CHEM 3257

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

CHEM 3257 is a 2014 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2014, most recently in September 2024, along with 1 deficiency.

Records from 2014 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 10 September 2024.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 10 September 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 1 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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Inspection record

Last inspected 10 September 2024

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations10

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2014–2024)

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

1254690

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1283836

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1283836

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)297.5 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,619 / net 1,619

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT LLC · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 2014

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, charter

DocumentationValid · issued 7 August 2025 · expires 30 September 2026

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 it1619 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1619 - 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.

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Inspection history · 12

10 September 2024 MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7995185

11 September 2019 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6809139

28 November 2018 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6588574

19 July 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6491325

8 June 2017 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6169267

27 May 2016 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5906896

7 March 2016 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5826430

13 February 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5814824

9 October 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5739369

2 August 2015 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5736720

30 July 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5200841

9 June 2014 Initial Certification · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4884777

Deficiency record · 1

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 13 February 2016 Resolved

While transiting to the ICW East Canal MM 10.4, vessel was involved in a collision. Portside cargo trunk #3 has a 3" x 1/8" fracture. Vessel is authorized to proceed to MM 105 ACL barge fleet. Prior to movement from the fleeting area the vessel must submit a transit plan, discharge plan, and a repair plan to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 27 February 2016
Resolved 7 March 2016
Resolution: Verified repair of a 3" x 1/8" fracture in the #3 port side cargo tank trunk via an 8' x 3' x 3/8" insert. Witnessed a satisfactory air test of the #3 cargo tank.

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.