BBC KIMBERLEY

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BBC KIMBERLEY is a 2009 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 July 2026.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 27 July 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 20
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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 27 July 2026

Recorded inspections20

…physical examinations14

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 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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9407586

V2ED5

999597

Flag

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Maury page id

psix-999597

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it15493 - Displacement, Metric Ton
10340 - Dead Weight, Metric Ton
8750 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
3859 - 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

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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 · 20

27 July 2026 Explosive Handling Operation-Commercial

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8448968

3 February 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8305332

8 April 2025 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8108012

1 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8103153

20 December 2023 PSC B · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7840978

8 March 2023 Explosive Handling Operation-Commercial

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7643052

28 April 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7438044

11 April 2022 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7428999

13 January 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7377484

20 October 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7336163

7 October 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7328189

6 October 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7327818

6 October 2021 COE-Offshore

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7327841

12 May 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7199170

13 November 2019 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6854777

18 July 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6754374

28 April 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6671774

3 March 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6365469

20 February 2018 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6354248

17 November 2016 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6043271

Deficiency record · 6

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

Issued 13 January 2022 Resolved

All pilot ladders used for transfer shall be clearly identified with tags or other permanent marking so as to enable identification of each appliance for the purposes of survey, inspection and record keeping. PSCO noted certificates presented do not match the serial numbers on the pilot ladders.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 February 2022
Resolved 11 April 2022
Resolution: RCVD report and pictures attesting to approved ladders placed onboard

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

Issued 7 October 2021 Resolved

A fixed storage tank having sufficient capacity to recharge at least one power actuating system including the reservoir. Port State Control Officer observed hydralic stroage tank empty. 74 SOLAS (04)II-1/29.12.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 7 October 2021
Resolved 18 October 2021
Resolution: Master provided delivery receipt for hydraulic fluid, dated one day after exam.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces

Issued 7 October 2021 Resolved

Oil fuel pipes having a capacity of 500L and above shall be fitted with a cock or valve directly on the tank capable of being closed from a safe postion outside the space. Port State Control Officer observed the fuel stop valve for the emergency generator enclosed with a bolted plate and not easily accessible. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/4.2.2.3.4

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 7 October 2021
Resolved 7 October 2021
Resolution: Chief engineer removed bolted plate and installed a quick easy access wing nut to allow for readily accessible use of the fuel cutoff valve in the event of a fire.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 7 October 2021 Resolved

Fire protection systems and fire-fighting systems shall be properly tested and inspected. Port State Control Officer observed portable fire extinguishers in the engine room and emergency generator room missing inspection dates for the monthly checks. Some were intialed in August and others in June. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/14.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 7 October 2021
Resolved 7 October 2021
Resolution: Chief mate and Second Officer provide log book showing fire extinguishers had been checked.

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

Issued 7 October 2021 Resolved

In meeting the requirements of 10.1, The company shall ensure that inspections are held at appropiate intervals. Ships Procedures JHL 21 REV 23 Form CE 06 (2.2 and 2.5) Requires inspection of emergency generator quick closing valves. Section 4.2.3 requires portable FFE monthly inspections to be recorded in logbook. Multiple portable extinguishers in engine room weren't inspected and there were no ships procedures provided on how to inspect portable FFE. Deficiencies #2 and #3 are objecting evidence of a failure of SMS. An internal audit is required with a focus on FFE and critical equipment inspection records and procedures, provide record of audit results to [email withheld] 74 SOLAS (14) IX/3.1 ISM Code 10.2.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 7 January 2022
Resolved 11 April 2022
Resolution: RCVD copy of company Internal SMS audit with findings.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal equipment for fire safety

Issued 13 November 2019 Resolved

74 SOLAS (2014) II-2/10.1.1 FSS Code 3.2.1.1.1 Fire-fighter's outfits shall comply with the Fire Safety Systems Code. Personal equipment shall consist of the following: protective clothing of material to protect the skin from the heat radiating from the fire and from burns and scalding by steam. The aluminum outer layer of both fire fighter's outfits were deteriorated. 17ac

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 November 2019
Resolution: Received class report of satisfactory replacement of fire suits.

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.