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BRIDGE MAIL

Freight Ship · Ro-Ro Cargo Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

BRIDGE MAIL is a 1999 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2023, most recently in April 2026, along with 8 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 2 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2012.

Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 April 2026.

Built
1999
Last inspected
2 April 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
11
Deficiencies
8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2011–2012
Also recorded as
1 other name

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 2 April 2026
Recorded inspections11
…physical examinations9
…administrative events2
Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 4 calendar years (2023–2026)
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

US Official No.
1076186
IMO number
9208887
Call sign
YJXK5
MISLE id
488610
Flag
VANUATU
Maury page id
psix-488610

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it446 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
1158 - Displacement, Ton
2246 - Dead Weight, Ton
1489 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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
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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 · 11

2 April 2026 PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8341277
1 October 2025 PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8244880
25 August 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8219782
31 March 2025 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8102408
25 September 2024 PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8008337
6 September 2024 PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7994559
16 March 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7880103
3 March 2024 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7872213
26 February 2024 PSC B · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7868753
10 January 2024 Deficiency Check · PSC A
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7841736
1 March 2023 In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7642437

Deficiency record · 8

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator
Issued 6 September 2024 Resolved
The main steering gear and rudder stock shall be capable of putting the rudder over from 35 degrees on one side to 35 degrees on the other side... PSCO observed vessel unable to bring rudder to 35 degrees port. Rudder was unabel to go past 15 degrees port. 74SOLAS(04) CH II-I/ reg 29 3.2 17 ac
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 September 2024
Resolution: Class report and tech report recieved.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil discharge monitoring and control system
Issued 26 February 2024 Resolved
OIL FILTERING EQUIPMENT REFERRED TO IN THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SUCH AS WILL ENSURE THAT ANY OILY MIXTURE DISCHARGED INTO THE SEA AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE SYSTEM HAS AN OIL CONTENT NOT EXCEEDING 15PPM. VESSEL'S OIL CONTENT MEMTER IS INOPERABLE. MARPOL(11 CONS) ANNEX I/REG. 14.6 17ABC
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 February 2024
Resolution: 26Feb2024: Received report of class and flag attesting to the repair of the OWS. Documents attached in MISLE. Def cleared.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
Doors fitted in boundary bulkheads of machinery spaces of category A shall be reasonably gastight and self-closing. PSCO observed ECR (Engine Control Room) to engine room door was not properly attached to the bulkhead. When trying to close door, the door frame would separate from the bulkhead, creating free communication between a CO2 protected space and a manned engine control room.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 12 January 2024
Resolution: Steel bars welded to the bulkhead and frame secured.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
Stairways and lift trunks which penetrate more than a single deck shall be surrounded by at least “A-0” class divisions and be protected by self-closing doors at all levels. PSCO discovered engine room port side escape trunk door is not fitted with a self-closing mechanism. Door remains open when pushed to escape space.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 12 January 2024
Resolution: Self-closing device installed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
Crowns and casings of machinery space of category A shall be of steel construction adequately insulated and openings therein, if any, shall be suitably arranged and protected to prevent the spread of fire. PSCO observed multiple cable penetrations within engine room that did not meet bulkhead fire rating. ECR to steering room thrunk had caulking inside cable penetration that had no fire rated insulation, mud tank tunnel to accomodation cable penetration was silicone filled.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 January 2024
Resolution: Cable penetrations sealed.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
Certificates for masters and officers issued in compliance with this article shall be endorsed by the issuing administration in the form as prescribed in regulation I/2 of the annex. PSCO discovered flag stated endorsement for chief officer referenced an expired national license.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 January 2024
Resolution: Flag attestation received with copy of endorsement.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal equipment for fire safety
Issued 10 January 2024 Resolved
At least two SCBA additional to those required by regulation 17 shall be provided. PSCO discovered that vessel does not have the extra two SCBA required for carriage of dangerous goods.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 January 2024
Resolved 10 January 2024
Resolution: Vessel crew searched vessel and found 04 additional SCBA back packs and masks still in original packaging.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency source of power - Emergency generator
Issued 1 March 2023 Resolved
04114- Each emergency generating set arranged to be automatically started shall be equipped with starting devices approved by the Administration....a second source of energy shall be provided for an additional three starts. PSCO observed second battery bank was inoperable, leaving only one means of starting the emergency generator. - 74 SOLAS (2004 Cons. Ed.) II-1 / 44.2 - 17ac.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 March 2023
Resolution: Deficiency rectified after receiveing Class survey report from BRS

Casualty record · 2

24 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4059175
5 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4433173
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

HOS BEAUFORT (2011–2012). 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.