LONDON STAR

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

LONDON STAR is a 2006 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2024, along with 9 deficiencies and 6 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 19 October 2024.

Built: 2006
Last inspected: 19 October 2024
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 26
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 19 October 2024

Recorded inspections26

…physical examinations13

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2024)

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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9330343

A8KN4

873343

Flag

LIBERIA

Maury page id

psix-873343

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it41966 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
22047 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
73869 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
88869 - Displacement, Metric 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

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Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

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Inspection history · 26

19 October 2024 PSC B · COC-TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8018684

1 October 2023 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7801510

24 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7795731

19 July 2023 PSC B · COC-TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7742971

18 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7744322

16 July 2023 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7743499

28 May 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7698344

10 May 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7685598

10 May 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7749471

25 November 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7599558

15 July 2022 PSC B · COC-TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7507549

6 April 2021 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7169875

28 March 2021 PSC B · COC-TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7161256

26 June 2020 COC-TVE Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6981782

12 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6872349

3 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6734960

31 March 2019 Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6644387

31 October 2018 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6571904

19 September 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6544403

20 April 2018 COC-TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6388380

10 April 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6388715

23 February 2018 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6360582

21 March 2017 COC-TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6107766

19 May 2016 PII Safety Exam · ISPS III Exam · Deficiency Check · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5878554

10 May 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5871099

8 May 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5871866

Deficiency record · 9

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 18 July 2022 Resolved

No electrical equipment shall be installed in any space where flammable mixtures are liable to collect including those on board tankers, unless the administration is satisfied that such equipment is of a type which will not ignite the mixture concerned. PSCO observered explosion proof fixture with cracked lens in cargo pump room.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 18 July 2022
Resolution: Cracked lens replaced with new one.

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

Issued 18 July 2022 Resolved

The venting system shall be provided with devices to prevent the passage of flame into the cargo tanks. PSCO observed missing flame screen on vacuum valve on number one port cargo tank.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 18 July 2022
Resolution: New flame screen installed where it was missing.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 28 March 2021 Resolved

No electrical equipment shall be installed in any space where flammable mixtrues are liable to collect, unless the Administration is satisfied that such equipment is: appropriately certified for safe usage in the vapours or gases likley to be encountered. PSCO observed one junction box with improperly sealed cable gland, and one light missing a grounding cable in cargo pump room. SOLAS 74(a), 2004 cons., II-1/45.10.4

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 March 2021
Resolution: PSCO observed grounding cable installed, and junction box sealed.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Inert gas system

Issued 28 March 2021 Resolved

Automatic shutdown of the inert gas blowers and gas regulating valve shall be arranged on predetermined limits being reached in respect of paragraph 2.4.3.1.2 (low water supply to scrubber). PSCO observed low water pressure to scrubber failed to shutdown IG system. SOLAS 74(a), 2014 cons., II-2/4.5.5.1.3 IMO Res. MSC.(98)73 (FSS Code) Ch.15/2.3.1.5.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 March 2021
Resolution: PSCO observed faulty relay for alarm replaced, scrubber low water supply shutdown observed satisfactorily.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Injector (fuel injection)

Issued 23 February 2018 Resolved

1400- THE MACHINERY, BOIILERS AND OTHER PRESSURE VESSELS, ASSOCIATED PIPING SYSTEMS AND FITTINGS SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADEQUATE FOR THE SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED AND SHALL BE SO INSTALLED AND PROTECTED AS TO REDUCE TO A MINIMUM AND DANGER TO PERSONS ON BOARD, DUE REGARD BEING PAID TO... OTHER HAZARDS. THE VESSEL EXPERIENCED AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE WHILE TRANSITING THE NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECTED ITS MANEUVERABILITY AND POSED A HAZARD TO VESSELS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL. 74 SOLAS (04) II-1/26. 17AC.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 February 2018
Resolution: VESSEL PROVIDED CLASS REPORT ATTESTING TO THE CONDITION OF THE MAIN ENGINE.

Documentation › Safety Management System › Reports and Analysis Procedures

Issued 23 February 2018 Resolved

THE COMPANY SHOULD IDENTIFY EQUIPMENT AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS THE SUDDEN OPERATIONAL FAILURE OF WHICH MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS. THE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SHOULD PROVIDE FOR SPECIFIC MEASURES AIMED AT PROMOTING THE RELIABILITY OF SUCH EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEMS. THE VESSEL EXPERIENCED AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE WHILE TRANSITING THE NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES WHICH ADVERSELY IMPACTED ITS FITNESS AND CAPABILITY TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL. 74 SOLAS (14) IX/3.1 REF. ISM A/9 & 10.3.

Due 25 March 2018
Resolved 10 April 2018
Resolution: Vessel submitted a incident report with a cause analysis and corrective actions to be taken. attached report from vessel.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat Equipment › Food Ration

Issued 19 May 2016 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 May 2016
Resolved 20 May 2016
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted proper documentation from the master of LONDON STAR stating the deficiency was rectified. The documentation was a delivery note showing that 15 replacement food rations were received on 20MAY2016.

Fire Fighting › Ventilation Systems › Fans

Issued 10 May 2016 Resolved

Machinery spaces of category A shall be adequately ventilated so as to ensure that in all weather conditions including heavy weather, an adequate supply of air is maintained to the spaces for the safety and comfort of personnel and the operation of the machinery. During the operation of the inert gas system, a hazardous atmosphere was detected, posing a danger to the crew. 74 SOLAS(09)II-1/35

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 11 May 2016

Operations/Management › Vessel Safety Management › Maintenance of Ship/Equipment

Issued 10 May 2016 Resolved

The company should establish procedures to ensure that the ship is maintained in conformity with the provisions of the relevant rules and regulations and with any additional requirements which may be established by the company. The vessel's crew has secured heavy fuel oil quick closing valves in the open position rendering fire protective service inoperable. 74SOLAS(09) IX/3.1 ISM Code Part A 10.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 19 May 2016
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted flag report from Liberia stating the deficiency was rectified. An audit was conducted and found no deficiencies.

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.