SPRUCE

Freight Barge · Barge class · Built 1980s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

SPRUCE is a 1984 freight barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 57 inspections since 1984, most recently in April 2023, along with 14 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2016.

Records from 1984 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 17 April 2023.

Built: 1984
Last inspected: 17 April 2023
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 57
Deficiencies: 14 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2016
Inspected with: 8 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 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 17 April 2023

Recorded inspections57

…physical examinations40

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded12

Deficiencies 14 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 32 calendar years (1984–2023)

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

671621

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239377

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-239377

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)287.0 ft × 90.0 ft × 20.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 3,731 / net 1,119

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)287.0 ft × 90.0 ft × 20.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 3,731 / net 1,119

BuilderGULF COAST FABRICATION · PASS CHRISTIAN, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1984

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portKETCHIKAN, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 4 March 2026 · expires 31 March 2027

Service, as the file records itFreight Barge

Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it3731 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
1119 - Convention (Subpart B), 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 · 8

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.

POLAR WIND Towing Vessel · MISLE 362810 · 3 September 2017 · activity 6264489 SHELIKOF TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 53134 · 29 June 2016 · activity 5942042 TOGIAK TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 55202 · 29 June 2016 · activity 5942042 POLAR SCOUT Towing Vessel · MISLE 85177 · 29 June 2016 · activity 5942042 MIKE O'LEARY Towing Vessel · MISLE 135720 · 29 June 2016 · activity 5942042 SPENCER BREWER Towing Vessel · MISLE 454728 · 29 June 2016 · activity 5942042 AMY B Towing Vessel · MISLE 106104 · 17 February 1996 · activity 79813 SNOHOMISH Towing Vessel · MISLE 114913 · 17 February 1996 · activity 79813

Inspection history · 57

17 April 2023 Administrative Inspection · Exemption

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7670601

14 December 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6597678

12 December 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6596703

19 March 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6374816

3 September 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6264489

9 March 2017 Examination of Repairs · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6101536

6 October 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6017993

29 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5942042

19 January 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5799716

6 November 2015 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5759002

11 January 2015 MTSA Verification · MARPOL Annex I Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5051941

12 March 2014 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4815138

11 December 2013 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4752255

8 November 2012 MARPOL Annex I Examination · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4480814

28 October 2011 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4184870

15 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3664820

14 January 2010 MARPOL Annex I Examination · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3663942

1 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3465576

15 October 2008 Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3352249

7 May 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3200879

28 November 2007 MARPOL Annex II Examination · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3105907

11 August 2005 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2459310

3 November 2004 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2234312

28 September 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2207808

5 April 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD KETCHIKAN · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2050457

17 November 2003 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1949702

22 September 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1910505

3 September 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1723496

9 November 2001 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1384921

7 August 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1069930

10 August 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1454842

3 September 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1117388

3 November 1998 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 803832

30 October 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 803160

30 October 1998 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1381387

20 August 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1457596

26 August 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1469818

15 November 1996 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1175237

4 September 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1402310

17 February 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 79813

13 November 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1404038

16 December 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Activities Far East · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 830275

20 September 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1354961

20 January 1994 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1158507

19 October 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1247184

13 November 1991 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1251331

4 February 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1300212

27 September 1990 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 925297

12 October 1988 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 887644

8 October 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 887643

17 December 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1008601

11 November 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1027594

1 June 1987 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO HONOLULU · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 1022412

8 October 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1007633

3 January 1986 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 986978

2 January 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 993010

5 November 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1283574

Deficiency record · 14

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 6 October 2016 Resolved

Upon an Internal Structural Exam (ISE) conducted on 06OCT16, numerous areas of structural damage were noted that require permanent repairs to the satisfcation of an attending USCG Marine Inspector prior to ISE credit being given on an amended COI. Repair work-list items fromthe exam conducted on 06OCT16 are indicated on the attached page (in 'Documents').

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 October 2016
Resolved 23 February 2017
Resolution: COMPLETED ALL REPAIRS AS PER ACTIVITY # 6101536

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating

Issued 28 October 2011 Resolved

Make critical work list repairs to vessel prior to sailing.

Due 23 November 2011
Resolved 18 November 2011
Resolution: Critical repairs completed satisfactorily.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Longitudinal Bulkhead

Issued 15 October 2008 Resolved

Make proper repairs to all the worklist items called outs noted in Activity # 3352249.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 16 January 2009
Resolution: All repairs appeared sat.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Financial Responsibility

Issued 28 November 2007 Resolved

Renew COFR to receive COI and IOPP.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 January 2008
Resolved 7 December 2007

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection

Issued 28 November 2007 Resolved

Annual Inspection was due not later than 10 NOV 2006 making the barges COI invalid. Barge continued to operate after COI was not longer valid.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2007
Resolved 28 November 2007
Resolution: Conduct annual inspection, making COI valid.

Construction/Loadline

Issued 30 October 1998 Resolved

SUBMIT REPAIR PROPOSAL TO VARIOUS AREAS OF WASTAGE AND DAMAGE AS DISCUSSED WITH ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR AND ABS SURVEYOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 November 1998
Resolved 28 January 1999

Construction/Loadline

Issued 20 August 1998 Resolved

REPAINT ALL DRAFT, LOADLINE AND VESSEL NAME MARKINGS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 August 1998
Resolved 20 August 1998

Construction/Loadline

Issued 8 October 1988 Resolved

COMPLETE REPAIRS IN NO.2 BALLAST TANKS, PORT & STARBOARD IAW ABS RECOMMENDATIONS PRIOR TO PLACING BARGE IN OPERATION. NOTIFY [name withheld] ARE COMPLETED.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 October 1988
Resolved 8 October 1988

Construction/Loadline

Issued 8 October 1988 Resolved

COMPLETE REPAIRS/MODIFICATIONS TO ACCESS MANHOLES WHERE FRACTURED PORT & STARBOARD PRIOR TO OPERATING VSL.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 October 1988
Resolved 8 October 1988

Navigation

Issued 11 November 1987 Resolved

POWER SUPPLY CABLES TO RUNNING LIGHTS DAMAGED DUE TO HEAVY WEATHER. JUNCTION BOX COVER NOT IN PLACE DUE TO HEAVY WEATHER. REPAIR OR REPLACE TOORIGINAL CONDITION.

Condition: Unknown
Due 11 November 1987
Resolved 11 November 1987

Documentation

Issued 8 October 1986 Resolved

PROVIDE ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PER 33CFR130.9.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 October 1986
Resolved 8 October 1986

Documentation

Issued 3 January 1986 Resolved

PROVIDE THIS OFFICE WITH CURRENT COPY OF LOADLINE CERTIFICATE PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN TRADE ON ROUTES OTHER THAN LAKES, BAYS AND SOUNDS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 3 January 1986
Resolved 3 January 1986

Construction/Loadline

Issued 2 January 1986 Resolved

STARBOARD RAKE AFT BULKHEAD #40 BETWEEN SIDE LONG # 4 & 6 REPAIR DAMAGED AREA. REPAIR/REPLACE ALL DAMAGED TRIP BRACKETS IN WAY OF BULKHEAD #40.

Condition: Unknown
Due 2 January 1986
Resolved 2 January 1986

Construction/Loadline

Issued 2 January 1986 Resolved

STARBOARD RAKE REPAIR DAMAGED FRAMES # 41,42,43,44,45 BETWEEN SIDE LONGS #5 & 6.

Condition: Unknown
Due 2 January 1986
Resolved 2 January 1986

Casualty record · 1

29 June 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 5942042

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.

Recorded names · 1

BRISTOL BAY TRADER (2016). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.