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SEOUL EXPRESS

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

SEOUL EXPRESS is a 2000 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 9 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 March 2026.

Built
2000
Last inspected
27 March 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
17
Deficiencies
9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 27 March 2026
Recorded inspections17
…physical examinations8
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded6
Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 8 calendar years (2016–2026)
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.
—
IMO number
9193305
Call sign
5LHX2
MISLE id
561167
Flag
LIBERIA
Maury page id
psix-561167

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it66971 - Dead Weight, Ton
86968 - Displacement, Ton
54465 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
23876 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.
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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Inspection history · 17

27 March 2026 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8332588
14 December 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8047409
26 October 2024 PSC A
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8024979
29 October 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7816018
28 December 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7613736
11 August 2021 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7283532
23 April 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7181669
25 September 2020 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7059729
25 September 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7062622
21 January 2020 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6890323
20 January 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6892610
11 January 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6887602
9 January 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6886491
5 December 2018 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6592507
27 November 2018 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6587355
14 June 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5907345
26 May 2016 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5881337

Deficiency record · 9

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 26 October 2024 Resolved
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REGULATION IS TO PREVENT THE IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ON FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE MET: MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO CONTROL LEAKS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. PSCO OBSERVED OIL LEAKS AND ACCUMULATED OIL. -AROUND THE STBD AFT STEERING RAM WITH A FABIRCATED CATCH UNDERNEATH. -AROUND GEN 1 FLYWHEEL AND LO PRIMING PUMP -AROUND GEN 2 FLYWHEEL AND LO FILTER -AROUND GEN 3 FLYWHEEL -AROUND THE FUEL INJECTORS ON ALL 7 CYCLINDERS ON THE MAIN ENGINE -AND THE MDO TRANSFER PUMP 74 SOLAS(20) II-2/4.1
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 27 October 2024
Resolution: Class report received
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Echo sounder
Issued 1 November 2023 Resolved
EACH VESSEL SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING... (K) AN ECHO DEPTH SOUNDING DEVICE. VESSEL REPORTED INOPERABLE ECHO SOUNDER. ECHO SOUNDER SHALL BE REPAIRED PRIOR TO 31JAN2024
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 January 2024
Resolved 8 December 2023
Resolution: Vessel provided service report for repaired EDS. See documents
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency fire pump and its pipes
Issued 21 January 2020 Resolved
Fire-fighting systems and appliances shall be kept in good working order and readily available for immediate use. During the exam the PSCOs discovered that the Emergency fire pump was unable to get suction.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 21 January 2020
Resolved 21 January 2020
Resolution: Vessel was able to run the fire pump while the PSC team was onboard.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
After any survey of the ship under regulation 7, 8, 9, or 10 has been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangements, machinery and equipment covered under the survey, without the sanction of the Administration. An unauthorized alteration was made to the bilge piping system in the steering gear room which included installation of one inch piping which has not been approved. 74 Solas (Cons 14) I/11(b)
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 28 November 2018
Resolution: Vessel made permanent repairs on the piping system in the steering geer room and sent a class report which approved the repairs.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
The safety management system should provide for specific measures aimed at promoting the reliability of such equipment or systems. these measures should include the regular testing of standby arrangements and equipment or technical systems that are not in continuous use. The vessel was not provided with a means of testing flame detectors in accordance with manufacturer's specifications. ISM A, 10.3 40 ac
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 5 December 2018
Resolution: Received class report from DNV-GL attesting to satisfactory repairs.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
After any survey of the ship under regulation 7, 8, 9, or 10 has been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangements, machinery and equipment covered under the survey, without the sanction of the Administration. An unauthorized electrical cord, switch and outlet has been installed in the engine room. And unauthorized heater has been installed in the steering room. 74 SOLAS (CONS 14) I/11(b) 40 ac
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 5 December 2018
Resolution: Received class report from DNV-GL attesting to satisfactory repairs.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 147 - Anti-Fouling › Other (AFS)
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
Vessel must maintain a ballast water management plan that has been developed specificially for the vessel that will allow those responsible for the plan's implementation to understand and follow it. The plan must include detailed fouling maintenance and sediment removal procedures. vessel does not hold a biofouling management plan. 33 CFR 151.2050(g) 40 C
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 5 December 2018
Resolution: Received class report from DNV-GL attesting to satisfactory repairs.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
Vessel owner or operator must comply with the VRP exercise requirement of 33 CFR 155.1060. Crew failed to conduct quarterly qualified individual notifications. 33 CFR 155.1060(a)(2) 10 c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 November 2018
Resolution: Crew was instructed on conducting QI drills and properly documenting when they were conducted. 2018 drills had been completed, 2017 had not been document.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Oil record book
Issued 27 November 2018 Resolved
The Oil Record Book Pat I shall be completed on each occasion whenever collection and disposal of oil residues (sludge) occurs. Chief engineer is not properly reporting the soundings of the sludge tank. MARPOL i REG. 17.2.3 10C
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 November 2018
Resolution: Vessel was instructed on the importance of maintaining an accurate Oil Record Book.

Ownership record

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