APL CHINA

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

APL CHINA is a 1994 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2019, along with 4 deficiencies and 10 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2018.

Records from 2004 to 2019. Most recent: inspection, 31 October 2019.

Built: 1994
Last inspected: 31 October 2019
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 10 investigations · 2004–2018

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

Inspection record

Last inspected 31 October 2019

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations5

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded4

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

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

1138071

9074389

9HA4867

609254

Flag

MALTA

Maury page id

psix-609254

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it66520 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
90770 - Displacement, Metric Ton
64502 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
32928 - 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 · 13

31 October 2019 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS III Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6846466

3 April 2019 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6655040

7 September 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6534868

4 September 2018 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6531670

1 May 2018 Underwater Inspection in lieu of Drydock

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6436007

27 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Activities Far East · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6685316

8 April 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Inspections Unit Singapore · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6388485

12 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6354550

24 August 2017 MSP Annual Oversight

Type not classified · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6243829

16 December 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6060049

10 August 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5953464

3 August 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5961896

24 May 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5895938

Deficiency record · 4

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits

Issued 31 October 2019 Resolved

01-11119-Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage all life saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. All immersion suits onboard have been placed in an additional waterproof bag which would impede donning and prevent from manufacturers required monthly maintenance. SOLAS 74(97CONS) CHP. II-2 REG 19.2

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 31 October 2019
Resolved 31 October 2019
Resolution: IMMERSION SUITS WERE TAKEN OUT OF PLASTIC BAGS

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment

Issued 31 October 2019 Resolved

02-15109-The company should establish procedures to ensure that the ship is maintained in conformity with relevant rules and regulations. The company policy to have every immersion suit onboard sealed in an additional waterproof bag poses a threat to the safety of personnel and is not in accordance with The manufacturers recommendations. Recommend internal ISM audit to address the companies fleet of vessels stowage and maintenance procedures for immersion suits. Recommend Master contact DPA. SOLAS 74(14 CONS) CHP. IX RE. 3.1 ISM CODE 10.1

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 November 2019
Resolved 7 November 2019
Resolution: ISSUE HAS BEEN ROUTED UP TO CVC-2 WHO IS CONSULTING IMO FOR FURTHER ACTION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH VIKING DOES AUTHORIZE THE USE OF VACUUM SEALED BAGS WHICH IN THEIR OPINION MEETS MSC/CIRC. 1047.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 4 September 2018 Resolved

The arrangement os sea connections, fire pumps and their sources of power shall be such as to ensure that: in cargo ships of 2,000 gross tonnage and upwards, if a fire in any one compartment could put all pumps out of actions there shall be an alternative means consisiting of a fixed independently driven emergency pump which shall be capable of supplying two jets of water to the satisfaction of the administration. The emergency fire pump is unable to generate and maintain pressure. SOLAS 74 (97 Cons.) II-2/4.3.3.2 17ac

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 4 September 2018
Resolved 5 September 2018
Resolution: Recieved class report attesting to the repair and function of the emergency fire pump.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 4 September 2018 Resolved

In a ship in which fuel oil is used, the arrangements for the storage, distribution and utilization of the fuel oil shall be such as to ensure the safety of the ship and persons on board. The #2 Ship Service Generator high pressure fuel pumps were excessivly leaking fuel. SOLAS 74 (97 CONS.) II-2/15.2 17 ac

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 4 September 2018
Resolved 5 September 2018
Resolution: Received class report attesting to the repair of multiple fuel pumps on the aux generators.

Casualty record · 10

22 April 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2052965

22 April 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2055450

19 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 2452632

28 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2439832

28 November 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2632488

2 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3126455

15 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4419884

27 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4532332

24 May 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5895938

12 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6354550

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.