BERDEN

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

BERDEN is a 2004 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2004, most recently in July 2025, along with 9 deficiencies and 6 operational controls.

Records from 2004 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 15 July 2025.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 15 July 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9278818 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

V7A4479

MISLE id

723834

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-723834

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded6

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2004–2025)

The 16 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it18500 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
55557 - Dead Weight, Ton
63674 - Displacement, Ton
30651 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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 · 16

15 July 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8186469

21 July 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7507997

25 June 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6986477

15 November 2019 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6843721

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

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5986183

6 September 2011 ISPS I Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4127479

1 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4127476

11 April 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3182314

19 November 2007 MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3096624

14 November 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3098498

24 February 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2591331

17 February 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2587109

12 February 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2583925

11 February 2006 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2583528

29 January 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2283044

12 October 2004 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2215305

Deficiency record · 9

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

Issued 21 July 2022 Resolved

Ships shall be provided with independently driven fire pumps as follows: Cargo ships of 1,000 GT and upwards: at least two. PSCO observed only one fire pump. 74 SOLAS (2004 cons. ed) II-2 / Reg 10.2.2.2 17ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 July 2022
Resolution: A new pump was placed in service and tested.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 21 July 2022 Resolved

Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries and stairway enclosures other than power-operated watertight doors and those which are normally locked shall satisfy the following requirements: the doors shall be self-closing and be capable of closing with an angle of inclination up to 3.5 degrees opposing closure. PSCO observed 01 non-operational self closing door into steering gear compartent. 74 SOLAS (2004 cons. ed.) II-2 / Reg 9.4.1.1.4.1 17ac

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 July 2022
Resolution: The latch for the fire door was replaced and tested.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (MARPOL operational)

Issued 21 July 2022 Resolved

The master, owner, operator or a vessel must properly maintain BWMS in accordance with all manufacturers specifications. Vessel BWTS was not operational at time of the exam. Vessel must not discharge untreated ballast water within 200 nm of shore. 33 CFR 151.2025 40c

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 25 September 2022
Resolved 15 July 2025
Resolution: Due to elapsed time and the nature of the deficiency, the 40c for the inoperable ballast system have been cleared.

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

Issued 21 July 2022 Resolved

Except as otherwise stated, the normal equipment of every lifeboat shall consist of: a first-aid outfit in a waterproof case capabel of being closed tightly after use. PSCO observed first aid kit on both lifeboats stored well above maximum 25 degrees C. 74 SOLAS (2014 cons. ed.) III / Reg 34 LSA Code 4.4.8.20

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 August 2022
Resolved 15 July 2025
Resolution: Due to elapsed time and the nature of the deficiency, the 50a for stowage of the first aid kit has been cleared.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 21 July 2022 Resolved

For this purpose, following functional requirements shall be met: means of control for flammable liquids in space shall be provided. PSCO observed paint stored above water sprinkler system in paint locker. 74 SOLAS (2004 cons. ed.) II-2 / Reg 5.1.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 21 July 2022
Resolution: Moved paint to below sprinkler

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Loading/Ballast condition

Issued 25 June 2020 Resolved

33 CFR 151.2025(a)(1) - Following installation, the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of the vessel must properly maintain the BWMS in accordance with all manufacturer specifications. Vessel's ballast water management system is inoperable. Vessel shall not discharge ballast water into US waters. PSCO observed the BWMS to be inoperable.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 26 June 2020
Resolved 26 June 2020
Resolution: Vessel supplied a satisfactory service report for the BWTS.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Transfer Equipment Test/Inspection Records

Issued 19 November 2007 Resolved

The vessel could not provide records of a Hydrostatic pressure test of the Fuel and Lube Oil piping. The vessel is prohibited from bunkering in U.S waters until a Hydrostatic test has been conducted in accordance with 33 CFR 155.170 and documented in accordance with 33 155.820.

Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 19 November 2007
Resolved 11 April 2008
Resolution: Recieved report via fax from Chief Engineer that hydrostatic have been completed by ships crew.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping

Issued 19 November 2007 Resolved

The steam piping leading to the Oil Purifiers is venting steam and leaking a noteworthy amount of water into the E/R bilges. Make permanent repairs to the affected area to the satisfaction of the attending classification society.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 20 November 2007
Resolved 14 April 2008
Resolution: Received tech report from class stating, "The Damaged steam heating line was partially renewed by using both end coupling connections. Carried out operation test by 5.0 kg/cm2 steam pressure in the presence of the surveyor with satisfactory result."

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › IOPP Certificate

Issued 12 October 2004 Resolved

Update the IOPP to reflect actual tanks on the vessel in block 3 where the vessel has #1 Waste Oil Service tank capacity 1.3m3 & #2 Waste Oil Service Tank capacity 1.3m3 MARPOL 73/78 Annex I.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 11 February 2006
Resolution: .

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.