IB977

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

IB977 is a 1991 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 53 inspections since 1991, most recently in April 2024, along with 10 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2020.

Records from 1991 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 30 April 2024.

Built: 1991
Last inspected: 30 April 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 53
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2012–2020
Inspected with: 5 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 30 April 2024

Recorded inspections53

…physical examinations41

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1991–2024)

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

972896

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359627

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-359627

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 687 / net 687

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCARUTHERSVILLE SHIPYARD · CARUTHERSVILLE, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1991

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 10 March 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 it687 - Simplified, Gross Ton
687 - Simplified, 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 · 5

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.

ATLANTIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 1352967 · 15 February 2020 · activity 6916189 P B SHAH Towing Vessel · MISLE 136111 · 23 February 1995 · activity 43116 A-21 Tank Barge · MISLE 48566 · 19 March 1994 · activity 189067 M/V ZEPHYR Towing Vessel · MISLE 93558 · 19 March 1994 · activity 189067 CHRISTIAN PRIMM Towing Vessel · MISLE 210063 · 19 March 1994 · activity 189067

Inspection history · 53

30 April 2024 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7903847

6 March 2024 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7869290

28 September 2020 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7067072

2 September 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7048767

15 February 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6916189

28 November 2018 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6588628

23 May 2018 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6442213

4 April 2018 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6388111

3 June 2017 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6236296

27 December 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6063430

25 March 2016 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5862760

13 July 2015 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5135602

6 August 2014 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4938556

1 July 2014 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4911281

1 July 2014 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4923111

8 April 2014 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4863521

25 January 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4231535

3 January 2012 Annual Inspection · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4217895

3 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4218305

19 January 2010 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3670225

6 March 2009 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3428659

10 April 2008 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3181081

17 May 2007 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2926822

22 March 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2892795

11 December 2006 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2837794

23 June 2006 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2689045

15 March 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2310329

12 July 2004 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2129976

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1974801

14 April 2003 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1724939

29 May 2002 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1622545

13 May 2002 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1616367

29 March 2001 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1060572

8 February 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1422008

23 March 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1399326

8 February 2000 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1048178

4 February 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1369506

10 February 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1386424

26 February 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1390721

5 June 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1455489

19 February 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1398614

21 March 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1387953

27 March 1995 Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1139416

23 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 43116

16 February 1995 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1154288

14 April 1994 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1166996

19 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 189067

15 March 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1358355

21 January 1994 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 851937

26 February 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1373796

21 April 1992 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 945249

3 October 1991 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 942550

25 March 1991 Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1225734

Deficiency record · 10

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking

Issued 2 September 2020 Resolved

Scantlings, material, and workmanship, subdivision of cargo spaces, fitting of cofferdams, and testing of tanks shall be at least equivalent to the requirements of the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society. 02 Fractures were reported in the Port Bow Corner at the top of the transition knuckle. Fractures have been temp repaired and vessel is to transit to facility located at Lower Mississippi River MM 230.5 to complete repairs prior to conducting operations.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 October 2020
Resolved 28 September 2020
Resolution: New steel insert in area of fractures

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 4 April 2018 Resolved

2 There are 2 approx 1/4" size holes in bow rake iwo of port push knee.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 June 2018
Resolved 14 June 2018

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 1 July 2014 Resolved

#3 stbd wing void bilge knuckle holed. Make permanent repairs

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 August 2014
Resolved 6 August 2014
Resolution: Witnessed repairs using NDT to the stbd #3 bilge knuckle.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 3 January 2012 Resolved

Vsl has a 8" x 1/6" fracture approx 14' down from head log and 1" below the upper lap joint of STBD rake knuckle. Temp repair effected with epoxy patch in/out and 100% tight to cover area to facilitate off loading cargo for final repair.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 January 2012
Resolved 17 January 2012

Documentation › Logs/Records › Logbook/Record (unofficial)

Issued 23 June 2006 Resolved

Provide satisfactory documentation to [name withheld]/Galveston that this vessel has operated in fresh water service at least 6 of the last 12 months. If the vessel has not been operated in fresh water service at least 6 of the last 12 months or satisfactory documentation cannot be provided, the vessel will be required to be inspected IAW the salt water intervals prescribed in 46 CFR 31.10-21(a)(1)

Due 23 July 2006
Resolved 11 December 2006

Construction/Loadline

Issued 8 February 2001 Resolved

REMARK FADED DARFT MARKS AND OBLITERATE OLD HOME PORT MARKING OF _x001C_ CINCINNATI, OHIO.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 February 2001
Resolved 8 February 2001

Lifesaving

Issued 8 February 2001 Resolved

REMARK FADED "DANGER - KEEP OUT" MARKINGS ON CARGO HATCHES.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 February 2001
Resolved 8 February 2001

Documentation

Issued 4 February 2000 Resolved

UPDATE PIPING DIAGRAM AND TRANSFER PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE THE 1 METER RISINGMAGNETIC STICK GAUGES AND THE ELECTRONIC HIGH LEVEL/OVERFILL ALARM DEVICES.

Condition: Unknown
Due 4 February 2000
Resolved 4 February 2000

Lifesaving

Issued 10 February 1999 Resolved

REMARK "DANGER-KEEP OUT" ON ALL CARGO TANK HATCH OPENINGS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1999
Resolved 11 February 1999

Documentation

Issued 15 March 1994 Resolved

PROVIDE PROOF OF ESTABLISHED FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. VESSEL IS NOT TO BEMOVED AND IS RESTRICTED TO PRESENT MOORING LOCATION. (COFR) HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 15 MARCH 1994.

Condition: Unknown
Due 15 March 1994
Resolved 7 April 1994

Casualty record · 2

3 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4218305

15 February 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6916189

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.