IB 975

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

IB 975 is a 1981 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 80 inspections since 1982, most recently in February 2025, along with 9 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2004.

Records from 1982 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 19 February 2025.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 19 February 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 80
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2004
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 19 February 2025

Recorded inspections80

…physical examinations56

…administrative events9

…with no type recorded15

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 40 calendar years (1982–2025)

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

631365

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217545

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-217545

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 13.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 855 / net 855

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 10 February 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it855 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
855 - 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.

IB 983 Tank Barge · MISLE 50196 · 5 September 2004 · activity 2225705 DAVID G SEHRT Towing Vessel · MISLE 87381 · 5 September 2004 · activity 2225705

Inspection history · 80

19 February 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8081727

25 November 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8039568

12 November 2024 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8033576

5 June 2021 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7216007

6 February 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6904348

21 August 2019 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6788264

16 March 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6644708

24 December 2018 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6622564

9 January 2018 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6352566

18 April 2017 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6123750

11 March 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5831432

24 January 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5802624

20 November 2015 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5791169

30 September 2015 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5732412

25 August 2015 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5224954

25 November 2014 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5026836

14 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4983056

25 August 2014 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4961478

16 June 2014 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4890543

25 May 2014 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4897437

9 December 2013 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4766296

19 November 2013 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4764315

2 October 2013 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4727836

7 September 2012 Examination of Repairs · Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4433202

1 September 2012 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4444858

29 February 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4253843

16 August 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4109048

13 June 2011 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4039654

3 June 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4032995

2 June 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4047946

5 November 2010 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3885693

29 September 2010 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3859746

25 November 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3372176

15 July 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3269757

30 October 2007 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3091729

12 March 2007 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2886222

23 February 2007 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2876329

2 February 2007 Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2866184

5 October 2006 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2794101

10 August 2006 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2742826

29 July 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2443990

4 October 2004 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2212617

9 September 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2190960

5 September 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2225705

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1973683

5 May 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1787079

24 May 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1620358

16 February 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1465008

1 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 526985

24 April 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1418697

28 April 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1402852

17 March 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1446610

6 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 523137

1 May 1997 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1437234

10 June 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1409508

10 April 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 456522

26 April 1995 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1180460

22 September 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1424001

5 September 1994 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 864186

20 August 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1432719

14 June 1993 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1432697

22 May 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 959728

16 March 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1265297

15 May 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1218410

21 June 1990 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 928517

14 May 1990 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1238314

14 August 1989 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 891749

15 February 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 464023

26 August 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1349521

12 July 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 530074

22 September 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1319876

23 June 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 508524

24 October 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1320775

27 September 1985 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1294201

7 September 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 991238

29 July 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 494470

28 January 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NASHVILLE · Activity 475378

7 January 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 491743

9 August 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 975276

12 March 1982 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1271571

Deficiency record · 9

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 24 January 2016 Resolved

Damage sutained during collison to hull plating IWO port #4 wing void gunwale 8' x 3' x 8" inset 6" above loaded waterline and vertical weld fracture 3' aft of inset which had an temporary epoxy patch applied. Vessel allowed to transit to Gramercy to discharge and present repair proposal.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 January 2016
Resolved 10 March 2016
Resolution: NDT testing consiting of air/soap/water; tests SAT.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 25 May 2014 Resolved

1/16"x3" fracture in starboard bow bilge at the 2'6" draft mark.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 June 2014
Resolved 20 June 2014
Resolution: Cropped and renewed 10ft x 7ft stbd bilge knuckle IWO the bow void extending into the #1 wing void.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Rake

Issued 1 September 2012 Resolved

7"x3/16" fracture in starboard bow rake knuckle butt, bottom leg, approximately 13' forward of collision bulkhead.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 September 2012
Resolution: Repair was examined under activity 4433202, but def was not cleared in def. history.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Double Hull

Issued 17 June 2011 Resolved

Discharge current cargo and proceed to TT183 to effect permanent repairs to the 2" X 1/8" crack in the starboard #2 wing void.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 July 2011
Resolved 17 June 2011

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Double Hull

Issued 3 June 2011 Resolved

Discharge current cargo and proceed to TT 183 to effect repairs to the 2" X 1/8" crack in the # 2 starboard wing void.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 June 2011
Resolved 13 June 2011
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory air tests of new hull insert. 3'' x 4'' x 1/8. on the starboard void space bilge knuckle.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 29 September 2010 Resolved

IB-975 has a hairline fracture approx 1/8'x1', STBD bow rake knuckle 14" fwd of the bulkhead, 3" off the deck in the weld seam.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 October 2010
Resolved 17 November 2010
Resolution: Cropped and renewed 15'' section of box transition knuckle, stbd side. Test SAT.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 9 August 2006 Resolved

After offloading cargo, proceed directly to Zito Fleet to make permanent repairs to fracture on headlog on starboardside. Repairs are to be made to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 September 2006
Resolved 14 August 2006
Resolution: Permanent repair effected to fracture in headlog.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 9 September 2004 Resolved

The hull plating on the #4 wing tank received extensive damage above the water line during a colliision with a floating pier. In addition to the damage to #4 wing, the #2, and #3 received damage to bulkheads and framing. The #5 wing void had a small leak. Due to the extent of the damage, barge will be taken to local repair facility, TT-237 for immediate repairs.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 October 2004
Resolved 4 October 2004
Resolution: All repairs made to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. Side shell renewal iwo #3, #4 and #5 port wing voids and an insert in the stern void were all tested sat. All other items were cleared during the ISE. [name withheld]

Deck/Cargo

Issued 16 February 2001 Resolved

GAS FREE VESSEL FOR AIR TESTING OF THE # 1 C/L CARGO TANK DUE TO CARGO RESIDUE OF CAUSTIC IN THE #2 P/S WING VOIDS. TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO AND COMPLETION OF THE REINSPECTION.

Condition: Unknown
Due 14 March 2001
Resolved 16 February 2001

Casualty record · 1

5 September 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2225705

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.