KAYO

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

KAYO is a 2017 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2017 and 2022.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 July 2026.

Built: 2017
Last inspected: 24 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 23
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2017–2022
Inspected with: 2 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 24 July 2026

Recorded inspections23

…physical examinations19

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

1274395

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1401032

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1401032

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)304.1 ft × 64.0 ft × 17.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 3,256 / net 3,256

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)304.1 ft × 64.0 ft × 17.3 ft

ITC tonnagegross 2,734 / net 1,168

BuilderSOUTHWEST SHIPYARD LP · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2017

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHACKBERRY, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 17 November 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it2734 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
3256 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4431 - Dead Weight, Gross Ton
1296 - Displacement, Gross Ton
1168 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
3256 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 2

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.

DAVID MCALLISTER Towing Vessel · MISLE 187287 · 27 January 2022 · activity 7386757 DAVID MCALLISTER Towing Vessel · MISLE 187287 · 8 May 2021 · activity 7201073 MISS LIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 206585 · 17 May 2017 · activity 6150462

Inspection history · 23

24 July 2026 Administrative Inspection · MARPOL Annex II Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8440731

14 April 2026 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8344956

21 May 2025 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8137297

21 March 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8096176

21 May 2024 MTSA Verification · MARPOL Annex II Examination · Annual Inspection · MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7913001

26 May 2023 MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex II Examination · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7694301

27 October 2022 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex II Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7583079

9 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7447018

9 February 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392172

27 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7386757

27 January 2022 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7386940

8 May 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7201073

6 May 2021 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7188803

19 June 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6981094

17 June 2020 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6974626

9 April 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6935979

2 July 2019 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6727269

9 October 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6557492

26 June 2018 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6455601

22 May 2017 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6152475

17 May 2017 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6149588

17 May 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6150462

15 April 2016 Initial Certification · MARPOL Annex II Examination · Deadweight Survey · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Construction Oversight · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MTSA Verification · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6077936

Deficiency record · 6

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP)

Issued 21 March 2025 Resolved

Marine inspectors found the required annual IOPP survey was not conducted inside the prescribed timeline, invalidating the IOPP Certificate

Action required: 702 - Prior to embarking on international voyage
Resolved 14 April 2026
Resolution: Vessel surrendered international certificates and amended COI routes and conditions to "NOT ON INTERNATIONAL VOYAGE"

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Pollution Prevention by Noxious Liquid Sub in Bulk

Issued 21 March 2025 Resolved

Marine inspectors found the required annual IPPC NLS survey was not conducted inside the prescribed timeline, invalidating the IPPC NLS Certificate

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

Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved

Vessel reported damage to head log due to allision with offshore drilling rig. No extensive repairs to the hull or machinery which affect the safety of a vessel shall be made without the knowledge of the officer in charge, marine inspection. Vessel is prohibited from discharge of cargo or commercial service prior without approval from U.S. Coast Guard. 46CFR31.10-25

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 February 2022
Resolved 27 May 2022
Resolution: Cropped and renewed damaged section. All sat.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 6 May 2021 Resolved

Unless waived under 46CFR153.491, to have a Certificate of Inspection or Certificate of Compliance endorsed to carry NLS cargo a ship must have a Cargo Record Book published by the Coast Guard (OMB App. N0.1625-0094). Vessel has on board a Cargo Record Book and is currently loaded with Cyclohexane (NLS cargo) and no entries have been recorded in the Cargo Record Book. 46CFR153.490

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2021
Resolved 10 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel Represenatives made late entries in Cargo Record Book, utilizing past DOIs.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 17 June 2020 Resolved

The tank overfill alarm required by paragraph (a) of this section must activate a visible and audible alarm so that it can be seen and heard on the vessel where cargo transfer is controlled and in the cargo deck area. Audible alarm cannot be heared in the cargo deck area. Rectify def prior to cargo loading operations. 46CFR39.2009(a)(1) & 46CFR39.2007(d)(3).

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 17 July 2020
Resolved 19 June 2020
Resolution: Repairs made to high level/overfill alarm system; horns in cargo are replaced. Verified repairs and witnessed satisfactory operation.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 17 May 2017 Resolved

Barge sustained damage to bow rake consisiting of 5'2" x 2'8" x 1" inset and two distorted longitudinal frames. To have Coast Guard conduct damage assessement of area for possible repairs.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 July 2017
Resolved 22 May 2017
Resolution: Conducted damage survey at Vessel Repair Shipyard in Port Arthur, TX. Damage did not exceed acceptable limits, no repairs were directed.

Casualty record · 3

17 May 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6150462

8 May 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7201073

27 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7386757

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.