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NORTHERN EXPLORER

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named NORTHERN EXPLORER

NORTHERN EXPLORER is a 1998 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 1998, most recently in March 2016, along with 17 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 1998 to 2016. Most recent: inspection, 24 March 2016.

Built
1998
Last inspected
24 March 2016
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
6
Deficiencies
17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
8606460 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
3EAR9
MISLE id
486973
Flag
SOVIET UNION
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-486973

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations2
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record 5 calendar years (1998–2016)
The 6 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 10 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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1987 - Dead Weight, Ton
3072 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
3072 - Displacement, Ton
922 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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 · 6

24 March 2016 PII Safety Exam · Deficiency Check · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5833657
24 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5839879
21 January 2003 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1733095
18 July 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 291980
30 March 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 425394
27 November 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 423084

Deficiency record · 17

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › IOPP Certificate
Issued 24 March 2016 Resolved
IOPP supplement reflected incinerator on board vessel could burn sludge, incinerator is not set up to burn sludge.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 28 March 2016
Resolved 25 March 2016
Resolution: IOPP reissued by class with proper info.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Valve
Issued 24 March 2016 Resolved
#3 quick closing valve to the port side day tank was tested and found inoperable
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 28 March 2016
Resolved 25 March 2016
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Gauge
Issued 24 March 2016 Resolved
Hold back devices were placed on self-closing valves used to sound tanks
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 March 2016
Resolved 24 March 2016
Resolution: corrected on the spot
Navigation
Issued 18 July 2001 Resolved
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE PROVIDE CURRENTS TABLES. SOLAS 74 (AMD) V/20
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 July 2001
Resolved 1 August 2001
Navigation
Issued 18 July 2001 Resolved
PRIOR TO NEXT U.S. PORT PROVIDE VESSEL WITH LIGHT LIST._x001C_ SOLAS 74(AMD) V/20
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 July 2001
Resolved 21 January 2003
Resolution: Purchased new Light List.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 18 July 2001 Resolved
PRIOR TO USING MAIN DECK CRANE REPAIR ALL HYDRAULIC LEAKS AND PROVIDE CLASSREPORT ATTESTING TO REPAIRS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 July 2001
Resolved 21 January 2003
Resolution: Cleared to the satisfaction of class.
Engineering
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Provide oil transfer procedures prior to bunker operations in U.S. waters.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Lifesaving
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Repair and provide class society certification of the lifeboat's internal release gear prior to departing port.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Engineering
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Repair and prove operation of the oily water separator.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 March 1999
Resolved 30 March 1999
Navigation
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Repair and prove operation of the echo sounder recorder prior to departing port.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Navigation
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Calibrate the gyro compass repeaters in wheelhouse to gyro compass. repair/correct the source of gyro heading alarms in wheelhouse prior to departing port.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Lifesaving
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Install the embarkation ladder at the proper location at the lifeboat priorto departing port.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Navigation
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Provide a maneuvering fact sheet prior to next U.S. port.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 March 1999
Resolved 30 March 1999
Fire Fighting
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Provide a satisfactory fire drill prior to departing port.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Fire Fighting
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Provide fixed CO2 fire extinguishing system service report prior to departing port.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Documentation
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Provide a minimum safe manning certificate prior to departure from port.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Lifesaving
Issued 27 November 1998 Resolved
Provide liferaft service reports prior to departure.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998

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.