AFRICAN QUEEN

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Other hulls named AFRICAN QUEEN

AFRICAN QUEEN is a 2007 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2008, most recently in March 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 6 operational controls.

Records from 2008 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 16 March 2026.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 16 March 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 18
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

9389930 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

V7Y24

MISLE id

950913

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-950913

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations10

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded7

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2008–2026)

The 18 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 Bulk Carrier class in Maury's sources begin in 1981.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it30936 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
18150 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
55005 - Dead Weight, Ton
64449 - Displacement, 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 · 18

16 March 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8326789

21 November 2022 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7598027

22 January 2022 PSC B · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7383959

21 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7384487

18 March 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6928335

5 March 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6921199

6 April 2018 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6377854

29 March 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6381013

25 October 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6023814

14 August 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5215942

14 June 2014 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4888256

21 February 2011 ISPS I Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3936612

4 February 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3937577

29 January 2010 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex VI Survey · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3668214

25 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3669794

11 June 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3233907

11 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3234403

31 May 2008 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3223013

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 21 November 2022 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 system is inoperable. Vessel has been granted an extraordinary circumstance to employ the ballast water management method listed 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. 40c 33 CFR 151.2025(a)

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 16 March 2026
Resolution: Sector San Francisco conducted a PSC B exam, ballast water managment system was found to be fully operational. No issues pertaining to BWMS was reported by vessel or company. In addition, a flag inspector was on board, flag exam reported no BWMS findings.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 22 January 2022 Resolved

13101 - THE CONDITION OF THE SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED TO CONFORM WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRESENT REGULATIONS. THE VESSEL LOST PROPULSION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES WHILE ENROUTE TO THE PORT OF BALTIMORE. 74SOLAS(20)I/II(A)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 23 February 2022
Resolved 27 January 2022
Resolution: Received class report attesting to repairs.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 22 January 2022 Resolved

07113 - FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES SHALL BE KEPT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND READILY AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE. PSCO OBSERVED LEAKS ON THE FIREMAIN PIPELINE ADJACENT TO CARGO HOLDS #1, #2, AND #5. ADDITIONALLY THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO GET PRESURE AT THE FIRE STATION ON FORECASTLE. 74SOLAS(20) II-2/14.2.1.2

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems

Issued 22 January 2022 Resolved

07124 - ANNUAL INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT ON FIXED GAS FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS. THE FIXED C02 SYSTEM WAS LAST INSPECTED ON 5/11/2020. ADDITIONAL RECORDS SHOW THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED BETWEEN JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2021 WITH NO SPECIFIED DATE. 74SOLAS(20)I/II(A)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 23 February 2022
Resolved 27 January 2022
Resolution: Received class report attesting to repairs.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 22 January 2022 Resolved

99101 - EACH TRANSFER PIPE SYSTEM MUST NOT LEAK UNDER STATIC LIQUID PRESSURE AT LEAST 1 1/2 TIMES THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING PRESSURE. THE BUNKER LINES WERE TESTED PNEUMATICALLY. 33CFR156.170

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 23 February 2022
Resolved 27 January 2022
Resolution: Received class report attesting to repairs.

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.