VS PROTECTOR

Tank Ship · Built 2000s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

VS PROTECTOR is a 2007 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 5 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 26 July 2026.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 26 July 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 26
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 26 July 2026

Recorded inspections26

…physical examinations13

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

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

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9351452

MCCF4

967061

Flag

ISLE OF MAN

Maury page id

psix-967061

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it69998 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
85520 - Displacement, Metric Ton
42010 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
22444 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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 · 26

26 July 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8446947

31 January 2026 COE-Administrative

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8304412

29 July 2025 COC-TVE Renew

Administrative · Activities Europe · Activity 8197181

14 January 2025 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8063670

16 September 2024 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8003551

14 August 2024 COC-TVE Annual

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7974771

29 November 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7831094

30 August 2023 PSC B · COC-TVE Renew

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7781005

18 December 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7610683

7 May 2022 PSC B · COC-TVE Renew

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7433935

19 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7262510

12 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7156376

12 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7156918

8 March 2021 PSC B · COC-TVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7152456

27 April 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6944517

5 April 2020 COC-TVE Renew · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6933591

7 November 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6850749

23 February 2019 ISPS II Exam · COC-TVE Annual · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6627591

2 October 2018 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6553217

1 March 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6363944

27 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6362339

21 February 2018 COC-TVE Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6357740

3 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6229312

3 August 2017 In-Service Inspection · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6231196

26 March 2017 COC-TVE Renew · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6113062

19 June 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · COC-TVE Annual

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5899900

Deficiency record · 6

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

Issued 14 January 2025 Resolved

The machinery shall be of a design and construction adequate for the service for which they are intended. Vessel self reported a reduction of propulsion during outbound transit due to mechanical issues. Cite: 74SOLAS(20)II-1/26.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 15 January 2025
Resolution: Crew of vessel removed and replaced the ME Unit #5 cracked cylinder head. Main engine operation test was carried out with no issues. Class attest to normal operations.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 14 August 2024 Resolved

In tankers, electrical equipment, cables and wiring shall not be installed in hazardous locations unless it conforms with standards not inferior to those acceptable to the organization. PSCO discovered 12 cracked explosion proof lights in the pump room, with the majority being on the lowest level. Cargo transfer is prohibited until lights are replaced, taken out of service with risk mitigation in place. 74SOLAS(04)II-I/45.11

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 September 2024
Resolution: Received ABS class report attesting to the repair of all lights.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers

Issued 8 March 2021 Resolved

Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. PSCO observed a leak in the #1 cargo pump line inside of the pump room from a previous cargo. Cargo pump #1 shall not be used until deficiency is rectified. 74SOLAS(2014 amend)II-2/4.1.1

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 29 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel sent in a class surveyor's report stating the cargo pipe line was tightened and tested to 1.5 times MAWP with no leakage indicated.

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

Issued 5 April 2020 Resolved

Unavailability of marine chemist due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Cargo pump room was not inspected by USCG. At next U.S. port call a marine chemist must certify the space and USCG must attend to inspect the cargo pump room.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 6 April 2020
Resolved 27 April 2020
Resolution: There was no deficient item identified during the 05APR20 COC exam.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency source of power - Emergency generator

Issued 2 October 2018 Resolved

Each emergency generating sets shall be capable of being readily started in their cold condition at a temperature of 0 degrees celsius. Vessel's emergency generator failed to start on primary and secondary means during annual classs survey on 1OCT18. 74 SOLAS 2004 Cons II-1/44.1

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 3 October 2018
Resolved 3 October 2018
Resolution: reviewed class report and tested Emergency Generator with satisfactory results. C/E replaced the power module making the E-gen fully operational.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Liquid Level Gaging

Issued 21 February 2018 Resolved

1840 - Instrumentation - The electrical measuring system for the Residual Oil Tank is not functioning. Repair measuring system prior to leading cargo. SOLAS 74(a) 2014 cons. I/11)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 21 February 2018
Resolved 24 February 2018
Resolution: Received class report from ABS clearing this deficiency. Report stated that the Electronic Measuring system for the Residual Oil tank was replaced and is in satisfactorily normal working condition.

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.