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BITU EXPRESS
BITU EXPRESS is a 2002 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2017, most recently in April 2024, along with 8 deficiencies.
Records from 2017 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 4 April 2024.
- Built
- 2002
- Last inspected
- 4 April 2024
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
4 April 2024
Deficiencies
8 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
7 calendar years (2017–2024)
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
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Identity
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it28323 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
11602 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
59157 - Displacement, Metric Ton
49282 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
11602 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
59157 - Displacement, Metric Ton
49282 - Dead Weight, Metric 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
10 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 8 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 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
A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.
Inspection history · 10
4 April 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7888776
25 March 2024
PSC B · COC-TVE Renew
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7883652
12 August 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7531444
12 July 2022
COC-TVE Renew · PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7504406
5 March 2021
PSC B · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7150754
27 August 2020
COC-TVE Renew · PSC A · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7043334
15 July 2019
ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6744333
8 July 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6750396
26 July 2018
Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6485318
19 February 2017
COC-TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6089816
Deficiency record · 8
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 25 March 2024
Resolved
THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE PORTABLE FOAM APPLICATOR UNIT COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FSS CODE. PSCO FOUND HOSE ON EDUCTOR DRY ROTTED AND TORN. CHIEF ENGINEER REPLACED ON THE SPOT.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 25 March 2024
Resolved
THE CONDITION OF THE SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED TO CONFORM WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PRESENT REGULATIONS TO ENSURE SHIP IN ALL RESPECTS PROCEED TO SEA WITHOUT DANGER TO SHIP OR PERSONS ON BOARD. PSCO OBSERVED EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE FORWARD LIFERAFT BROKEN OFF OF DEDICATED BRACKET AND BEING HELD ON WITH NYLON ROPE
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo tank vent system
Issued 25 March 2024
Resolved
FLAME SCREENS SHALL BE SINGLE SCREEN OF CORROSION-RESISTANT WIRE OF AT LEAST 30 BY 30 MESH OR TWO FITTED SCREENS OF AT LEAST 20 BY 20 WIRE MESH. SPACED NOT LESS THAN 1/2 INCH OR MORE THAN 1 AND 1/2 APART. PSCO OBSERVED HOLES IN FLAME SCREENS ON #2 STBD AND #3 PORT PV VALVES. PUMPMAN WAS ABLE TO REPLACE DURING INSPECTION.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 27 August 2020
Resolved
07126 - Arrangements for distribution and utilization of the oil fuel shall be such as to ensure safety of the ship and persons onboard. MDE fuel injector on No. 6 cylinder head was found leaking. MDE pumps No. 2, 4, and 6 were also found leaking. 74SOLAS(01)II-2/15.2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 27 August 2020
Resolved
07119 - The condition of the ship and it's equipment shall be maintained to conform w/ the provisions of present regulations to ensure the ship remains fit to proceed at sea without danger to ship or persons onboard. PSCO observed saturated lagging on No. 1 cargo pump pipe and oil accumulation on the deck where the pipe penetrates the deck above cargo pumps. 74SOLAS(14)I/11 33CFR156.120(p)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 27 August 2020
Resolved
07199 - The condition of the ship and it's equipment shall be maintained to conform w/ the provisions of present regulations to ensure danger to ship or persons onboard. PSCO observed loose wires to sensors for high temp on No. 1 cargo pump. Crew could not initially demonstrate test of No. 1 bearing high temp sensor and No. 1 casing over high sensor. Before the exam ended, ship's crew was able to demonstrate test of all alarms with satisfactory results. 74SOLAS(14)1/11
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP)
Issued 26 July 2018
Resolved
01117-IOPP-An International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued to any oil tanker of 10 gross tonnage and above and any other ships of 40 gross tonnage and above. PSCO identified that IOPP Supplement Form B records the incorrect quantity (25cm3) for the maximum throughput of OWS and does not provide of slop tanks on board. RO to provide corrected IOPP supplement to vessel. MARPOL Annex I/7 50 a
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 19 February 2017
Resolved
The vessel has a pinhole leak in the side shell, starboard side below the life boat in way of a fuel tank. Make temporary repairs to the satisfaction of the Class society and U.S Coast Guard, prior to departure from port.
Ownership record
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