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BULL SHARK

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

BULL SHARK is a 1998 offshore supply vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 13 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 13 casualty investigations between 1999 and 2021.

Records from 1999 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 1 July 2026.

Built
1998
Last inspected
1 July 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
19
Deficiencies
13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
13 investigations · 1999–2021
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
1070562
IMO number
8764690
Call sign
WDH4790
MISLE id
479976
Flag
NIGERIA
Maury page id
psix-479976

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations15
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record 8 calendar years (2016–2026)
The 19 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 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.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it859 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
257 - 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspection history · 19

1 July 2026 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8421579
6 March 2023 Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7646020
29 November 2021 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7358373
18 November 2021 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7354471
20 October 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7336506
20 October 2021 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7337175
17 March 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7170942
1 February 2021 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7134121
17 January 2020 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6891337
15 January 2020 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6890632
14 January 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6609916
26 January 2018 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6344008
16 January 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6338186
11 August 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC SAILFISH (WPB 87356) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6242460
20 July 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6215415
25 February 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6109912
25 February 2017 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6180413
8 December 2016 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6054866
7 March 2016 Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5829806

Deficiency record · 13

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 7 December 2021 Resolved
Each Class 1 door must be designed to withstand a head of water of 10 feet. Engine room door has incorrect gasket material and is not watertight.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 December 2021
Resolution: Correct gasket material installed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 7 December 2021 Resolved
Each vsl must have a propulsion control system operable from the pilothouse. Port Z-drive has a bad seal and is out of alignment.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 16 December 2021
Resolution: Witnessed test.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 7 December 2021 Resolved
Each jacking control system must be designed so hydraulic system low fluid level will activate an alarm at the operating station. Aft leg has low hydraulic fluid alarm active.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 16 December 2021
Resolution: Fluid added alarm cleared.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 7 December 2021 Resolved
Electrical equipment exposed to corrosive environments must be resistant to corrosion. Electrical disconnect box on the stbd side 01 deck is corroded and rusted through panel aloso.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 January 2022
Resolved 16 December 2021
Resolution: Box replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 7 December 2021 Resolved
Each lifefloat must be capable of float free launching. Painter bracket is mangled, line will get caught while paying out, aft port arrangement.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 December 2021
Resolved 16 December 2021
Resolution: Bracket replaced.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 7 December 2021 Resolved
Navigation lights shall have an intensity so as to be visible for their minimum range. Anchor light white housing (lens) is deteriorated and does not meet minimum requirements.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 December 2021
Resolved 16 December 2021
Resolution: Lens replaced.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 7 December 2021 Resolved
Each vsl must carry adequate and up-to-date charts. Chart corrections are not being conducted.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 December 2021
Resolved 16 December 2021
Resolution: Charts updated.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 12 February 2021 Resolved
Any vsl using the navigateable waters of the US and that is more than 300 GT shall have a certificate of financial responsibility (COFR). VSL did not have a current COFR & shall provide proof of one before sailing. CITE: 33 CFR 138.15
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 February 2021
Resolved 12 February 2021
Resolution: Rep provided valid COFR
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 17 January 2020 Resolved
EACH VESSEL MUST MINIMIZE FIRE HAZARDS AS FAR AS REASONABLE AND PRACTICABLE; ADD CHAFING GEAR TO FLEXIBLE HOSE ON GENERATOR. 46 CFR 127.220(a)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 17 January 2020
Resolved 17 January 2020
Resolution: CHAFING GEAR ADDED
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boat inventory
Issued 17 January 2020 Resolved
EACH RESCUE BOAT MUST CARRY THE EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED FOR IT; RADAR REFLECTOR WAS IN POOR CONDITION AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. 46 CFR 133.175(b)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 17 January 2020
Resolved 17 January 2020
Resolution: ADDITIONAL REFLECTOR ONBOARD
Engineering › Generator (propulsion-electric) › Indicator Circuitry
Issued 20 July 2017 Resolved
Provide proper operation of visual indicating lights for high jacket water temperature and low oil pressure alarms on all four generators.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 July 2017
Resolved 21 July 2017
Resolution: Marine Inspector witnessed proper operation of the alarms.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Interface Detector
Issued 20 July 2017 Resolved
Provide proper operation of audible alarm for two center line bilge high level indicators.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 July 2017
Resolved 21 July 2017
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating
Issued 31 March 2016 Resolved
No sail 835 was for the pad-to-can connection on the Liftboat. Inspector has to witness NDT prior to vessl operations.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 1 April 2016

Casualty record · 13

9 August 1999Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 116349
17 August 1999Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 88049
23 January 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 1608125
11 February 2002Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1487958
2 June 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1640647
7 August 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1698888
25 March 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1771028
8 January 2004Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1984377
12 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3579495
26 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4127578
6 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4811852
25 February 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6109912
20 October 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7336506
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. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 1

PAUL DANOS (1999–2004). 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

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.