KIRBY 28712

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

KIRBY 28712 is a 2016 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2015, most recently in May 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2026.

Records from 2015 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 May 2026.

Built: 2016
Last inspected: 9 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2026
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 9 May 2026

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations9

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2015–2026)

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

1264622

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1327876

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1327876

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

BuilderWEST GULF MARINE LTD · GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2016

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 22 January 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 it1632 - Simplified, Net Ton
1632 - 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.

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.

PATRIOT Towing Vessel · MISLE 1146240 · 8 May 2026 · activity 8375711 ULTRA LEOPARD Freight Ship · MISLE 1423134 · 8 May 2026 · activity 8375711 RTI 526B Freight Barge · MISLE 1812917 · 8 May 2026 · activity 8375711 ISAAC K Towing Vessel · MISLE 166969 · 16 August 2017 · activity 6243371

Inspection history · 13

9 May 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8369628

8 May 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8375711

12 January 2023 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7618487

1 February 2021 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7133942

20 April 2020 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6941305

5 April 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6935889

5 December 2018 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6637512

18 April 2018 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6394349

8 March 2018 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6366174

17 August 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6244626

16 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6243371

17 February 2017 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6103176

3 August 2015 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Cargo Tank Internal · Initial Certification · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5808423

Deficiency record · 4

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

Cargo hoses, pipelines, relief valves, and pressure gauges must be tested annually to the requirements in 33 CFR 156.170. Provide proof of annual pipeline, cargo hose, relief valve, pressure gauge, and vapor tightness tests prior to cargo operations.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 February 2021
Resolved 2 February 2023
Resolution: All documentation provided to Marine Inspector durning COI Exam 02Feb23

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo operation

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

Each pressure-vacuum relief valve must be of a type approved under 46 CFR 162.017. Repair or replace P/V valve hinge for the top cover.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 February 2021
Resolved 2 February 2023
Resolution: PV and VCS system removed from vessel.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo operation

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

Each barge must have liquid overfill protection meeting the requirements in 46 CFR 39.2009. Repair or replace starboard high/overfill alarm box.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 February 2021
Resolved 2 February 2023
Resolution: Alarms examined during COI Exam, all overfill protection meet requirments.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (SOLAS operational)

Issued 5 April 2020 Resolved

The regulation in this sub chapter contain requirements for materials, designs, construction, inspection, manning, and operation of tank vessels, including handling and stowage of cargo and duties of officers and crew Vessel sustained damage to the port stern void after an allision with a lock wall. Vessel is required to dicharge cargo and immediatley proceed to shipyard for repairs as per the surveyor report to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector. Repairs must be completed prior to loading cargo. 46 CFR 30.01-5(a)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 May 2020
Resolved 20 April 2020
Resolution: SEC HOU-GAL conducted examination of repairs at Chanel Shipyard on 20APR2020.

Casualty record · 1

8 May 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8375711

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.