STAR MERLIN

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

STAR MERLIN is a 2007 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 7 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 11 December 2025.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 11 December 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 29
Deficiencies: 7 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 11 December 2025

Recorded inspections29

…physical examinations13

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded8

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

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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9325609

CQPZ

877973

Flag

PORTUGAL

Maury page id

psix-877973

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it53755 - Dead Weight, Ton
63755 - Displacement, Ton
31500 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
14001 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

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 · 29

11 December 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8282317

1 December 2025 COC-TVE Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8272151

29 August 2025 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8220574

6 August 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8204086

21 October 2024 PSC B · COC-TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8022216

22 August 2023 COC-TVE Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7773956

12 June 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7712918

9 May 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7684154

11 March 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7649280

9 November 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7591910

11 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7556368

22 July 2022 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7513787

19 April 2021 COC-TVE Annual · PSC B · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7176414

29 April 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6945875

1 April 2020 COC-TVE Renew · PSC B · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6929261

31 March 2020 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6933630

31 March 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6933818

13 February 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6625743

10 January 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6608706

21 September 2018 Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6543329

22 February 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6092235

17 January 2017 Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6071493

13 May 2016 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5876415

15 April 2016 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5855096

17 March 2016 Administrative Inspection · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · Deficiency Check · COC-TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5835072

8 March 2016 ISPS II Exam · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5829264

7 March 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5829608

7 March 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6042539

29 February 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5824390

Deficiency record · 7

14 - Pollution Prevention › 148 - Ballast Water › Extraordinary Condition Claims

Issued 6 August 2025 Resolved

The master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel equipped with ballast tanks that operates in the waters of the United States must employ one of the authorized ballast water management methods listed in 33 CFR 151.2025(a). Vessel's ballast water management method is inoperable. Vessel has been granted an extraordinary circumstance to employ the ballast water management method listted in 33 CFR 151.2025(a)(3) to conduct cargo operations while in the Sector New Orleans COTP zone. In accordance with 33 CFR 151.2040(b)(3), the vessel must discharge only that amount of ballast water operationally necessary to ensure the safety and stability of the vessel for cargo operations. 33 CFR 151.2025(a) 40c

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 6 August 2025
Resolved 29 August 2025
Resolution: Received master's statement along with receipts and picture proof of new uv lamps on board, being replaced and BWMS as operational.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Emergency Shut-down

Issued 17 March 2016 Resolved

Vessel was in ballast. No cargo on board. PSCO did not witness an action from the cargo system causing the stop of cargo flow when ESD was engaged. Crew was uncomfortable running pumps dry due to possible damage. Alarms were tested from manifolds and cargo control room.

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 17 March 2016
Resolved 13 May 2016

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark

Issued 17 March 2016 Resolved

0120-Load Lines-The International Load Line Certificate shall not be delivered to the ship until the officer or surveyor acting under the provisions of article 13 of the Convention has certified that the marks are correctly and permanently indicated on the ship's sides. The incorrect marking on the ship's starboard side was displayed and all 04 load line markings were painted,

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 March 2016
Resolved 17 March 2016
Resolution: corrected on the spot.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat Equipment › Food Ration

Issued 17 March 2016 Resolved

0611-Lifeboat inventory- All life-saving appliances and arrangements shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Code. 05 food rations were found without airtight packaging 74SOLAS (14) III/34

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 17 March 2016
Resolved 19 March 2016
Resolution: Vessel submitted receipt of food rations.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Combustible Gas Indicator

Issued 17 March 2016 Resolved

1840-Instrumentation- Tankers shall be equipped with at least one portable instrument for measuring flammable vapor concentrations, together with a sufficient set of spares. The second portable instrument was not operating properly and there were no sets of spares. 74 Solas (04) II-2/4.5.7.1

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 15 April 2016
Resolution: Company submitted a receipt as proof of delivery for the portable gas detector.

Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Valve

Issued 10 March 2016 Resolved

Means shall be provided where by normal operation of propulsion machinery can be sustain or restored even though one of the essential auxiliaries becomes inoperatvie. Vessel lost propulsion and electrical power due to the failure of one safety relief valve on the start air/control air system. SOLAS 2004 Ch. II-1 Reg 26.3.9, (40ac)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 10 March 2016
Resolved 19 March 2016
Resolution: Class report attained by Sector Puget Sound. Attached to Misle activity 5835072.

Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Valve

Issued 8 March 2016 Resolved

Vessels safety relief valve for main engine and auxilary equipment failed causing loss of propulsion and ships power. Condition of vessel and machinery shall be maintained after the time of survey. SOLAS 14 Chp.1 Reg 11, 60ac

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 March 2016
Resolved 9 March 2016
Resolution: Cleared to the satisfaction of Class and USCG. (Class Report Atached)

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.