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JOHN BLANCHE
JOHN BLANCHE is a 2010 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 2010, most recently in June 2025, along with 41 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2022.
Records from 2010 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 11 June 2025.
- Built
- 2010
- Last inspected
- 11 June 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 41 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 5 investigations · 2013–2022
Identity
1229015
1087513
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1087513
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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded6
Years with a record
15 calendar years (2010–2025)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 38.0 ft × 15.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 933 / net 933
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS INC PLANT 38 · MADISONVILLE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2010
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUNSPECIFIED
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW YORK, NY
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 21 April 2026 · expires 31 May 2027
Service, as the file records itTank Barge
Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it933 - Simplified, Net Ton
933 - Simplified, Gross Ton
933 - Simplified, Gross Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 3
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.
STEPHEN B Towing Vessel · MISLE 217559 · 26 April 2022 · activity 7438433DIANE B Towing Vessel · MISLE 191381 · 2 December 2020 · activity 7117721DIANE B Towing Vessel · MISLE 191381 · 19 February 2019 · activity 6635081DIANE B Towing Vessel · MISLE 363326 · 16 October 2015 · activity 5751617DIANE B Towing Vessel · MISLE 191381 · 26 November 2011 · activity 4196688Inspection history · 32
11 June 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8157144
7 January 2025
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8059248
3 May 2024
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7906202
8 January 2024
Deficiency Check · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7846736
27 September 2023
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7799334
12 December 2022
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7607835
26 April 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7438433
17 November 2021
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7352652
2 December 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7117721
28 September 2020
COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7066654
19 August 2020
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7035154
5 March 2020
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6921777
4 February 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6908555
20 November 2019
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6858973
19 February 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6635081
15 December 2018
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6601430
4 December 2018
Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6591635
28 September 2018
Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6550479
16 May 2018
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6416239
27 November 2017
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6313067
6 October 2016
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6016903
11 March 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5831578
16 October 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5751617
28 September 2015
COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5735427
14 October 2014
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5004639
29 January 2014
Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4791095
26 October 2012
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4472702
5 December 2011
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4201589
26 November 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4196688
10 November 2010
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3923888
3 November 2010
Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3884162
14 September 2010
Load Line/Change of Employment · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Construction Oversight · Deadweight Survey · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3849404
Deficiency record · 41
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers
Issued 7 January 2025
Resolved
No person may use any equipment listed in paragraph (c) of this section for transfer operations unless the vessel tests and inspects the equipment. Vessel representatives presented hose test records attesting to insufficient test psi. (150spi) for both port and starboard cargo hoses and the vapor hose. Prior to transfer operations ensure all cargo hoses are tested to the required psi (1.5x MAWP) Test target based on service pressure of 200 psi. Test pressure (300psi). Provide documentation attesting to sufficient hose test.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers
Issued 7 January 2025
Resolved
Each cargo tank of a tank barge must have one of the following liquid overfill protection arrangements. During testing of the tank overfill protection the visual overfill indicator light failed to display for all four (04) cargo tanks.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 11 January 2024
Resolved
Each pressure vessel must be subjected to a hyrdostatic test at a pressure of 1 1/4 times the maximum allowable working pressure twice within any five-year period, except that no more than three years may elapse between any test and its immediate predecessor. Provide U1-A form as a specifications reference of the newly installed pressure vessel and conduct hydrostatic test in the presence of a marine inspector. Rectify in 21 days.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 11 January 2024
Resolved
At each inspection for certification and periodic inspection the marine inspector shall conduct such tests and inspections of the main propulsion and auxiliary machinery and of its associated as he feels necessary to check safe operation. The overspeed and low lube oil tests for the auxiliary generator could not be conducted at the time of inspection. Rectify in 21 days.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 11 January 2024
Resolved
Each cargo vessel must carry the number of lifebuoys prescribed in table 199.271 of this section. The table prescribes that the vessel must carry 08 lifebuoys to meet regulatory compliance. Acquire proper number of lifebuoys or route for equivalency within 14 days.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 8 January 2024
Resolved
Tank vessels that operate in salt water must be inspected in accordance with the intervals set forth in table 31.10-21(a). Where table 31.10-21(a) indicates a 2.5 year examination interval, it means a vessel must undergo two examination within any five year period. No more than three years may elapse between any two examinatinos. Vessel did not meet ISE due date and is restricted from conduction cargo operations until ISE is completed.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 12 December 2022
Resolved
Each cargo tank must be equipped with an intrinsically safe high-level alarm and a tank overfill alarm.
