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PCS 8
PCS 8 is a 2012 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2012, most recently in August 2025, along with 16 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2019 and 2025.
Records from 2012 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 August 2025.
- Built
- 2012
- Last inspected
- 21 August 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2019–2025
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
21 August 2025
…with no type recorded3
Deficiencies
16 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
14 calendar years (2012–2025)
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
1239325
1163899
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1163899
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)260.0 ft × 52.0 ft × 14.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 1,589 / net 1,589
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBLUDWORTH MARINE LLC · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2012
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUNSPECIFIED
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portMOREHEAD CITY, NC
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, Bowaters
DocumentationValid · issued 10 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it1589 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1589 - Simplified, Net Ton
1589 - 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 · 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.
LORETTE Towing Vessel · MISLE 236269 · 18 May 2025 · activity 8257762BEAUFORT BELLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 131973 · 3 May 2019 · activity 6679693ISLAND EXPLORER Towing Vessel · MISLE 182688 · 3 May 2019 · activity 6679693Inspection history · 24
21 August 2025
Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8215084
18 May 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8257762
30 July 2024
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7969368
20 June 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7718646
14 July 2022
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7506443
13 June 2022
Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7476485
31 August 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7300291
31 August 2020
Annual Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7036035
29 July 2020
Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6999645
6 December 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6868590
1 August 2019
MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6770361
3 May 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6679693
4 December 2018
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6592316
23 July 2018
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6472828
6 March 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6367173
13 July 2017
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6206955
10 July 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6204458
6 June 2017
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6160366
8 August 2016
Annual Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5965628
13 August 2015
Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5208537
8 September 2014
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4977662
8 August 2013
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4678493
24 August 2012
MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4420836
26 February 2012
Drydock Exam · Deadweight Survey · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Construction Oversight · Cargo Tank Internal
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4357065
Deficiency record · 16
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 21 August 2025
Resolved
Except under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, vessel 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, it means a vessel must undergo two examinations within any five year period. No more than three years may elapse between any two examinations. Three years has passed since last internal structure exam.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 30 July 2024
Resolved
Nothing in this subpart limits the marine inspector from conducting such tests or inspections he or she deems necessary to be assured of the vessel's seaworthiness. All 4 dogs for port side #1 wing void fwd hatch were seized and unable to open hatch. Conduct repairs and test to the satisfaction of attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 20 June 2023
Resolved
Electric installations on vessels must ensure: (1) Maintenance of services necessary for safety under normal and emergency conditions. Forward pump motor end housing found totally wasted during inspection. Replace in kind.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 18 July 2022
Resolved
Show Proper operation of Navigation Lights prior to movement after sunset or before official sunrise. Restricted to day time movement only.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 18 July 2022
Resolved
Clean out dirt/rust and close junction box for nav- lights wiring on bow prior to operation of nav lights.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Electrical devices
Issued 18 July 2022
Resolved
Tag out or remove damaged Heater in Tankerman shack.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 14 July 2022
Resolved
Replace/Install Gaskets for Cargo tank hatches and chalk test in presence of Marine Inspector.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Electrical devices
Issued 31 August 2020
Resolved
Stbd shore tie transformer wasted
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet
Issued 31 August 2020
Resolved
Provide stability letter to MI and ensure stability letter is onboard barge.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo & other hatchways
Issued 1 August 2019
Resolved
Wing tank hatches will not open freely due to frozen dogs and broken dogs.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 1 August 2019
Resolved
Electrical panel ground detection not propely operating.
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 1 August 2019
Resolved
Back up pump for cargo removed, electrical box not mounted or properly secured.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 1 August 2019
Resolved
main electrical panel door hinges broken.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 23 July 2018
Resolved
STBD aft gooseneck vent for void space pinhole in housing.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 23 July 2018
Resolved
FWD port void broken dogs and proved proper operation of all void hatches.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Ground Detection
Issued 6 June 2017
Resolved
There must be a ground detection for power distribution systems intended for the ships service powered by transforners. there is no ground detection after the step down transformer.
Casualty record · 2
3 May 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6679693
18 May 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8257762
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.