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CETUS STAR

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

CETUS STAR is a 2004 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2006, most recently in October 2017, along with 11 deficiencies and 6 operational controls.

Records from 2006 to 2017. Most recent: operational control imposed, 7 October 2017.

Built
2004
Last inspected
7 October 2017
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
11
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
9278741 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
9HYP7
MISLE id
812833
Flag
MALTA
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-812833

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record 4 calendar years (2006–2017)
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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 9 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it11433 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
40090 - Displacement, Ton
33773 - Dead Weight, Ton
19828 - 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 · 11

7 October 2017 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6283146
28 September 2017 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6256790
26 August 2014 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4960663
24 August 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Port Aransas · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4964696
20 August 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4960909
2 July 2008 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3254380
1 July 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3253384
17 May 2006 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2651337
15 April 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2625341
14 April 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team San Francisco (91105) · Activity 2626446
13 April 2006 ISPS I Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2623873

Deficiency record · 11

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Valve
Issued 7 October 2017 Resolved
1499-Main and Aux machinery essential for propulsion shall be provided w/ effective means for operation and control. The M/E fuel valve opening set point is set at 41mm when the M/E's manual states the minimum set point is 48mm.-74/78 SOLAS ('14 cons) II-1/31.5-17a
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 October 2017
Resolved 10 October 2017
Resolution: The Company has obtained technical advice from the maker's rep who informed the C/E the procedure is to set the appropriate set point of the M/E governor. The adjustments were made by the C/E and were confirmed by the attending class surveyor.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (start air) › Valve
Issued 7 October 2017 Resolved
Main and Aux machinery essential for propulsion shall be provided w/ effective means for operation and control. As the vessel was coming to berth, a half astern bell was given and the M/E did not respond due to low start air pressure.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 October 2017
Resolved 10 October 2017
Resolution: Interviews from the surveyor revieled that an order was given to switch air bottles as the air pressure became low. The crew member opened the #1 bottle discharge valve but did not close the #2 bottle 1st resulting in loss of air pressure. See narrative.
Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors
Issued 28 September 2017 Resolved
Doors fitted in boundary bulkheads of machinery spaces of category A shall be reasonably gastight and self closing. The door leading to the engine room was not self closing and upon closing the door manually, the PSCO could feel air forcably rushing around the door. 74 SOLAS(04) II-2/9.4.2.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 October 2017
Resolved 1 October 2017
Resolution: The door to ER has been adjusted with self-closing mechanism and its gas-tighting packaging. See class report for more information.
Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors
Issued 28 September 2017 Resolved
Doors required to be self closing shall not be fitted with hold back hooks. The door into the ladder well on the upper deck is self closing but is fitted with a hold back hook. An additional hold back was discovered on the emergency escape ladderwell coming from the engine room. 74 SOLAS(04) II-2/9.4.2.2
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 September 2017
Resolved 28 September 2017
Resolution: Hold back was removed from ladder well door prior to Coast Guard departure. See documents for more information.
Fire Fighting › Ventilation Systems › Ducts
Issued 28 September 2017 Resolved
Any machinery space shall be adequately ventilated appropriate for the purpose of that machinery space. Control panel to fuel purifier and generator was ventilated by use of make shift flex hose. 74 SOLAS(04) II-1/35
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 October 2017
Resolved 1 October 2017
Resolution: Additional air hoses were provided by engine crew with additional ventilation purpose in hot region with high outside and inside temperature. Subject air hoses removed. See documents for more information.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Cylinder
Issued 28 September 2017 Resolved
The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to ensure that the ship will remain fit to proceed to sea without damage to the ship or persons onboard. A jacket water leak was discovered on the main engine #3 cylinder. 74 SOLAS(04) I/11
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 October 2017
Resolved 1 October 2017
Resolution: Main Engine cylinder#3 jacket cooling water leakage eliminated. Related gasket replaced. See documents for class report.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Smoke Detectors
Issued 28 September 2017 Resolved
The safety management system should provide for specific measures aimed at promoting the reliability of such equipment or systems. These measures should include the regular testing of stand by arrangements and equipment. Engineering crew was unable to properly test smoke detector in engine room upon request. Crew was unaware of testing procedures and frequency. Request audit from certificate issuing authority. 74 SOLAS(14) IX/3.1. ISM Code 10.3
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 October 2017
Resolved 1 October 2017
Resolution: Training of engine crew for proper smoke and heat detector testing conducted. Related smoke test procedure posted in ER/ECR. NKK Class surveyor attended the vessel today, 2017OCT01 to endorse deficiencies rectification. ISM audit to follow.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Smoke Detectors
Issued 28 September 2017 Resolved
The company and ship shall comply with the requirements of the international safety management code. The crew was unable to properly test smoke detectors and heat detectors due to not having ordered the necessary supplies. 74 SOLAS(14) IX/3.1
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 October 2017
Resolved 1 October 2017
Resolution: Vessel ordered and recieved proper smoke and heat detection equipment. See class report in documents tab for more information.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Painter
Issued 26 August 2014 Resolved
Every liferaft shall be stowed with its painter permanently attached to the ship. Both port and starboard 25 persons liferafts were stowed without the painter permanently attached to the float free arrangement.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 26 August 2014
Resolved 26 August 2014
Resolution: Vessel crew attached the painters to the ship. Corrected on the spot.
Engineering › Generator (propulsion/auxiliary-electric) › Battery
Issued 2 July 2008 Resolved
Vessels emergency generator #1 set of batteries is inoperable due to the battery exploding and unable to hold a charge. Vessel shall submit a report from the certificate issuing authority attesting the repairs and safe operation of the emergency generator #1 set of batteries. Prior to departure.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 July 2008
Resolved 3 July 2008
Resolution: Received class report attesting that the #1 set of batteries for the emergency generator has been renewed and that the system was tested satisfactory.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Garbage Recordkeeping
Issued 17 May 2006 Resolved
The crew was not following the garbage plan. Mixed garbage was found throughout the vessel. The Second Engineer was unaware of his responsibilities of the control of garbage in the engine room as per the plan. Medical waste was found in containers located on the poop deck. Only oily rags, oil waste and paper was being burned in the incinerator. We found this and plastic and metal.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 May 2006
Resolved 17 May 2006
Resolution: Reviewed garbage plan with Master, [name withheld], Chief Engineer [name withheld] and Fourth Engineer. All items were corrected while on board.

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.