MISS GINGER

Offshore Supply Vessel · Offshore class · Built 1970s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

MISS GINGER is a 1978 offshore supply vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2024, along with 9 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2020.

Records from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 22 November 2024.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 22 November 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2008–2020
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 22 November 2024

Recorded inspections16

…physical examinations12

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 9 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

592156

7729538

WDM9281

49620

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-49620

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)165.5 ft × 38.0 ft × 14.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 196 / net 133

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)165.5 ft × 38.0 ft × 14.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 678 / net 203

BuilderNORTH AMERICAN SHIPBUILD · LAROSE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1978

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portCUT OFF, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 7 February 2026 · expires 31 March 2027

Service, as the file records itOffshore Supply Vessel

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it678 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
196 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
203 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
133 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

WILKIN A FALGOUT Towing Vessel · MISLE 106896 · 22 July 2020 · activity 7013415 SPENCER PHILIP Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 921448 · 22 July 2020 · activity 7013415

Inspection history · 16

22 November 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8038834

15 May 2024 Drydock Extension · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7908276

20 November 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7827468

16 May 2023 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7689165

28 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7643101

2 September 2022 In-Service Inspection · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7549657

21 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7263751

22 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7013415

24 October 2019 Deficiency Check · Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6841624

23 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6853946

16 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6610952

30 August 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6527803

16 October 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6288927

27 September 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6276860

28 July 2016 MARPOL Annex I Examination · Administrative Inspection · MARPOL Annex VI Survey · MTSA Verification · MTSA/ISPS Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5954905

24 February 2016 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5820758

Deficiency record · 9

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Functionality of Safety Systems

Issued 20 November 2023 Resolved

The inspection shall be such as to insure that the vessel, as regards the structure, piping, and other equipment, is in satisfactory condition and fit for the service for which it is intended. Unable to demonstrate bilge suction. Troubleshoot and contact SecSeaDispatch to arrange inspector presence to witness bilge suction from each suction point.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 December 2023
Resolved 28 November 2023
Resolution: Accepted video showing proper operation.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Tonnage certificate

Issued 20 November 2023 Resolved

To the extent necessary, the Secretary shall remeasure a vessel to which this chapter applies if— (2) the vessel or the use of its space is changed in a way that substantially affects its tonnage. Vessel has added portable enclosed spaces, vessel to be remeasured with an Authorized Measurement Organization by next dry dock. 46 USC 14304 81 FR 18701

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 28 February 2024
Resolution: Vessel obtained ABS Statement of Tonnage.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 20 November 2023 Resolved

The amount of carbon dioxide required for each space shall be as determined by paragraphs (b)-(d). Vessel has portable machinery spaces without fixed fire suppression. 46 CFR 95.15-5 MTN 01-04

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 15 May 2024
Resolution: Activity 7908276: "Delivered approved fire and safety plan to the vessel which was moored at Ballard Oil."

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 24 October 2019 Resolved

All life preservers shall be orange in accordance with subparts 160.002, or 160.055. Seven (7) life preservers had large sections approximately 10" X 8" painted black, which renders them out of specification and need to be replaced. Per 46CFR 94.40-5(Old I)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 8 November 2019
Resolved 24 October 2019
Resolution: Vessel owner purchased 7 new life preservers and replaced the deficient ones upon completion of the inspection. Deficiency is corrected on the spot.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 30 August 2018 Resolved

Replace 4 life buoys on board

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 August 2018
Resolution: Inspector recieved verification that the lifebuoys had been replaced on board the vsl.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz

Issued 30 August 2018 Resolved

Replace the hydrostatic release on the EPIRB and mark for the correct expiration date, 2 yrs from installation date.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 August 2018
Resolution: Inspector recieved verification that the hydrostatic release for the EPIRB had been replaced on board the vsl.

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

Issued 30 August 2018 Resolved

Provide fuel line supports and properly install.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 September 2018
Resolved 30 September 2018
Resolution: Verified the repairs had been made to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Non-conducting Deck Covering

Issued 28 July 2016 Resolved

Provide proper covering of electrical nonconductive matting around switchboard

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 August 2016
Resolved 28 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel rep provided proper noncoductive matting for the switchboard.

Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable

Issued 28 July 2016 Resolved

Windlass junction box severely corroded.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 August 2016
Resolved 3 August 2016
Resolution: Replaced junction box

Casualty record · 7

5 September 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3671423

12 May 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4622984

5 August 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4675916

20 February 2014Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4813098

11 May 2015Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 5157495

23 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6853946

22 July 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7013415

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.

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.