KARLSKRONA

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

KARLSKRONA is a 1996 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 35 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 13 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 6 January 2026.

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 6 January 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 35
Deficiencies: 5 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 6 January 2026

Recorded inspections35

…physical examinations15

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded12

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

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9085558

D5RL4

476387

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-476387

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it46444 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
130421 - Displacement, Metric Ton
81488 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
96103 - Dead Weight, Metric 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, 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 · 35

6 January 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8291170

17 October 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8254681

12 October 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8246579

1 May 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7904872

30 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7904114

6 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7632504

2 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7631515

31 January 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7629838

12 October 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7575255

9 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7574215

9 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7584959

18 September 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7561115

19 July 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7509786

21 January 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7383531

19 September 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7315529

27 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7269195

13 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7174357

5 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7168826

26 January 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7131173

25 November 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7102210

22 April 2018 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6394667

27 December 2017 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6327402

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

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6061711

29 June 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5913549

16 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5909064

15 June 2016 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5908021

15 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5957072

17 May 2016 Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5879911

17 May 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5935054

13 May 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5876053

9 May 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5872202

9 May 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5876113

4 February 2016 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5808237

2 February 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5807834

27 January 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5804474

Deficiency record · 5

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency source of power - Emergency generator

Issued 19 July 2022 Resolved

The electrical power available shall be sufficient to supply all those services that are essential for safety in an emergency. PSCO observed burst pipe from water cooling supply line while testing the emergency generator. PSCO observed approximately 3 liters of coolant actively leaking while the generator was running in 30 seconds. 74 SOLAS(2004 cons. ed.) II-1/43.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 July 2022
Resolution: Received class report.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces

Issued 19 July 2022 Resolved

After any survey of the ship under regulations has been completed no change shall be made in the structural arrangements, machinery, equipment, and other items covered by the survey. PSCO observed temporary fix on MGO quick closing fuel supply valve. 74SOLAS(2014 Cons. Ed.) I/11(b)40ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 31 October 2022
Resolution: Recieved class report. See attached.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Transfer Equipment Test/Inspection Records

Issued 27 December 2017 Resolved

0999-Other (Safety In General)-Each transfer pipe system must not leak under static liquid pressure at least 1 1/2 times the maximum allowable working pressure. The frequency of the tests must be for vessels, annually or as part of the biennial and mid-period inspections. PSCO observed no hydrostatic test record for bunker lines since May 2016 and multiple records of bunkering in U.S. since then. Provide evidence of test to USCG. 33 CFR 156.170, 15c.

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 28 December 2017
Resolution: Vessel provided records of hydrostatic testing of bunker lines completed while in New Orleans. Lines were tested to 150% of the maximum allowable working pressure.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Valve

Issued 15 June 2016 Resolved

The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that in all aspects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. The number 4 steering pump is inoperable due to a malfunctioning pilot valve.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 June 2016
Resolved 29 June 2016
Resolution: 29Jun16: Received Lloyd's Register class report attesting to proper repair of #4 steering pump.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Pump

Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved

The main steering gear and rudder stock shall be of adequate strength and capable of steering the ship at maximum ahead service speed. Port State Control Officers conducted a steering test onbaordge and at local stand. Observed 1&4 pumps together and the rudder creeped to port without order. At teh local stand tested all 4 pumps individually, and observed #1 pump tp be malfunctioned and the rudder

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 May 2016
Resolved 18 May 2016
Resolution: Recvd survey report. Steering pump #1 was found to be leaking internally;crew secured pump to have only have three pumps available to operate steering system.

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.