BOW SPRING is a 2004 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 April 2026.
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.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
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deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
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Tonnage as PSIX records it63855 - Displacement, Metric Ton 49429 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton 29992 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 15032 - 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.
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Inspection history · 14
24 April 2026Administrative Inspection · PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo tank vent system
Issued 25 August 2019Resolved
Each vessel vapor connection flange face must have a permanent stud.
Vapor connection flanges 5P, 6P, and Aux 1p did not have permanently affixed stud. 46CFR39.2001(j) 40c
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 7 September 2019
Resolution: Vessel submitted picture evidence of proper vapor studs permanently affixed on noted vapor flanges.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Low-Expansion Foam Fire Extinguishing System › Quantity of Foam
Issued 19 March 2018Resolved
The machinery, boiler and other pressure vessels, associated piping systems and fittings shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they enter.
Tank level gauge on deck foam tank is inoperable. PSCO observed crew conduct manual gauging to verify foam level. 74SOLAS(04) II-1/26.1
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 April 2018
Resolved 9 April 2018
Resolution: PSC HOU received satisfactory documentation of repairs.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Key Shipboard Operations Plans/Instructions
Issued 19 March 2018Resolved
The company should ensure that inspections are held at appropritate intervals.
Crew could not provide documentation of compliance for requirements of quarterly inspections of deck foam tank levels.
74 SOLAS (14) IX 3.1
REF
ISM Part A/10.2.1
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 April 2018
Resolved 9 April 2018
Resolution: PSC HOU received satisfactory documentation clearing def.
Ownership record
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