PANAFRICAN

Freight Ship · Bulk Carrier class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

PANAFRICAN is a 2008 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2008, most recently in January 2026, along with 13 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2008 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 16 January 2026.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 16 January 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 9
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9350343 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

V7JH6

MISLE id

988847

Flag

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-988847

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6

…administrative events3

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2008–2026)

The 9 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 it44147 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
27058 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
83690 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
95905 - Displacement, Metric 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 · 9

16 January 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8292174

16 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8297288

5 June 2019 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6704216

1 February 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6618701

15 September 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6267455

13 January 2017 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6066375

17 August 2015 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5208634

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

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3939910

4 November 2008 ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3353202

Deficiency record · 13

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

Issued 16 January 2026 Resolved

Whenever there is a hazardous condition either on board a vessel or caused by a vessel or its operation, the owner, agent, master, operator or person in charge must immediately notfiy the nearest Coast Guard Sector or Group office, and in addition submit any report required by 46 CFR 4.05-10. Vessel failled to notify the Coast Guard that the Emergency Generator is unable to start automatically prior to entry into the Mississippi River. 33 CFR 160.216

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 16 January 2026

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 5 June 2019 Resolved

11104 - All lifesaving appliances and arrangements shall comply with the applicable requirements of the code. When initially tested the rescue boat engine could not turn on. Once the crew was able to turn the engine on it would idle and turn off. the engine currently runs but currently spews white smoke. 74SOLAS(14)III/34

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 June 2019
Resolution: Received Class Report attesting to repairs. (see attached)

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboat inventory

Issued 5 June 2019 Resolved

11102 - Food rations shall be kept in airtight packaging. 06 Food rations for the lifeboat were not airtight. 74SOLAS(14)III/34; LSA 4.4.8.12

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 June 2019
Resolution: Received Class Report attesting to repairs. (see attached)

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

Issued 5 June 2019 Resolved

07123 - In cargo ships with a periodically unmanned machinery space there shall be automatic delivery of water from the fire main system. The hyper mist system was in manual instead of automatic. 74SOLAS (14)II-2/10.2.1.2.2.2.1

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 5 June 2019
Resolved 5 June 2019
Resolution: PSCO observed the crew place the hyper mist system into automatic mode.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 5 June 2019 Resolved

07126 - Means shall be provided to control the leaks of flammable liquids. The #1 generator had oil pooled on and under it as well as oil soaked lagging. 74SOLAS (14)II-2/4.1.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 6 June 2019
Resolution: Received Class Report attesting to repairs. (see attached)

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 5 June 2019 Resolved

02105 - The condition of the ship and it's equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present convention. When steering gear was tested it drifted every 26 seconds per degree on pump 2, 20 seconds per degree per pump 1, and 10 seconds per degree on both pumps. 74SOLAS(14)I/11

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 6 June 2019
Resolution: Received Class Report attesting to repairs. (see attached)

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Loading/Ballast condition

Issued 5 June 2019 Resolved

The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present convention. Both ballast pumps were leaking water. 74SOLAS(14)I/11

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 June 2019
Resolution: PSCO observed satisfactory working condition of the ballast pumps after crew conducted repairs.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 5 June 2019 Resolved

07126 - Means shall be provided to control the leaks of flammable liquids. There is excessive oil build up under the purifiers, on the ceiling above #2 & #3 generators and on the compressor. 74SOLAS(14)II-2/4.1.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 6 June 2019
Resolution: Received Class Report attesting to repairs. (see attached)

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Other (MARPOL Annex I)

Issued 5 June 2019 Resolved

14119 - Ship staff training should include familiarization in the operation of equipment. The engineers were unable to properly test the OWS. MARPOL Annex I/14.6; MEPC. 107(49)1.1.5

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 June 2019
Resolution: PSCO witnessed proper testing completed on the OWS.

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

Issued 13 January 2017 Resolved

1730- Oily water separating equipment-the condition of the ship and equipment shall be maintained to conform with the present convention without reasonable threat to the environment. PSCO observed oil content meter was not operational. MARPOL Annex I/6.4.1 17a

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 16 January 2017
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from NKK satisfying outstanding requirements for Oil Content Meter.

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

Issued 13 January 2017 Resolved

1730- Oily water separating equipment-Oil filtering equipment shall ensure that any oily mixture discharged into the sea after passing through the system has an oil content not exceeding 15PPM. Ship’s crew was unable to operate OWS due to inoperable OCM. MARPOL Annex I/14.6 17a

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

Issued 13 January 2017 Resolved

1730- Oily water separating equipment-PSCO believes there are clear grounds for believing that the master or crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the prevention of pollution by oil. Ships engineers were unable to properly operate OWS. MARPOL Annex I/6.4.1 17a

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 16 January 2017
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted class report from NKK satisfying outstanding requirements for OWS.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Transfer Equipment Test/Inspection Records

Issued 11 February 2011 Resolved

1499 - Other (Prop & Aux Machinery) - Each bunker line transfer pipe must be test annually and not leak under static liquid pressure at least 1.5 times the maximum allowable working pressure. Vessel conducted annual test however, air was used

Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 16 February 2011
Resolved 12 February 2011
Resolution: Received, reviewed, and accepted proper documentation from master stating the deficiency was rectified. C/E conducted static liquid pressure test of bunker line in accordance with 33 CFR 156.170.

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.