TAIHUA STAR

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

TAIHUA STAR is a 2007 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2007, most recently in October 2020, along with 7 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2007 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 29 October 2020.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 29 October 2020
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9384851 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

VRCT4

MISLE id

879171

Flag

HONG KONG

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-879171

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2007–2020)

The 14 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 6 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 it34593 - Displacement, Metric Ton
17572 - Simplified, Gross Ton
16038 - Simplified, Net Ton
16951 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
10134 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
28456 - Dead Weight, Metric 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 · 14

29 October 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7078603

24 October 2018 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6558008

24 October 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6568004

12 June 2017 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6173149

26 January 2016 ISPS II Exam · COE-Offshore · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5800616

21 June 2012 Ballast Water Examination · Deficiency Check · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4349474

10 November 2010 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3889050

10 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3889165

21 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3243819

20 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3242822

17 June 2008 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination · ISPS II Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · Sector Portland · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3230290

6 March 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3159684

30 October 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Portland · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3090143

17 April 2007 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2909357

Deficiency record · 7

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 29 October 2020 Resolved

74SOLAS(04)II-I/29.12.3 Hydraulic power-operated steering gear shall be provided with a fixed storage tank having sufficient capacity to recharge at least one power actuating system including the reservoir, where the main steering gear is required to be power-operated. The vessels fixed storage tank for the steering gear only had 300L when the minimum is 540L for the system and reservoir.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 29 October 2020
Resolution: ship's crew replenished reservoir tank.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Oil record book

Issued 29 October 2020 Resolved

MARPOL Annex I 17.4 Each operation described in paragraph 2 of this regulation shall be fully recorded without delay in the Ol Record Book Part I so that all entries in the book appropiate to that operation are completed. On the 27th, 28th, and 29th of October 2020 transfer operations from the bilge wells to the bilge holding tank was not entered immediately after operation.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 29 October 2020
Resolution: C/E added entries into ORB.

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

Issued 12 June 2017 Resolved

2550: The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure hat the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea. Whenever a defect is discovered with affects the safety of the ship the Master shall report to the recognized organization, which shall cause investigation to be initiated. During the, see narrative

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 13 June 2017
Resolved 16 June 2017
Resolution: Corrected to the satisfaction of the attending Classification Representative.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Ballast Water Logs/Records

Issued 12 June 2017 Resolved

2510: Vessel is currently not following or documenting items in the ballast water management plan, including bio-fouling 33CFR151.2050(g) IMO MEPC RESOLUTION 207(62)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 June 2017
Resolved 12 June 2017
Resolution: Spoke with the [name withheld] and Chief Engineer about proper documentation for Ballast and Bio-Fouling.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Oil Record Book

Issued 12 June 2017 Resolved

1710: Incorrect record keeping in oil record book regarding scavenging air box drain take since May 17 MARPOL Annex 1 Reg. 17

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 June 2017
Resolved 12 June 2017
Resolution: Spoke with the Captain and Chief Engineer about proper documentation for Oil Record Book.

Fire Fighting › Firemans Outfit › Protective Clothing

Issued 21 June 2012 Resolved

0720- Ships shall carry at least two firefighters outfit, of material that protects the skin from the heat radiating from the fire and from burns. Ships fire fighting outfits lamination is peeling, rendering the suit unusable.

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 22 June 2012
Resolved 25 June 2012
Resolution: Deficiency rectified. Vessel was provided with 02 SOLAS approved fire suits. See activity documents for copy of purchase receipt.

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors

Issued 17 April 2007 Resolved

Doors leading into the galley are fitted with Hold-back hooks when door is designated as a self-closing door in the fire control plan. SOLAS 74 (Amend) II-2/9.4.2.2

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 30 October 2007
Resolution: We received classification society reports indicating that the hold-back hooks were removed.

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.