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HAPPY BIRD

Tank Ship · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

HAPPY BIRD is a 1999 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 37 inspections since 1999, most recently in December 2021, along with 11 deficiencies and 12 operational controls.

Records from 1999 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 4 December 2021.

Built
1999
Last inspected
4 December 2021
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
37
Deficiencies
11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with
2 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
9197727 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
ZIRQ6
MISLE id
507248
Flag
ISLE OF MAN
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-507248

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations14
…administrative events7
…with no type recorded16
Years with a record 15 calendar years (1999–2021)
The 37 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 5 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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it2398 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
11589 - Displacement, Metric Ton
7876 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
6051 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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.

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.

LUCY MAY Towing Vessel · MISLE 178242 · 30 July 2008 · activity 3284003DUPLICATE OF JOHN T. STELLMAN (542081) Towing Vessel · MISLE 697220 · 30 July 2008 · activity 3284003LUCY MAY Towing Vessel · MISLE 178242 · 12 July 2008 · activity 3268411DUPLICATE OF JOHN T. STELLMAN (542081) Towing Vessel · MISLE 697220 · 12 July 2008 · activity 3268411

Inspection history · 37

4 December 2021 PSC B · COC-GAS Renew
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7362334
23 July 2020 PSC B · COC-GAS Renew
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7007657
22 July 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7012902
20 May 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6688601
17 May 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6690681
5 April 2019 COC-GAS Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6650676
8 November 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6577504
29 October 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6570750
6 July 2018 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6469154
13 May 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6413121
9 May 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6410061
24 April 2018 COC-GAS Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6398115
21 June 2017 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6182155
27 April 2017 ISPS II Exam · COC-GAS Annual · Ballast Water Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6128811
8 February 2016 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · COC-GAS Renew
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5808054
3 February 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5813727
29 October 2014 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5014160
1 June 2014 ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4872594
4 December 2010 COE-Dockside
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3904106
16 November 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3892426
23 April 2009 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3459015
6 October 2008 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3339399
31 July 2008 COC-GAS Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3285157
30 July 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3284003
12 July 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3268411
16 June 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3239271
29 July 2007 MARPOL Annex I Examination · COC-GAS Annual · MARPOL Annex II Examination · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3010743
22 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2876113
28 October 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2809702
23 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2757797
14 July 2006 ISPS II Exam · COC-GAS Renew · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2712498
13 July 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2711368
31 July 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 292347
31 July 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1069338
18 July 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 280079
6 November 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 434493
6 November 1999 Letter of Compliance (Initial/Renewal)
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 806729