The overfill alarm for all cargo tanks could not activate during the test. Rectify prior to utilizing the Vapor Control System and w/in 14 days. 46 CFR 39.2007(a)(1)
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 12 December 2022
Resolved
The high-level alarm and tank overfill alarm must activate an alarm in the event of loss of power to the alarm system.
The overfill alarm for all cargo tanks did not activate during the loss of power alarm test. 46 CFR 39.2007(b)(3)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 12 December 2022
Resolved
The Vessel Security Plan must not be carried on board the vessel, but must be maintained in a secure location. The VSP was found in an unsecured cabinet, where it was normally stored on the unmanned barge. 33 CFR 104.120(b)
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 17 November 2021
Resolved
The high-level alarm and tank overfill alarm must activate an alarm in the event of a loss of power to the alarm system.
The loss of power alarm was not functioning properly while activated. Rectify within 14 days.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 17 November 2021
Resolved
Transfer hoses must be marked with the name of each product the hose is used for or for oil products the word "Oil Service," or for hazardous material the words "Hazmat Service-See list."...the hose must also be marked with the maximum allowable working pressure.
The transfer hoses were not marked with the type of service or the MAWP. Rectify within 14 days
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 28 September 2020
Resolved
Each pressure vessel listed on the Certificate of Inspection must be thoroughly examined externally every 5 years.
Air receiver on the vessel must could not be opened up for a visual inspection by Inspectors and needs to be hydro-statically tested.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 28 September 2020
Resolved
Gears, couplings, flywheels and all machinery capable of injuring personnel shall be provided with adequate covers or guards.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 28 September 2020
Resolved
Ground indicator's must be at the vessel's ship service generator distribution switchboard for the normal power, normal lighting, and emergency lighting systems.
03 light bulbs on the ship's man service generator panel were out and need to be replaced.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 20 November 2019
Resolved
Nonmetallic flexible hose may be used in lube oil, fuel oil and fluid power systems only where flexibility is required and in lengths not exceeding 30 inches.
Fuel line on generator chaffed beyond repair.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 20 November 2019
Resolved
High level and overfill alarm must activate an alarm in the event of loss of power to the alarm system.
Loss of power alarm inoperable.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 20 November 2019
Resolved
Cargo pump relief valve shall be tested at least once each year to determine that they function satisfactorily at the pressure at which they are set to open.
Cargo pump relief valve last inspected September 2018.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo operation
Issued 4 December 2018
Resolved
The requirements of 58.10-05 (A) shall apply to diesel engine installations. All installations shall be of marine type engines suitable for the intended service, designed and constructed in conformance with the requirements of this sub-chapter.
Cargo pump engine & generator tachometers inoperable and unable to provide operating RPM.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 4 December 2018
Resolved
At each inspection for certification and periodic inspection the marine inspector shall conduct such tests and inspections of the auxiliary machinery and of its associated equipment.
Overspeed and low lube oil tests could not be conducted.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 4 December 2018
Resolved
A cargo handling room must not have any electric cable or other electric equipment, except: (2) Explosion proof lighting fixtures. One light in the cargo pump room was missing containment cage.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 28 September 2018
Resolved
Each tank vessel must undergo Internal Structural Exams in accordance with table 31.10-21(a). Vessel shall be taken out of service until the vessel can be inspected to the satisfaction of the attending CG Marine Inspector. Vessel representative shall submit a letter to CG stating the vessel is taken out of service and will not be conducting operations until the ISE is complete.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 16 May 2018
Resolved
Inspectors may at any time lawfully inspect any tank vessel. Company shall make barge available for damage survey prior to any cargo operations. Gas free barge to enable marine inspectors to enter affected spaces and assess damage to barge.
