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GSL SOFIA

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

GSL SOFIA is a 2003 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 10 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded — and 1 operational control.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 May 2026.

Built
2003
Last inspected
13 May 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
22
Deficiencies
10 recorded · 2 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 13 May 2026
Recorded inspections22
…physical examinations16
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies 10 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
…past their stated due date2
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)
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

US Official No.
—
IMO number
9260421
Call sign
5LLT4
MISLE id
945957
Flag
LIBERIA
Maury page id
psix-945957

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it93496 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
49741 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
109000 - Dead Weight, Ton
146777 - Displacement, 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 · 22

13 May 2026 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8370049
10 May 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8370178
9 May 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8369690
26 November 2025 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8274079
22 November 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8273480
16 November 2025 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8269297
3 September 2025 PSC A · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8220829
11 June 2025 PSC B · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8154563
21 February 2025 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8081355
13 November 2024 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8033471
30 October 2023 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7816228
23 October 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7813086
7 September 2022 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7547192
11 September 2021 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7297552
7 December 2020 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7102596
11 March 2020 PSC B
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6918359
1 April 2019 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6648899
20 March 2018 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6373061
27 December 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6329436
8 September 2017 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6262646
1 September 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6257126
15 November 2016 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6041216

Deficiency record · 10

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 26 November 2025 No resolution recorded
MAIN AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY ESSENTIAL FOR THE PROPULSION AND SAFETY OF THE SHIP SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR ITS OPERATION AND CONTROL. PSCO OBSERVED VESSEL'S SELF REPORT OF MAIN ENGINE START BLOCK ALARM. 74SOLAS(04)II-1/31.1
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
14 - Pollution Prevention › 148 - Ballast Water › Ballast Water Management System (BMWS)
Issued 26 November 2025 No resolution recorded
FOLLOWING INSTALLATION, THE MASTER, OWNER, OPERATOR, AGENT, OR PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE VESSEL SUBJECT TO THIS SUBPART MUST PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE BWMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. VESSEL SELF-REPORTED INOPERABLE BWMS. 33 CFR 151.2025(a)(1)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 3 September 2025 Resolved
Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use. No documentation was provided for maintenance of life rafts in accordance with MSC.1/Circ.1328. - 74SOLAS(20) III/20.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 September 2025
Resolution: PSCO observed valid flag dispensation from Liberia extending due date for life raft annual test to 08OCT25.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Gas instruments
Issued 3 September 2025 Resolved
Every ship to which Chapter I applies shall carry an appropriate portable atmosphere testing instrument or instruments. These shall be capable of measuring concentrations of oxygen. PSCO observed instruments were unable to measure atmospheric conditions. 74SOLAS(20) XI-1/7
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 September 2025
Resolution: Verified acquisition of callibrated atmosphere measuring instruments ready for use.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 3 September 2025 Resolved
Where a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system is used, openings which may admit air to, or allow gas to escape from, a protected space shall be capable of being closed from outside the protected space. PSCO observed numerous fire dampers for cargo holds protected by CO2 were inoperable. - 74SOLAS(09) II-2/10.4.2
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 September 2025
Resolved 16 November 2025
Resolution: Received class report attesting to satisfactory repair
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 3 September 2025 Resolved
Protection for the crew in the form of guard rails or lifelines shall be provided above the deck cargo if there is no convenient passage on or below the deck of the ship. PSCO observed numerous wasted guard rails in way of bay 74. - ICLL 88 Annex I, Reg. 25.5
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 October 2025
Resolved 16 November 2025
Resolution: received class report attesting to satisfactory repair.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 3 September 2025 Resolved
Where "A" class divisions are penetrated, such penetrations shall be suitably insulated by extension of the insulation at the same level of the division. PSCO observed "A" class division pentetration in CO2 room not suitably insulated. - 74SOLAS(09) II-2/9.3.1
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 October 2025
Resolved 4 September 2025
Resolution: PSCO examined fireproof insulation installed in "A" class penetration (wire bundle conduit) in CO2 room to effectively make the whole division an "A" class boundary.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Winches & capstans
Issued 3 September 2025 Resolved
Ships shall be designed, constructed and maintained in compliance with the structural, mechanical and electrical requirements of a classification society which is recognized by the administration. PSCO observed aft starboard mooring winch leaking hydraulic fluid excessively.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 October 2025
Resolved 4 September 2025
Resolution: PSCO verified starboard aft mooring winch hydraulic leak was corrected by reinstalling threaded plug in reservoir with teflon tape, no evidence of leaking was present and reservoir site gauge indicated appropriate hydraulic fluid level.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo ship safety equipment (including exemption)
Issued 21 February 2025 Resolved
The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provision of present regulations. As identified at a previous PSC exam, a technical deficiency required attendance by class and was not addressed in the required timeline 74 SOLAS(2020) CONS IX/3.1 - ISM code 11.1 - 40(a)(c)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 11 June 2025
Resolution: Confirmed IOPP supplement designated separating/filtering equipment and oil content meter IAW MPEC.60. Vessel is outfitted with two OWS systems. Only MPEC.60 OWS discharges overboard, the IOPP supplement is valid. RO attended and verified.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Documentation-ISM
Issued 21 February 2025 Resolved
The company should establish and maintain procedures to control all documents and data which are relevant to the safety management system. PSCO's observed several instances since 2023 where the ship's information is incerrectly captured or maintained. 74 SOLAS(2020) CONS IX/3.1 - ISM code 11.1 - 40(a)(c)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 11 June 2025
Resolution: PSCO reviewed company internal audit and ensured all inconsistencies were corrected on reviewed documents. All documentation was found to be updated and in sufficient order.

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.