SPRUCE ARROW

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

SPRUCE ARROW is a 2002 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2007, most recently in April 2025, along with 11 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2007 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 25 April 2025.

Built: 2002
Last inspected: 25 April 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9232814 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

C6SD9

MISLE id

722325

Flag

BAHAMAS, THE

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-722325

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations10

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2007–2025)

The 14 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it47792 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
32458 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
60589 - Displacement, Metric Ton
15363 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspection history · 14

25 April 2025 PSC A

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8119945

21 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8113355

12 October 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7326499

13 June 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6968248

16 September 2019 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6809708

9 September 2017 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6263090

30 August 2016 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5981720

24 August 2014 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4965177

11 August 2014 Deficiency Check · ISPS III Exam · NPV Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4951305

11 August 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4952658

13 January 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4224138

7 November 2008 PII Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Portland · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3357351

2 October 2007 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3070837

1 October 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3070495

Deficiency record · 11

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboat inventory

Issued 12 October 2021 Resolved

All life-saving appliances and arrangments shall comply with the code. The rations shall be packed in a vacccume sealed package. All 32 rations lost their vaccume.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 15 October 2021
Resolved 14 October 2021
Resolution: New rations obtained onboard with proper vaccume seal.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 16 September 2019 Resolved

Vessel was found to have flammable liquids in forward Bos'n hold. Flammable liquid lockers shall be protected by an appropriate fire extinguishing arrangement approved by Adminstration.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 16 September 2019
Resolved 16 September 2019
Resolution: Crew moved flammable liquids from Bos'n hold and properly secured them in paint locker.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 16 September 2019 Resolved

It was observed during a steering gear test that the steering gear pump #1 manual actuator was damaged. Vessle will replace with repalcement part located on board.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 16 September 2019
Resolved 16 September 2019
Resolution: Crew replaced damaged part and demonstrated proper operation of actuator.

Navigation › Voyage Data Recorder › Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (SVDR)

Issued 30 August 2016 Resolved

PSC exam discovered that the S-VDR was inoperable and a def was written for a prior to departure.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 1 September 2016

Personnel › Manning/Qualifications › Minimum Safe Manning

Issued 22 August 2014 Resolved

0220: "Contracting governments...ensuring...all ships shall be sufficiently and efficiently manned." Vessel must provide evidence that minimum safe manning is met and personnel are properly endorsed by flag administration in accordance with STCW. 74 SOLAS(2009 Cons.Ed.) V/14.1 (17c)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 August 2014
Resolution: PSC received evidence from the agent that minimum safe manning is met. The agent provided a current IMO crew list along with licenses and endorsements meeting STCW requirements for all of the replacement crew.

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump

Issued 13 August 2014 Resolved

0740, AT LEAST TWO POWER PUMPS CONNECTED TO THE MAIN BILGE SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED. THE BILGE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP FOR THE ENGINE ROOM IS INOPERABLE. 74 SOLAS (04 CONS) CH. II-1/21.3. 30ABC

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 August 2014
Resolution: 20AUG14: Received DNV-GL survey report from agent stating, pump was repaired by crew and tested to the satisfaction of the surveyor.

Operations/Management › Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems › Entry Report

Issued 13 August 2014 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 August 2014
Resolution: Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach PSC received a Class report for the ISM audit along with Flag State''s correspondence accepting the audit report clearing deficiency # 02 Code: 2550 from the 13AUG2014 Form B. M/V SRUCE ARROW was released from the detention

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve

Issued 13 August 2014 Resolved

1286, SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1998 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATION 17. ALL INLETS AND DISCHARGES IN THE SHELL PLATING SHALL BE FITTED WITH EFFICIENT AND ACCESSIBLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PREVENTING THE ACCIDENTAL ADMISSION OF WATER INTO THE SHIP. SEA WATER INLET VALVE FOR STARBOARD BILGE SUCTION FROM SEA CHEST (SEE NARRATIVE FOR REMAINING DEFICIENCY). 17AC

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 August 2014
Resolution: 20AUG14: Received DNV-GL survey report from agent stating, above stated valves which was found stuck in open position, were rectified by crew and later tested to the satisfaction of the attending Class Surveyor.

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors

Issued 11 August 2014 Resolved

Except for hatches between cargo, ...all opening shall be provided with permanently attached means of closing which shall be at least as effective for resisting fires as the divisions in which they are fitted; the PSCOs observed more than half of the fire doors would not seal properly to maintain class A division. 74 SOLAS (2001) Ch II-2, Reg 30.1 (17ac)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 August 2014
Resolution: 20AUG14: Received DNV-GL survey report from agent stating, door springs were adjusted by crew. Tested to the satisfaction of the attending Class Surveyor.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping

Issued 11 August 2014 Resolved

Oil fuel lines shall be screened or otherwise suitably protected to avoid, oil spray or oil leakages onto hot surfaces, into machinery air intakes, or other sources of ignition. Flange shielding missing in F/O purifier room piping and on main diesel engine. 74 SOLAS (2001) Ch II-2, Reg 15.2.11 (40ac)

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 20 August 2014
Resolution: 20AUG14: Received DNV-GL survey report from agent stating, shielding of relevant pipe flanges have been carried out by crew. Verified OK by attending Class surveyor.

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve

Issued 11 August 2014 Resolved

The location of the controls of any valve serving a sea inlet, a discharge below the waterline or a bilge injection system shall be so sited as to allow adequate time for operation in case of influx of water, arragnments shall be made to operate the controls from a position above such level; 4 bilge water rach rod valves were inoperable. 74SOLAS(2004) Ch II-1 Reg 48.3

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 August 2014
Resolution: 20AUG14: Received DNV-GL survey report from agent stating, reach rods were repaired by crew and tested to the satisfaction of the Class Surveyor.

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.