KIRBY 28163

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

KIRBY 28163 is a 2011 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2012, most recently in June 2026, along with 2 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 2 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2018.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 June 2026.

Built: 2011
Last inspected: 29 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2012–2018
Inspected with: 4 other vessels

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 29 June 2026

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations13

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2012–2026)

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

1231265

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1106974

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1106974

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)300.0 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,632 / net 1,632

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderTRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS INC · ASHLAND CITY, TN, UNITED STATES · built 2011

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 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 it1632 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1632 - Simplified, Net 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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1972 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 4

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.

FRANK THACKSTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 202450 · 15 September 2018 · activity 6542043 KIRBY 28054 Tank Barge · MISLE 879081 · 15 September 2018 · activity 6542043 WALT WEPFER Towing Vessel · MISLE 214168 · 10 January 2012 · activity 4223599 KIRBY 28019 Tank Barge · MISLE 512456 · 10 January 2012 · activity 4223599

Inspection history · 15

29 June 2026 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8410710

2 June 2021 Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7208081

30 January 2019 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6670273

15 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6542043

21 May 2018 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6419497

5 May 2017 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6157860

2 May 2017 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6137195

1 April 2016 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5846963

14 August 2015 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5216110

28 July 2015 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5198670

16 March 2015 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5810647

3 March 2014 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4941522

18 June 2013 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4623899

26 March 2012 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4339268

10 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4223599

Deficiency record · 2

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › General Arrangement Plans

Issued 27 April 2016 Resolved

Vessel did not have a benzene program onboard. Prior to e carrying cargoes containing more than 0.5 percent benzene provide USCG Marine Inspector a copy of benzene program.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 May 2016
Resolved 27 April 2016
Resolution: Veiwed vessel's benzene program to reduce exposure. Meets requiremtns of 46 CFR 197.545.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Cargo Manifold

Issued 28 July 2015 Resolved

Vessel involved in a collision resulting in damages to the cargo and vapor piping system. Vessel must submit a lightering plan prior to cargo operations to the local OCMI for approval.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 August 2015
Resolved 14 August 2015
Resolution: Conducted a visual exam and tightness test to permanent repairs made to cargo line. All repairs listed in plate summary were to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard MI.

Casualty record · 2

10 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4223599

15 September 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6542043

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

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.