM EMERGENCY GENERATOR_x001C_ (CSSC 2F 2.34.1)
Electrical
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
ENSURE THAT THE LOCATION OF EMERGENCY SWITCH BOARD AND ITS POWER IS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY WHERE THE MAIN SWITCHBOARD IS LOCATED (CSSC 2F 2.34.3)
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE HEARING PROTECTION AT ENTRY INTO ENGINE ROOM
Electrical
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
REMOVE UN-USED ELECTRICAL WIRING. THERE IS A LOT. AREAS NOTED ESPECIALLY IN THE ENGINE ROOM (GENERATOR, FORWARD BIULKHEAD BY FIRE PUMP SWITCH), BRIDGE, PAINT LOCKER, AND AREA AT THE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION BOARD ABOVE THE ENGINE ROOM.
Electrical
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT REQUIRED SPACES. (STEERING,FIRE PUMP, BILGE PUMP, PASSAGEWAYS, LIFE RAFT STATIONS)_x001C_ CSSC 2F 2.32.1.3
Engineering
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE VENTILATION FOR FUEL TANK AT EMERGENCY GENERATOR
Documentation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
MAINTAIN GARBAGE LOG. _x001C_ (MARPOL 73/78)
Engineering
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE AND PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF A LOW LUBE OIL ALARM FOR THE GENERATOR OR AUTO SHUT DOWN._x001C_ (2E 2.24.6)
Engineering
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF LOW LUBE OIL ALARM FOR MAIN DIESEL ENGINE OR AUTOSHUT DOWN._x001C_ CSSC 2E 2.24.6
Construction/Loadline
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIR TO ACCESS HATCHES TO CHAIN LOCKER (INSTAL COAMING). ENSURE HATCHES CAN WORK AND ARE SECURE EXCEPT WHEN IN USE.
Navigation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE CORRECTED CHARTS FOR CHRISTIANSTED HARBOR, ST. CROIX, AND ST. THOMAS.
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
ENSURE SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOAT ARE MARKED IAW LSA CODE. _x001C_ CSSC 4.5
Documentation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE RADIO LICENSE FOR MASTER.
Navigation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
ENSURE REQUIRED HANDHELD RADIOS ARE PROVIDED. _x001C_ CSSC CH 5
Documentation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE RESULTS OF DRYDOCK SURVEY. (CSSC 1.10.8)
Navigation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE UPDATED TIDE TABLES AND TIDAL CURRENT TABLES. (cssc 6.1.2.16
Construction/Loadline
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE MEANS OF SOUNDING ALL BILGE SPACES, TANKS, AND COFFERDAMS NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE. ENSURE THAT PERMANENTLY ATTACHED MEANS OF CLOSING PIPESARE PROVIDED. _x001C_ CSSC 2.8
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE TRAINING MANUAL FOR LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES. _x001C_ CSSC 4.4 AND 5
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE EMBARKATION LADDERS AT PORT AND STARBOARD EMBARKATION LOCATIONS. _x001C_cssc 4.10
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE FOR MANUAL DEPLOYMENT OF LIFE RAFTS WITHOUT IMPEDIMENT BY VESSEL RAILING. cssc 4.9/4.10
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE HYDROSTATIC RELEASE WITH WEAK LINK ON PORT SIDE LIFERAFT. _x001C_ (cssc 4.8)
Navigation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF AFT ANCHOR LIGHT.
Unknown
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
MASTER & CREW TO PROVE FAMILIARITY WITH USE AND TESTING OF EMERGENCY LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT (SART & EPIRB).
Unknown
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
MAINTAIN LOG ENTRIES FOR TESTING, TRAINING, DRILLS, STEERING GEAR, PRE- ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TESTS, AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
REPAINT LOADLINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH VESSEL'S LOADLINE CERTIFICATE.
Documentation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE STABILITY/LOADING INFORMATION TO MASTER. _x001C_ CSSC 2.17
Construction/Loadline
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE DECK LINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOADLINE CERTIFICATE. _x001C_ ILCC 66
Documentation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
MAINTAIN RADIO LOG. _x001C_ CSSC 5.7
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
ENSURE ALL LIFEBUOYS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, MARKED WITH SHIP'S NAME AND HOME PORT, HAVE BUOYANT LINES ATTACHED, AND RETRO-REFLECTIVE TAPE. SHIP IS TO MAINTAIN 8 LIFE BUOYS ONBOARD. _x001C_ CSSC 4.11
Lifesaving
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
ENSURE ALL LIFE JACKETS ARE APPROPRIATELY MARKED (SHIP'S NAME). _x001C_ cssc 4.11
Unknown
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVIDE MUSTER LIST AND EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS. POST LIST IN CONSPICUOUS PLACES. LIST MUST SHOW CREW MEMBER DUTIES DURING EMERGENCY. _x001C_ cssc 4.6
Navigation
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
POST OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR STEERING GEAR ON BRIDGE (POWER/MANUAL OPERATIONS). _x001C_ CSSC 2.38
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 January 1998
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM (CSSC 3B 3.16.7)
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.