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CHEM 234

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

CHEM 234 is a 1983 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 72 inspections since 1984, most recently in June 2018, along with 15 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2017 and 2018.

Records from 1984 to 2018. Most recent: inspection, 2 June 2018.

Built
1983
Last inspected
2 June 2018
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
72
Deficiencies
15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2017–2018
Inspected with
11 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 8 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 2 June 2018
Recorded inspections72
…physical examinations41
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded25
Deficiencies 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 34 calendar years (1984–2018)
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

US Official No.
655933
IMO number
—
Call sign
—
MISLE id
228919
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-228919

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)200.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 886 / net 886
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderJEFFBOAT INC · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1983
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUNSPECIFIED
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it886 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
886 - 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 · 11

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.

MEM 94105 Freight Barge · MISLE 397820 · 2 June 2018 · activity 6465836PML 931 Freight Barge · MISLE 887317 · 2 June 2018 · activity 6465836LORI BLOCKER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1108981 · 2 June 2018 · activity 6465836C158 Freight Barge · MISLE 37034 · 5 August 2017 · activity 6576700RONALD L LOUGHMILLER Towing Vessel · MISLE 133953 · 5 August 2017 · activity 6576700SILVER STREAK Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 365843 · 5 August 2017 · activity 6576700CROWN JEWEL Towing Vessel · MISLE 116400 · 17 September 1999 · activity 7836CHEM 121 Tank Barge · MISLE 49660 · 22 August 1995 · activity 156489VLB 75143 Freight Barge · MISLE 137534 · 22 August 1995 · activity 156489JAKE HUFFTY Towing Vessel · MISLE 192504 · 22 August 1995 · activity 156489CHEM 247 Tank Barge · MISLE 341646 · 22 August 1995 · activity 156489

Inspection history · 72

2 June 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6465836
5 August 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6576700
9 May 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6149465
6 May 2016 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5868682
18 June 2015 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5178792
15 August 2014 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4955779
11 July 2014 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4919013
16 June 2014 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4898638
20 June 2012 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4349994
10 May 2012 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4317941
25 July 2011 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4093577
16 July 2010 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3802681
14 September 2009 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3593752
9 September 2009 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3589972
19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478661
20 June 2008 Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3242402
5 May 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3202490
12 October 2007 Examination of Repairs · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3078473
19 September 2007 Permit to Proceed
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3061166
5 March 2007 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2882029
29 January 2007 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2864252
25 August 2006 Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2759221
3 July 2006 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2699806
7 June 2006 Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2673716
17 October 2005 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2515872
29 October 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2232991
23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1983503
16 October 2003 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1930478
8 May 2003 Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1771935
26 November 2002 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1715269
14 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1662308
8 March 2002 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1492259
6 March 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1634333
4 April 2001 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1447069
30 June 2000 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 818840
17 September 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7836
1 June 1999 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1429145
12 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1470955
15 June 1998 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1428984
31 March 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 456478
3 July 1997 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1112949
30 July 1996 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1090365
15 July 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 498237
22 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 156489
3 July 1995 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1192728
30 August 1994 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1179554
8 September 1993 COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1393982
2 August 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 524989
18 August 1992 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1269475
31 October 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 459318
6 September 1991 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 942411
26 November 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 515412
26 September 1990 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 914197
3 April 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 476548
19 March 1990 Administrative
Administrative · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 925510
8 March 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 900178
3 November 1989 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1322581
5 June 1989 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 489286
9 November 1988 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 891326
7 November 1988 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 450104
28 October 1988 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1200713
28 July 1988 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 450943
29 October 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 443508
31 August 1987 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1001759
31 August 1987 Administrative
Administrative · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1001761
27 April 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 463841
29 October 1986 Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1016149
5 August 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 493881
28 October 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 538062
12 September 1985 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 988396
29 March 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 493382
28 November 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1282381

Deficiency record · 15

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Double Hull
Issued 11 July 2014 Resolved
Port Captain found cargo vapors in #4 wing void spaces. They suspect that there is a leak in a cargo tank into the void space. No visible liquids in the void spaces. Clean tanks/voids and investigate.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2014
Resolved 15 August 2014
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 10 May 2012 Resolved
Bow void, 14' in board of STBD side at the 7' 8" draft, a 1" x 1/8" fracture.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 June 2012
Resolved 20 June 2012
Resolution: c&r 29'' x 7'' x 3/8" area of bow. air/tested all sat
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 29 January 2007 Resolved
Immediately after discharging cargo and prior to performing any further operations, perform permanent repairs to existing fractures in stbd corner, stern void, iwo first bilge stiffener, to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 5 March 2007
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory repairs and air test of new corner wrappers and orange peels to both stern void corners.
Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Cargo Tank Arrangement/Size
Issued 7 June 2006 Resolved
#5 Wing tank
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 30 June 2006
Resolution: Witnessed sat repairs.
Engineering
Issued 8 March 2002 Resolved
Install fuel shutoff valves at the cargo pump engine.
Condition: Unknown
Due 9 March 2002
Resolved 8 March 2002
Engineering
Issued 8 March 2002 Resolved
Replace flame screen on the diesel tank goose neck vent.
Due 9 March 2002
Resolved 8 March 2002
Deck/Cargo
Issued 8 March 2002 Resolved
Repaint draft marks.
Due 8 April 2002
Resolved 8 March 2002
Deck/Cargo
Issued 4 April 2001 Resolved
IAW 8TH CGD VPI LTR 04-2001 DTD 22MAR01, INSTALL VALVE POSITION INDICATORS ON ALL REMOTELY OPERATED VALVE DECK REACH RODS AT VESSEL'S NEXT GAS FREEINGBUT IN NO CASE LATER THAN THE NEXT SCHEDULED CARGO TANK INTERNAL EXAM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 8 September 2003
Resolved 8 March 2002
Deck/Cargo
Issued 30 June 2000 Resolved
INSTALL VALVE POSITION INDICATORS ON CARGO TANK PIPING TO THE SATISFACTION OF ATTENDING USCG MARINE INSPECTOR NO LATER THAN NEXT CARGO TANK INTERNAL EXAM(08SEP2003).
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 June 2000
Resolved 30 June 2000
Deck/Cargo
Issued 8 March 1990 Resolved
PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM DOES NOT CONTAIN MATERIALS WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE TO AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE (SEE COMDT LTR 17611 MVI NO. 01-89 DATED 17 FEB 1989). COPY PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 8 March 1990
Resolved 8 March 1990
Construction/Loadline
Issued 28 October 1988 Resolved
RENEW CARGO TANK #1 DOG THAT IS MISSING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 October 1988
Resolved 28 October 1988
Deck/Cargo
Issued 28 October 1988 Resolved
OPEN AND INSPECT ALL 3 CARGO TANK P.V. VALVES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 October 1988
Resolved 28 October 1988
Deck/Cargo
Issued 28 October 1988 Resolved
PROPERLY INSTALL FLAME SCREEN AND "O" RING ON #1 P.V. VALVE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 October 1988
Resolved 28 October 1988
Construction/Loadline
Issued 28 October 1988 Resolved
REPAINT DRAFT MARKS
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 October 1988
Resolved 28 October 1988
Documentation
Issued 28 October 1988 Resolved
RENEW LOADLINE CERTIFICATE OR PAINT OVER LOADLINE MARKINGS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 October 1988
Resolved 28 October 1988

Casualty record · 2

5 August 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6576700
2 June 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6465836
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.