Deficiency record · 11

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 4 December 2021 Resolved
Each cargo tank should be fitted with a high liquid level alarm operating independently of other liquid level indicators. Another sensor operating independently of the high liquid level alarm should automatically actuate a shutoff valve. (74 SOLAS (20) VII/13.1)(IGGC (93) 13.3.1) Liquid high level alarm failed to actuate automatic shtoff valve on #2 cargo tank liquid fill line.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 7 December 2021
Resolved 7 December 2021
Resolution: Alarm and valve were returned to working order prior to team's departure.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 24 April 2018 Resolved
0830-Pipes wires (insulat.)-accident prev. Electrical installations should be such as to minimize the risk of fire and explosion from flammable products. Identified multiple incorrect wiring connections at stuffing tubes for the following components: 1) STBD Manifold Bunkering Alarm 2) Port and STBD Manifold Lights 3) Vapor System Overdischarge and 4) Port and STBD Cargo Monitoring Instrument Panel Box located in the forecastle. 74SOLAS(97)VII/13.1, IGC Code 10.1.2
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 13 May 2018
Resolution: Cleared 01 deficiencies from MSD [name withheld] #6398115 with proper class report.
Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors
Issued 24 April 2018 Resolved
0750-Fire Prevention-Fire resistance of doors shall, as far as practicable, be equivalent to that of the division in which they are fitted. Three doors were found to be modified with closure devices penetrating the door. Doors identified no longer meet class division. 74SOLAS(97) II-2/47.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 6 July 2018
Resolution: Three doors that were found modified with closure devices penetrating doors in galley have been replaced and renewed. Additional fire doors were also placed in laundry room and 2 in the Engine control room. All doors were found to be approved fire doors.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book
Issued 24 April 2018 Resolved
1710-Oil Record Book-Any failure of the oil filtering equipment shall be recorded in the Oil Record Book Part I. Correspondence provided by vessel identified a component failure for OWS on 17MAR2018. Vessel has requisitioned part, but did not log OWS failure in ORB Part I. MARPOL(11) I/17.5
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 9 May 2018
Resolution: Received satisfactory documentation attesting to rectified issue.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Injector (fuel injection)
Issued 24 April 2018 Resolved
1499-Other (Prop. and Aux. Machinery)-Associated piping systems and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended to reduce any danger to persons on board, due regard being paid to moving parts, hot surfaces, and other hazards. Observed improper air connection on main propulsion engine at No. 5 Cylinder Fuel Injection Pump. 74SOLAS(97) II-1/26.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 24 April 2018
Resolution: Chief Engineer removed improperly installed air connection, and replaced it with the correct part.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Pressure Water-Spraying Fire Extinguishing System › Nozzles
Issued 27 April 2017 Resolved
Deck Water Spray System insufficient coverage of required areas IAW IGC CODE 11.3.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 May 2017
Resolved 29 April 2017
Resolution: Received report (HOU 1700210 28APR2017) from class stating proper operation of DWS, satisfying the requirements to clear this deficiency.
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Combustible Gas Indicator
Issued 27 April 2017 Resolved
Unable to properly calibrate Gas Detection system IAW technical manual.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 May 2017
Resolved 29 April 2017
Resolution: Received report (HOU 1700210 28APR2017)from class stating proper operation of Gas Detection System, satisfying the requirements to clear this deficiency.
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Stowage › General
Issued 8 February 2016 Resolved
1840- INSTRUMENTATION- GAS DETECTION EQUIPMENT ACCEPTABLE TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND SUITABLE FOR THE GASES TO BE CARRIED SHOULD BE PROVIDED IAC WITH COLUMN F IN THE TABLE OF CH. 19. PSCO OBSERVED THE STARBOARD ACCOMODATION SENSOR AT THE ENTRANCE WAS INOPERABLE.- IGC CODE 1993 13.6.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 8 February 2016
Resolved 8 February 2016
Resolution: THE CHIEF MATE O/B THE HAPPY BIRD HAD THE ELECTRICIAN REPLACE THE SENSOR AND RESET THE FIXED GAS DETECTION SYSTEM THEN RETESTED THE SENSOR. ALL SYSTEMS AND SENSORS FOUND TO BE SAT.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Radar
Issued 16 November 2010 Resolved
VESSEL > 10,000GT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RADAR INOP.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 November 2010
Resolution: VESSEL SUBMITTED TECHNICIAN REPORT ATTESTING TO THE PROPER REPAIR AND OPERATION.
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan
Issued 31 July 2008 Resolved
Vessel Operator changed company name in February 2008. Vessels NonTank Vessel Response Plan must be resubmitted to USCG Headquarters for review and approval to reflect new Operator [name withheld] 33 CFR 155.1070(c)(1). Vessel to provide correspondance from Company demonstrating that nontank vessel response plan has been resubmitted to the Coast Guard.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 August 2008
Resolved 6 October 2008
Resolution: Verified the vessel''s status with the VRP through the Vessel non-tank website and the status is at interim-ops which satisfies the deficiency.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 31 July 2001 Resolved
FIXED-GAS DETECTION SYSTEM SUFFERED A CASUALTY WHICH RENDERED IT INOPERABLE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 August 2001
Resolved 8 August 2001

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.