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PIPER

PIPER is a 1982 offshore supply vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2019, along with 10 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 1999.

Records from 1999 to 2019. Most recent: inspection, 20 May 2019.

Built
1982
Last inspected
20 May 2019
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 7 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 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 20 May 2019
…with no type recorded1
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 4 calendar years (2016–2019)
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

WDE6779
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-54144

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it99 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
67 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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.
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Detail on this page

6 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 10 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 10 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; the documentation record, as PSIX holds it. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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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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Inspected as a tow unit · 10

Inspection history · 6

20 May 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6690510
6 February 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6621058
3 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6404232
16 February 2017 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6089770
30 January 2017 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6079854
6 May 2016 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5873310

Deficiency record · 10

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 7 May 2018 Resolved
The Alcohol Testing strips onboard the vessel PIPER are expired. The vessel representatives were able to get new strips prior to USCG departure.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 May 2018
Resolved 7 May 2018
Resolution: Vessel representative purchased new alcohol strips
Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Crankcase
Issued 3 May 2018 Resolved
The vessel PIPER had the port generator is leaking excessive oil out of the air intake and is a dangerous fire hazard. The starboard generator is inoperable. The installation of all systems of an engineering nature shall meet subchapter F.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 31 May 2018
Resolved 7 May 2018
Resolution: The vessel PIPER had crew and third party maintenance fix both generators. The port generator that was leaking; it was determined to be leaking because it was overfull.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › Watertight Subdivision Standard
Issued 3 May 2018 Resolved
The door in the machinery space did not have a proper watertight seal. The gasket was missing. The door is part of a watertight subdivision standard and should be watertight.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 1 June 2018
Resolved 7 May 2018
Resolution: All watertight gaskets were replaced; USCG inspectors conducted chalk test while on board for verification.
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 3 May 2018 Resolved
The PIPER did not have suffecient emergency lighting in the machinery space and over the switchboard.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 June 2018
Resolved 7 May 2018
Resolution: The vessel installed additional required emergency lighting over the swithboard and looking towards the rudder room.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
EPIRB switch cover broken off and requires replacement.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 16 March 2017
Resolved 17 February 2017
Resolution: Plastic switch cover on EPIRB was replaced.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Extension cord and surge protector in printer area need removed.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 March 2017
Resolved 17 February 2017
Resolution: Extension cord and surge protector removed and replaced with a permanent electrical fixture.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Starboard and port generators require covers over open holes on top side.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 March 2017
Resolved 17 February 2017
Resolution: Covers permanently installed on open holes in generators.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Starboard generator requires protecting shroud to be installed.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 March 2017
Resolved 17 February 2017
Resolution: Protecting shroud was installed.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Control Panel
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Fire control panel improperly indicating heat detection over starboard generator. Control panel must be either repaired or replaced.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 March 2017
Resolved 17 February 2017
Resolution: Control panel was fixed to fuction properly. Heat detectors were tested to ensure panel alarmed properly.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Angle Indicator
Issued 16 February 2017 Resolved
Rudder indicator line on the port side rudder requires junction box installed at the splice (which was covered using a caulking tube).
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 March 2017
Resolved 17 February 2017
Resolution: Junction box was installed at the cable splice.

Casualty record · 1

12 January 1999Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 53728
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

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