VARDHOLM

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

VARDHOLM is a 1987 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2007, most recently in December 2009, along with 5 deficiencies and 4 operational controls.

Records from 2007 to 2009. Most recent: operational control imposed, 25 December 2009.

Built: 1987
Last inspected: 25 December 2009
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 7
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

8610710 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

JXMG3

MISLE id

881162

Flag

NORWAY

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-881162

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations3

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 3 calendar years (2007–2009)

The 7 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 17 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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1890 - 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 · 7

25 December 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3655282

25 December 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3658279

16 July 2008 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3269676

16 July 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3270002

20 May 2008 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3211111

14 May 2007 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2930482

26 April 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2916509

Deficiency record · 5

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Cylinder

Issued 16 July 2008 Resolved

Vessel reported reduction in main propulsion during transit due to loss of cylinder in their MDE. Prior to departure from the Port of Galveston, provide a detailed report from the certificate issuing authority to local OCMI attesting to the cause of the machinery failure, completion of statisfactory repairs, verification that machinery is fully operational, and machinery remains in class.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 July 2008
Resolution: Received written attestation from Classification Society completing engine repairs and testing operations. The machinery involved is working properly. The vessel remains in Class. Released from Operational Control.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Assigning Authority Mark

Issued 14 May 2007 Resolved

Vessel does not have the assigned IMO number permanently affixed inside the engine room. Vessel is to provide attestation that the IMO number will be permanently affixed inside the engine room to the satisfaction of Class and provide report to local OCMI.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 June 2007
Resolved 4 June 2007
Resolution: Received Class report confirming that the assigned IMO number is now permanently affixed inside the engine room.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Superstructure

Issued 14 May 2007 Resolved

Vessel's flame screens are corroded and deteriorated. Vessel is to provide attestation tha the flame screens will be replaced to the satisfaction of Class and provide report to local OCMI.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 June 2007
Resolved 4 June 2007
Resolution: Received Class report confirming that the flame screens have been replaced.

Navigation › Emergency Steering › Compass Reading for Emergency Steering

Issued 14 May 2007 Resolved

Rudder angle indicator cannot be read in the steering gear room. Vessel is to provide attestation that the rudder angle indicator will be easily read in the steering gear room to the satisfaction of Class and provide report to local OCMI.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 June 2007
Resolved 4 June 2007
Resolution: Received Class report confirming that the vessel''s rudder angle indicator is now readable in the steering gear room.

Navigation › Emergency Steering › Compass Reading for Emergency Steering

Issued 14 May 2007 Resolved

Gyro repeater is inoperable. Vessel is to repair gyro repeater and provide attestation that the equipment is operable to the satisfaction of Class and provide report to local OCMI.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 June 2007
Resolved 4 June 2007
Resolution: Received Class report confirming that repairs have been made by connecting the line cables between the Main Gyro and Gyro Repeater in steering gear room. The Gyro Repeater is now within normal working conditions.

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.