CAPE TEMPEST

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

CAPE TEMPEST is a 2008 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: operational control imposed, 18 December 2025.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 18 December 2025
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 32
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 18 December 2025

Recorded inspections32

…physical examinations13

…administrative events13

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2025)

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

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9407263

V7MT9

963483

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Maury page id

psix-963483

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it22454 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
89321 - Displacement, Metric Ton
73720 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
42010 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
22454 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
42010 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 1

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

KIRBY 29044 Tank Barge · MISLE 1227431 · 30 August 2021 · activity 7309227

Inspection history · 32

18 December 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8285331

24 March 2025 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8096440

16 March 2025 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8094539

13 March 2025 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8093097

12 February 2025 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8078828

16 January 2025 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8064737

16 December 2024 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8047883

25 October 2024 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8024621

9 May 2024 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7909268

25 March 2024 COC-CHEM Annual · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7881036

10 February 2024 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7863676

10 February 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7863693

10 February 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7863749

22 March 2023 PSC B · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7646084

7 March 2022 PSC B · COC-CHEM Annual · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7406996

3 September 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7303500

30 August 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7309227

9 March 2021 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lewes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7150400

21 October 2019 COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination · Deficiency Check · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6834926

15 June 2018 ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6445384

27 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6425274

3 February 2018 ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM & TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6344217

21 October 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6293488

23 September 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6273071

21 September 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6271480

19 March 2017 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6107376

23 February 2017 COE-Dockside · Ballast Water Examination · COC-CHEM & TVE Annual · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6090366

5 October 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6017019

20 May 2016 COE-Dockside

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5882226

2 May 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5867020

28 January 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5813856

20 January 2016 ISPS II Exam · COC-CHEM Renew · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5800729

Deficiency record · 6

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 25 March 2024 Resolved

No electrical equipment shall be installed in any space where flammable mixtures are liable to collect including those on board tankers unless the administration is satisfied that such equipment is of a type which will not ignite the mixture concerned. PSCO identified 19 cracked lenses in cargo pump room and deck locker.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 27 March 2024
Resolved 27 March 2024
Resolution: Received satisfactory class report with photos.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Pilot ladders and hoist/pilot transfer arrangements

Issued 7 March 2022 Resolved

All Arrangements used for pilot transfer shall efficiently fulfill their purpose of enabiling pilots to embark and disembark safely. The appliances Shall be kept clean, properly maintained, and stowed. Vessels 15 meter pilot ladder was found with damage to the right hand line, one step above the 14 meter step. Also, on the same line on the lowest wooden step.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 March 2022
Resolved 15 March 2022
Resolution: Recieved certificate and confirmation of delivery for new pilot ladder.

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

Issued 3 September 2021 Resolved

The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board. Due to heavy weather, the vessel was pushed aground in Lower Mississippi river. Certification issuing authority to attest to the proper operation of steering gear, propulsion machinery and associated equipment, and integrity of the hull in affected area and hull penetration on port side. 74 SOLAS (20) I/II (a) 60 (a)(c)

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 3 September 2021
Resolved 3 September 2021
Resolution: Received, reviewed, and accepted class report from ABS stating that the deficiency was rectified.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Inert gas system

Issued 21 October 2019 Resolved

The inert gas system shall be capable of inerting, purging, and gas freeing the empty tanks and cargo tanks with the required oxygen content. The PSCO observed scrubber water and flue gas leaking from the IGG compensator creating a hazardous environment. 74 SOLAS (09) II-2/4.5.5,3.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 October 2019
Resolution: Received class report. System all sat.

Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Fire Doors

Issued 23 February 2017 Resolved

0710 - Fire prevention - Hold back hooks not subject to central control station release are prohibited. Multiple "A" boundary doors located in galley were found with permanent hold back hooks attached. 74 SOLAS 09 cons. II-2 9.4.1.1.4.4

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 February 2017
Resolved 23 February 2017
Resolution: PSCO witnessed that the hold back hooks were removed by crew.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Oily Water Separator (15 ppm)

Issued 28 January 2016 Resolved

Filter labeled "T2" on the OWS diagram has a hole allowing water to spray from the filter to the bulkhead in the engine room.

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 28 June 2016
Resolved 29 April 2016
Resolution: Received Class report attesting to deficiency. All deficiencies rectified.

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.