BW TYR

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

BW TYR is a 2008 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2014, most recently in June 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2014 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 June 2026.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 5 June 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 8
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9346122 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

VTMQ

MISLE id

970257

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-970257

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2014–2026)

The 8 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 it17309 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
58564 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
77523 - Displacement, Metric Ton
47197 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
17309 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
47197 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 8

5 June 2026 COC-GAS Renew · PSC B · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8382403

9 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7171901

9 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7121091

30 November 2020 COC-GAS Annual · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7100587

29 October 2019 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · COC-GAS Renew

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6834735

17 July 2018 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · Deficiency Check · COC-GAS Renew

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6475705

23 February 2016 ISPS II Exam · COC-GAS Renew · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5818195

22 August 2014 COC-GAS Renew · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4962690

Deficiency record · 3

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

Issued 17 July 2018 Resolved

0799 - ON SHIPS CARRYING FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS A WATER SPRAY SYSTEM FOR COOLING, FIRE PREVENTION, AND CREW PROTECTION SHOULD BE INSTALLED TO COVER CARGO TANK DOMES, CARGO LIQUID LINES AND VAPOUR MANIFOLDS AND BOUNDARIES OF SUPER STRUCTURES NORMALLY MANNED. THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF COVERING ALL AREAS WITH A UNIFORMALY DISTRIBUTED WATER SPRAY NO DECK WATER SPRAY COVERAGE OBSERVED ON TANK TOPS 1, 2, AND 3 OR PORT AND STARBOARD MANIFOLDS ON INITIAL PSC TEST OF DWS. UPON SECOND TESTING OF DWS AFTER FOUR HOURS OF MAINTENANCE, ALL TANK TOPS AND BOTH MANIFOLDS STILL DID NOT HAVE DECK WATER SPRAY COVERAGE 74 SOLAS (14) VII/13.1 REF 93 IGC 11.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 18 July 2018
Resolution: Received class report from LR. Engaged with onboard Marshall Island flag state inspectors. PSCOs re-attended the vessel and witnessed satisfactory operation of deck water spray with proper coverage for all required areas.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment

Issued 17 July 2018 Resolved

2550- THE COMPANY SHOULD ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THE SHIP IS MAINTAINED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE RELEVANT RULES AND REGULATIONS AND WITH ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WHICH MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPANY. THE MEASURES AIMED AT PROMOTING THE RELIABILITY SHOULD INCLUDE THE REGULAR TESTING OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT IN CONTINUOUS USE. COMPANY SMS (###) REQUIRES MONTHLY CHECK AND FUNCTION TEST OF DECK WATER SPRAY SYSTEM TO INCLUDE “ISOLATION VALVE, ALL NOZZLES CLEAR AND SPRINKLER TESTED SAT”. RECORDS INDICATED THESE TESTS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY. LAST TEST OF DECK WATER SPRAY WAS DOCUMENTED AS CARRIED OUT ON 15 JULY 2018, AND NOTED TO BE SATISFACTORY. THE CONDITION OF THE DWS IDENTIFIED IN DEFICIENCY ONE BY PSC EXAMINERS IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF COC EXAM PROVIDES OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE, AS WELL AS, DWS BRING IDENTIFIED AS CRITICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE COMPANY SMS (##), THAT THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED ARE INEFFECTIVE. AN INTERNAL AUDIT FOCUSED ON CARGO SYSTEMS IS RECOMMENDED. 74 SOLAS (14) IX/3.1 ISM CODE 10.1 & 10.3

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 August 2018
Resolved 31 July 2018

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Atmosphere testing instruments

Issued 17 July 2018 Resolved

1099-GAS DETECTING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE SO DESIGNED THAT IT MAY BE READILY TESTED. SUITABLE EQUIPMENT AND SPAN GAS SHOULD BE CARRIED ON BOARD. DURING PSC EXAM, PSCOS WITNESSED BOTH TEST OF PORTABLE AND FIXED GAS DETECTION EQUIPMENT WITH SPAN GAS. LABEL ON SPAN GAS INDICATED 50% LEL, HOWEVER ALL TESTS OF EQUIPMENT RESULTED IN READOUT OF 35% LEL. CONSISTENT LEL READINGS PROVIDE OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE THAT SPAN GAS BOTTLE IS INCORRECTLY LABELED. 74 SOLAS (14) VII/13.1 93 IGC 13.6.6

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 18 July 2018
Resolution: Attended vessel with fixed gas detection technician. Verified proper span gas onboard. PSCOs witnessed function test of fixed gas detection equipment from remote location - 20 % and 30 % LEL alarms verified.

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.