KIRBY 28173

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

KIRBY 28173 is a 2011 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2012, most recently in June 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2025.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 June 2026.

Built: 2011
Last inspected: 15 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2012–2025
Inspected with: 7 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 15 June 2026

Recorded inspections17

…physical examinations12

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 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

1232582

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1108120

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1108120

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 PLANT 296 · ASHLAND CITY, TN, UNITED STATES · built 2011

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 28 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 · 7

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.

HTCO 3099 Tank Barge · MISLE 1224372 · 24 March 2025 · activity 8100164 AL CENAC Towing Vessel · MISLE 1671925 · 24 March 2025 · activity 8100164 MICHELLE ELISE Towing Vessel · MISLE 188993 · 14 December 2018 · activity 6604285 KIRBY 28190 Tank Barge · MISLE 1166535 · 5 December 2013 · activity 4766308 CAPT TIMMY LEA Towing Vessel · MISLE 113599 · 25 June 2013 · activity 4732007 KIRBY 28190 Tank Barge · MISLE 1166535 · 25 June 2013 · activity 4732007 LIL SUSAN S Towing Vessel · MISLE 133619 · 5 January 2012 · activity 4219375 KIRBY 28112 Tank Barge · MISLE 1003458 · 5 January 2012 · activity 4219375

Inspection history · 17

15 June 2026 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8405308

24 March 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8100164

26 August 2021 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7296890

28 February 2020 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6919095

18 January 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6892023

14 December 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6604285

15 August 2018 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6513008

24 June 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6221402

23 May 2016 Examination of Repairs · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5881467

10 June 2015 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5885859

4 August 2014 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5007829

5 December 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4766308

26 June 2013 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4632660

25 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4732007

8 April 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4393164

5 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4219375

5 January 2012 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4219579

Deficiency record · 2

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 18 January 2020 Resolved

Hull Structure shall comply with the applicable standards of the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society. Vessel grounded IVO MM 32 GIWW Port Allen Route. Provide survey results attesting to satisfactory hull condition to the cognizant OCMI prior to departure.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 January 2020
Resolved 18 January 2020
Resolution: Vessel had surveyor attend with satisfactory results.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 5 January 2012 Resolved

Prior to any Cargo Operations, make permanent repairs to the 9' x 4' hole in the #2 & #3 Port side wing voids.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 24 January 2012

Casualty record · 5

5 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4219375

25 June 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4732007

5 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4766308

14 December 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6604285

24 March 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8100164

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.