NORGAS CHIEF

Tank Ship · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

NORGAS CHIEF is a 1983 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 1985, most recently in October 2004, along with 3 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded — and 2 operational controls.

Records from 1985 to 2004. Most recent: operational control imposed, 22 October 2004.

Built: 1983
Last inspected: 22 October 2004
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 6
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

8124515 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

VRYH3

MISLE id

54936

Flag

HONG KONG

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-54936

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations1

…with no type recorded5

…past their stated due date2

Years with a record 3 calendar years (1985–2004)

The 6 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 22 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 it7791 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
2338 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
8378 - Dead Weight, Ton
12952 - Displacement, 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.

Inspection history · 6

22 October 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2226613

18 October 2004 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-GAS Renew

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2222502

18 October 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2223566

7 March 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 440141

23 March 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 301015

23 March 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1287457

Deficiency record · 3

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Crankcase

Issued 18 October 2004 No resolution recorded

Numerous minor fuel oil, lube oil and hydraulic oil leaks were found on the main engine, auxiliary equipment, and steering gear. This was written taking into account the guidance written in MSC Circular 647. Repair all leaks to the satisfaction of class.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 18 October 2004 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank

Issued 18 October 2004 No resolution recorded

All machinery spaces, equipment, containment and bilges were found filled or covered with oil, dirt and residue. This was written taking into account the guidance written in MSC Circular 647. Remove all standing oil and wipe down equipment to the satisfaction of class.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 18 October 2004 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

Documentation

Issued 23 March 1985 Resolved

46 CFR 153.912 VESSEL CARRYING BUTADIENE WITHOUT A WRITTEN CERTIFICATE OF INHIBITION ON BOARD.

Condition: Unknown
Due 23 March 1985
Resolved 23 March 1985

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.