LIBERTY KING

Freight Ship · Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

LIBERTY KING is a 1998 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2024, along with 8 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: operational control imposed, 29 October 2024.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 29 October 2024
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 8 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 Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 29 October 2024

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations10

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2024)

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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9203291

V7A4807

487116

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Maury page id

psix-487116

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it21511 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
37917 - Displacement, Metric Ton
55729 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
21868 - 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.

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 · 18

29 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8026180

21 September 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7791782

14 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7742704

21 February 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7637228

3 March 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7404942

24 November 2021 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7356908

10 December 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7109733

9 November 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7092398

14 February 2020 Administrative Inspection · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6908854

21 April 2019 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6664947

25 October 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6568027

10 October 2018 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6557926

22 July 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6486815

15 April 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6391748

16 September 2017 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6265902

13 September 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6265895

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

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6056695

12 April 2016 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5852534

Deficiency record · 8

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 21 September 2023 Resolved

PSCO Observed 03 Generators missing protective caps, exposing inner junction box and wires. Per SOLAS (1997 ed) II-I/Reg 40.1.3 Electrical installations shall be such that the safety of passengers, crew and ships from electrical hazards will be ensured.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 21 September 2023
Resolved 21 September 2023

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

Issued 24 November 2021 Resolved

All ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards shall be fitted with 9 GHz radar to assist in navigation and collision avoidance. Vessel reported x-band radar was inoperable.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 November 2021
Resolved 24 November 2021
Resolution: Received Furuno technician's report attesting to full functionality of both X and S band radars. Deficiency cleared.

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

Issued 24 November 2021 Resolved

All ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards shall have a 3 GHz radar to assist in navigation and in collision avoidance. Vessel reported s-band radar was inoperable.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 14 February 2020 Resolved

AFTER ANY SURVEY OF THE SHIP UNDER REGULATIONS 7,8,9 OR 10 HAS BEEN COMPLETED, NO CHANGE SHALL BE MADE IN THE STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS, MACHINERY EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS COVERED BY THE SURVEY WITHOUT THE SANTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. PSCO OBSERVED UNAPPROVED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN CREW LAUNDRY. POWER SUPPLY FOR ADDITIONAL TERMINAL WAS ADDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING INSTALLATIONS. 74 SOLAS (14) I/11(B) 40AC

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 9 November 2020
Resolution: Received Class report attesting to the rectification by removing the additional power supply.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal equipment for fire safety

Issued 10 October 2018 Resolved

07111 Protective clothing of material to protect the skin from the heat radiating from the fire and from burns and scaling by steam. The outer surface shall be water-resistant. 01 firefighting outfit had protective coating that was flaking on multiple areas. 74 SOLAS 01 II-2/17.1.1.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 October 2018
Resolved 10 October 2018

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 10 October 2018 Resolved

The machinery, boilers, other pressure vessles, associated piping and fittings shall be of a desgin and constructed adequate for the service for which they are intended. The drain piping on the purifiers that draines into the sludge tank is spraying excessive oil casuing a heavy accumulation of oil in the associated areas around the purifiers.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 30 October 2018
Resolved 31 October 2018

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire control plan

Issued 10 October 2018 Resolved

General arrangement fire plans shall be permanently exhibited for the guidance of the ships officers, showing fire detection and fire extinguishing appliances. Vessel's fire plan does not refelct the correct amount of fire fighting suits.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 30 October 2018
Resolved 31 October 2018

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of Lifeboats

Issued 10 October 2018 Resolved

All life saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use, during PSC examination, crew attempted to test outboard rescue boat engine without water. PSC team requested the engine be tested using water to ensure proper operation. The crew installed a drum and started the engine, no water was observed coming from the cooling port, which is an indication of impeller damage.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 October 2018
Resolved 10 October 2018

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.