BW EMPRESS

Tank Ship · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BW EMPRESS is a 2005 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2006, most recently in February 2021, along with 1 deficiency and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2006 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 13 February 2021.

Built: 2005
Last inspected: 13 February 2021
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 8
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9317298 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

2GJU2

MISLE id

792310

Flag

ISLE OF MAN

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-792310

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

…with no type recorded2

Years with a record 5 calendar years (2006–2021)

The 8 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it45965 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
13790 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
49999 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
68071 - Displacement, Metric Ton
45965 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
13790 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 8

13 February 2021 COC-GAS Annual · Ballast Water Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7134523

13 February 2021 Special

Type not classified · Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise · Activity 7141200

30 December 2019 COC-GAS Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6877146

27 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6879755

1 March 2017 COC-GAS Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6093254

31 January 2016 COC-GAS Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5799968

13 April 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2624109

13 April 2006 COC-GAS Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2625013

Deficiency record · 1

12 - Dangerous Goods › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (tankers)

Issued 30 December 2019 Resolved

The condition of the ship and its equipment should be maintained to conform with the provisions of the Code to ensure that the ship will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons onboard. Marine chemist identified area in Cargo Compressor Room by #2 compressor panel with hydrocarbon readings of approximately 8% of LEL. USCG examined with Marine Chemist identified valve on hot gas Line between #2 cargo compressor and #2 cargo condenser leaking butane from central valve stern seal. Vessel crew able to rectify leaking valve stern, immediately to the satisfaction of USCG examiner and certified by Marine chemist. 74 SOLAS (02) VII / 11.1 IGC CODE 93 / 1.5.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 30 December 2019
Resolved 30 December 2019
Resolution: Crew was able to rectify the leaking valve to the satisfaction of the CG and certified by the Marine Chemist

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.