VALLE BIANCA

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

VALLE BIANCA is a 2007 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 36 inspections since 2008, most recently in August 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 7 operational controls.

Records from 2008 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 August 2026.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 13 August 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 36
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

9387580 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

9HA4947

MISLE id

938616

Flag

MALTA

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-938616

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations21

…administrative events11

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 16 calendar years (2008–2026)

The 36 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.

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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it29987 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
29987 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
50633 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
60007 - Displacement, Metric Ton
13240 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
13240 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net 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 · 36

13 August 2026 COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8463549

10 August 2025 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8202792

28 October 2024 Administrative Inspection · PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8025536

10 April 2024 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7893015

13 December 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7838651

24 August 2023 MARPOL Annex I Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7773427

18 March 2022 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7412281

2 June 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7213465

14 February 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7140569

11 February 2021 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7136583

3 March 2020 COC-CHEM Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6917733

19 October 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6837736

3 October 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6827088

23 July 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6759590

7 May 2019 Administrative Inspection · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6678492

31 January 2019 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6615093

27 October 2017 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6296328

23 November 2016 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6044305

27 September 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6010661

25 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6008542

8 September 2016 Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5991027

31 May 2016 COE-Offshore · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5889109

26 September 2015 ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5723632

26 August 2014 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4965738

31 January 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3934121

31 January 2011 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3935036

24 March 2010 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM Renew

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3702152

6 July 2009 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3526138

1 July 2009 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3520476

25 February 2009 COC-CHEM Annual · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3423968

30 June 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3252834

20 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team New York (91106) · Activity 3242669

27 February 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3154426

26 February 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3153779

23 February 2008 COC-CHEM Renew · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3152251

20 February 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3150214

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 24 August 2023 Resolved

Each operation described in paragraph two of this regulation shall be fully recorded without delay in the Oil Record Book (ORB) Part II so that entries in the book appropriate to that operation are completed. PSCO observed entries in ORB that didn't match the records for the oil discharge monitoring equipment. Specifically on dates 04JUN2022 and 10JUN2022. Request Flag State Audit of ORB. MARPOL 73/76 Annex I Reg 36.5 - 40b.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 24 August 2023
Resolved 13 December 2023

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil discharge monitoring and control system

Issued 31 January 2019 Resolved

The 15 ppm bilge alarm should record date, time, and alarm status, and operating status of the 15ppm bilge separator. When the PSCO conducted a test of the vessels oily water separator and oil content meter it was observed that the oil content meter recorded an incorrect date of 25 DEC 2018 when the date of the test was 31 JAN 2019. MARPOL I/14.7 MEPC 107(49) 4.2.9 40ac

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 4 February 2019
Resolution: The 15ppm oil content meter was inspected and displayed the correct date and time.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Loading instrument

Issued 31 January 2019 Resolved

A vessel's cargo containment system must have a high level alarm that gives an audible and visual alarm which can be seen and heard where cargo transfer is controlled, and on the open deck. During the cargo deck examination it was observed that the required high level alarm could not be seen or heard on the open deck while testing tanks (3P/3S & SP/SS & 5P/5S). Cite: 46CFR153.469 50ac

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 4 February 2019
Resolution: The high level alarms were tested and found that audible and visual alarms were working properly

12 - Dangerous Goods › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal protection

Issued 31 January 2019 Resolved

Suitably marked decontamination showers and an eyewash shall be available on deck in convenient locations and shall be operable in all ambient temperatures. During the examination of the showers and eyewash stations, it was observed that no water was being supplied to all three stations. 74SOLAS(2009) VIII/9.1 IBC 14.3.4 Cite: 74SOLAS(09 Con Ed.), Chapter VII, Regulation 9.1, IBC 14.3.4

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 4 February 2019
Resolution: The eyewash stations were tested and found to be working properly.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark

Issued 8 September 2016 Resolved

1220-Freeboard Marks-The rings, lines, and letters shall be painted and permanently marked on the sides of the ship. The marks shall be plainly visible. The tropical, summer, and winter load line marks were found to be unpainted and not permanently marked on the hull of the ship, which is not in accordance with the ILLC (ILLC 05 Edition, Chapter 1, Regulation 8).

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 October 2016
Resolved 27 September 2016
Resolution: Recieved a Class Report from RINA stating the Load Line marking were added to both sides of the vessel and properly painted. A new Load Line Certificate was issued. The ship now has two Load Line Certificates.

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.