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Power Requirement
Issued 5 October 2015
Resolved
MI's were unable to conduct over speed test on the generator due design and installation of protection. The over speed mechanism will need to be replaced in kind and calibrated to the engines specs or tested by a certified technician. Due to design, over speed will on be required to be replaced in kind on 5 year intervals instead of testing.
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Cargo Pump
Issued 5 October 2015
Resolved
Pressure gauges shall be installed at each cargo pump and is shall be located at a point visible from the control station. 46CFR32.50-5
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Adapters
Issued 14 October 2014
Resolved
Ensure port/stbd VCS flanges have permanently attached 0.5" diameter stud at least 1" long projecting outward at the 12 o'clock position. IAW 46CFR39.20-3(e)
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Transfer Hose
Issued 14 October 2014
Resolved
Ensure the 3 cargo hoses on board are properly marked and documented with corresponding manufacturing and servicing paperwork IAW 33 CFR 154.500, required by 33CFR155.800.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Conductor
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Generator and cargo gage are wired with non approved romex solid copper wire. 46 CFR 111.60-1(a)
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Ground Detection
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Vessel is required to demonstrate proper operation of their 440v and 120v ground detector system. 46 CFR 111.05-25
Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Valve
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Pressure vessel relief valve did not relieve at or below MAWP of tank. 46 CFR 54,15-10(a)
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Stowage › General
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Vessel is prohibited from carrying cargoes containing greater than 0.5% benzene until demonstrating compliance with the provisions of 46 CFR part 197, Subpart C as applied.
Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Liquid Overfill Protection
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Vessel is required to demonstrate proper operation of loss of power alarm for Liquid Overfill Protection system.
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Relief Valve
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Vessel is required to provide a copy of documentation of satisfactory testing of cargo pump relief valve. 46 CFR 35.35-70(b)
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Cargo Pump
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Vessel is required to provide copy of documentation of satisfactory testing of cargo pump pressure gages. 46 CFR 35.70(c)
Deck/Cargo › Mooring/Anchoring › Anchor
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Vessel is required to demonstrate proper operation of their anchor system. 46 CFR 32.15(e)
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Lube Oil Low Pressure Alarm
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Vessel is required to demonstrate proper operation of automatic shut down upon loss of lubricating pressure to the generator. 46 CFR 111.12-1(c)
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Complete all work list items identified during ISE on 12FEB2014 prior to next credit dry dock (30SEP2015). See documents for work list items.
Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Piping/Hoses
Issued 29 January 2014
Resolved
Vessel is required to provide a copy of documentation of satisfactory hydrostatic testing of their vapor lines. 33 CFR 156.170
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable
Issued 26 October 2012
Resolved
Tankerman house in cargo block is in hazardous zone. Window installed does not separate the house from the cargo block weather locations, and equipment inside house (computers, portable heaters, etc.) are not Class I, Div I certified. Vessel must create appropriate enclosure to divide house from weather location.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Overspeed Device
Issued 26 October 2012
Resolved
Vessel must install proper overspeed trips on generator.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 26 October 2012
Resolved
"Vessel must repair, to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector, all void spaces which suffered internal structure damage. Vessel may shift locally, only after prior notification to and authorization by local OCMI."
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan
Issued 30 September 2010
Resolved
Provide a copy of the Vessel Response Plan Approval letter IAW 33 CFR 155.1015 & 33 CFR 155.1040.
Casualty record · 5
16 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4574285
16 October 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 5751617
19 February 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6635081
2 December 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7117721
26 April 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7438433
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Ownership record
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