NOAAS HENRY B. BIGELOW (R 225)

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

NOAAS HENRY B. BIGELOW (R 225) is a 2006 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2006, most recently in August 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2006 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 13 August 2026.

Built: 2006
Last inspected: 13 August 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9349057 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

WTDF

MISLE id

809888

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-809888

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations3

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2006–2026)

The 11 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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it2523 - Displacement, Gross Ton
808 - Dead Weight, Ton
2218 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
2139 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
665 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
1455 - 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 · 11

13 August 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8463321

18 June 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7229038

15 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7167528

31 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6115314

9 March 2016 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5830105

28 September 2011 Plan Review (Other than "T")

Administrative · USCG Heartland District (dp) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4389513

30 July 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3284183

25 July 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3278889

3 July 2008 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3255545

12 October 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2799441

14 July 2006 Deficiency Check · Initial Certification · Ballast Water Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Hull Examination · Deadweight Survey · Plan Review (Other than "T") · Construction Oversight · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2629042

Deficiency record · 6

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL

Issued 14 July 2006 Resolved

The shipyard was unable to produce any of the FCC certificates or EPIRB registration at the time of delivery.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 December 2006
Resolution: All certificates were provided prior to deoarture.

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted

Issued 14 July 2006 Resolved

The entire crew was not available to conduct any drills at the time of delivery.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 December 2006
Resolution: The entire crew was on board and and fire and abondon ship drills were successfully conducted.

Operations/Management › Ballast Water Managment › Training

Issued 14 July 2006 Resolved

The ballast water plan was not complete at the time of delivery.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 July 2006
Resolution: The ballast water plan, reporting forms etc. were provided and reviewed.

Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Chief Engineer

Issued 14 July 2006 Resolved

Not all crew were present at the time of delivery and licenses could not be checked.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 December 2006
Resolution: Licences were checked. NOAA requires all engineering officers to have licenses but not deck officers because NOAA has a qualification process similar to the Coast Guard. 2 certified GMDSS operators & 4 life boat men met STCW requirements.

Lifesaving › Embarkation Appliances/Stations › Accessability

Issued 14 July 2006 Resolved

The embarkation ladders were not the proper length for the vessel.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 December 2006
Resolution: Proper embarkation ladders were provided and one was added on the port side. The starboard side allows for people to embark the rafts from the trawl deck close to the waters surface.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment

Issued 14 July 2006 Resolved

The crew and their personnel documentation was not present at the time of delivery.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 December 2006
Resolution: All documentation was checked prior to the vessels departure.

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.