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RACHEL CARSON

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Other hulls named RACHEL CARSON

RACHEL CARSON is a 2003 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2003, most recently in November 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2019.

Records from 2003 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 14 November 2025.

Built
2003
Last inspected
14 November 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
27
Deficiencies
10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
3 investigations · 2006–2019
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
1148845
IMO number
8983210 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WDF9370
MISLE id
657356
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
338415000
Maury page id
psix-657356

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations16
…administrative events7
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record 16 calendar years (2003–2025)
The 27 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.

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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)123.7 ft × 34.0 ft × 12.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 172 / net 117
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)123.7 ft × 34.0 ft × 12.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 430 / net 129
BuilderLA FORCE SHIPYARD INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2003
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portSAN FRANCISCO, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 12 February 2026 · expires 28 February 2027
Service, as the file records itResearch Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it172 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
430 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
117 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
129 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Radio station licence

WDF9370MMSI 338415000 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 July 2021, expires 20 September 2031
WDD5426MMSI 367158210 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 4 January 2007, cancelled 11 March 2017
WDB5982MMSI 366915930 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 12 December 2003, cancelled 15 February 2014 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspection history · 27

14 November 2025 MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8270068
3 December 2024 ORV Letter of Designation · MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8042744
15 November 2023 ORV Letter of Designation · MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7825624
7 December 2022 ORV Letter of Designation · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7375133
15 November 2022 MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7595029
9 December 2021 MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7366107
14 December 2020 MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7109255
2 December 2019 Administrative Inspection · MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6865928
22 September 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6836920
26 November 2018 MARPOL Annex VI Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6586890
14 May 2018 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6412342
19 December 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6457192
14 November 2017 MARPOL Annex VI Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6307453
26 April 2017 MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6134000
20 May 2016 ORV Letter of Designation · MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5884096
20 July 2012 MARPOL Annex VI Survey
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4385252
23 May 2012 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4320159
23 December 2008 Re-Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3377602
9 January 2008 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3127200
22 September 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2784887
12 May 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2647533
3 May 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2647477
17 February 2006 Re-Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2723300
17 March 2005 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2312546
23 March 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2029651
18 February 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2008548
16 December 2003 Inclining Experiment · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Initial Certification · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1965238

Deficiency record · 10

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Fire Control Plans
Issued 23 May 2012 Resolved
Update the Fire Control Plan for the current lay-out of the vessel.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 June 2012
Resolved 26 July 2012
Resolution: Compared updated plan with the vessel. Sat.
Engineering › Generator (propulsion/auxiliary-electric) › Winding
Issued 23 December 2008 Resolved
Renew stbs generator or provide tech report for repairs to stbd generator resulting in fire out of generator when attempting to overspeed device.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 December 2008
Engineering › Generator (propulsion/auxiliary-electric) › Winding
Issued 23 December 2008 Resolved
Clean port armatures
Due 23 January 2009
Resolved 30 December 2008
Engineering › Generator (propulsion/auxiliary-electric) › Overcurrent Devices Circuitry
Issued 23 December 2008 Resolved
overspeed both generators in presence of marine inspector.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 December 2008
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Power Requirement
Issued 23 December 2008 Resolved
Remove non-approved battery chargers from bulkhead & port generator. Replace with cG-approved battery charger. Submit electrical one-line to MSC for installation approval.
Due 23 January 2009
Resolved 23 January 2009
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted
Issued 23 December 2008 Resolved
Post steering block diagram at operating station & engine room pumps.
Due 23 January 2009
Resolved 23 January 2009
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing
Issued 22 December 2003 Resolved
Provide proof that the company is enrolled in an annual drug and alcohol program audit as required by 46 CFR Part 16.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 5 January 2004
Resolved 6 January 2004
Resolution: received copy of company drug/alcohol policy.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction
Issued 16 December 2003 Resolved
Conduct Abandon-ship and man overboard drills as required 46 CFR 131.530. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Abandon Ship
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 5 January 2004
Resolved 30 December 2003
Resolution: Drill conducted
Operations/Management › FireFighting
Issued 16 December 2003 Resolved
Conduct fire drill as required by 46 CFR 131.535. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Fire drill
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 5 January 2004
Resolved 30 December 2003
Resolution: drill conducted
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses
Issued 16 December 2003 Resolved
Provide a license for the master of the vessel as required by 46 CFR 15.401. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: License, Master
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 5 January 2004
Resolved 30 December 2003
Resolution: license sighted

Casualty record · 3

24 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at LEEVILLE BRIDGE · activity 2865977
19 December 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6457192
22 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6836920
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 1

ODYSSEA TEAM (2006). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.