TAI HAPPINESS

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

TAI HAPPINESS is a 2004 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 5 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2018, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2016 to 2018. Most recent: operational control imposed, 24 July 2018.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 24 July 2018
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 5
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 8 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 24 July 2018

Recorded inspections5

…physical examinations3

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 3 calendar years (2016–2018)

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 not do.

Identity

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9278806

H9FD

738440

Flag

PANAMA

Maury page id

psix-738440

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it29398 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
17662 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
60763 - Displacement, Ton
52686 - Dead Weight, 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.

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 · 5

24 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6489553

23 July 2018 PII Safety Exam · Deficiency Check · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6475860

7 August 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6233330

11 April 2017 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6118157

14 January 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5793968

Deficiency record · 5

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems

Issued 23 July 2018 Resolved

Maintenance, testing and inspections shall be carried out based on the guidelines developed by the organization and in the manner having due regard to ensuring reliability of fire fighting systems and appliances. All fixed and portable fire fighting equipment has not been serviced since October 2016.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 July 2018
Resolution: Received Class report and attended vessel to verify deficiency has been properly rectified.

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

Issued 23 July 2018 Resolved

Fire protection systems and fire fighting systems and appliances shall be maintained ready for use. THe fire main system is leaking in way of a dresser coupling located on starboard side main deck outboard of No. 4 cargo hold

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 July 2018
Resolution: Received Class report and attended vessel to verify that deficiency has been properly corrected.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating

Issued 11 April 2017 Resolved

0111-cargo ship safety construction 74 SOLAS (04)I/11(a): The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure remains fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons onboard. PSCO noted crack in corner plate of #1 cargo hold.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 May 2017
Resolved 7 August 2017
Resolution: SEC HOU-GAL PSC received a class report from ABS satisfyig the requirement.

Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture

Issued 11 April 2017 Resolved

0899-accident prevention 74 SOLAS(04)II-1/45.5.6: Terminations and joins in all conductors shall be made as to retain the original electrical, mechanical, fire-resisting properties of the cable. Lighting fixtures are installed in the boatswain's store using electrical wire nuts outside of junction box.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 May 2017
Resolved 7 August 2017
Resolution: SEC HOU-GAL PSC recoeved a class report from ABS satisfying the requirement.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Smoke Detectors

Issued 11 April 2017 Resolved

0715-fire detection74 SOLAS (04)II-2/14.1.1: Fire protection systems and fire-fighting systems and appliances shall be maintained ready for use. Smoke detectors above service generators were seated with plastic.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 April 2017
Resolved 11 April 2017
Resolution: Corrected on the spot. Plastic covering were removed and the detectors were tested and found operating properly.

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.