← All vessels
CHEM 159
Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 159 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023
CHEM 159 is a 1993 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 42 inspections since 1993, most recently in August 2023, along with 3 deficiencies.
Records from 1993 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 9 August 2023.
- Built
- 1993
- Last inspected
- 9 August 2023
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
989284
382264
Flag
UNITED STATES
—
Maury page id
psix-382264
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
27 calendar years (1993–2023)
The 42 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 716 / net 716
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderJEFFBOAT SHIPYARD · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1993
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 8 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 it716 - Simplified, Net Ton
716 - Simplified, Gross Ton
716 - Simplified, Gross Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
Inspection history · 42
9 August 2023
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7763970
30 January 2023
Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7629911
7 December 2022
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7605665
14 February 2020
Administrative Inspection · Equivalency
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6909322
30 January 2020
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6902288
23 September 2019
MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6818692
23 May 2018
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6441822
24 July 2017
Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6240195
17 June 2016
Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5949357
10 July 2015
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5199834
6 August 2014
MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4943601
5 June 2012
Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4334622
22 July 2011
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4104121
25 June 2010
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3795553
27 July 2009
Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3541513
19 May 2009
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3479017
10 July 2008
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3263214
3 July 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3256040
9 July 2007
Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2989321
2 November 2006
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2810887
26 August 2005
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2475826
24 August 2004
Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2174210
18 August 2004
Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Hull Examination · Periodic Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2163812
23 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985392
25 September 2003
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1913988
24 February 2003
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1748667
22 January 2003
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1731393
14 November 2002
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1705298
7 December 2001
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1453964
13 July 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 484248
19 January 2001
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1469336
9 February 2000
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1046622
5 March 1999
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 804756
30 January 1998
COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1430500
12 December 1996
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1452230
4 October 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 452817
16 January 1996
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1187786
20 December 1994
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 844759
3 March 1994
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 853135
24 February 1994
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1465133
18 November 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 511676
1 February 1993
Initial Certification · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight
Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1373782
Deficiency record · 3
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Overfill Devices
Issued 27 July 2009
Resolved
#2 cargo tank high level/overfill alarm float rod bent
Construction/Loadline › Hull
Issued 22 January 2003
Resolved
Crop and renew damaged portions of top two gussts in aft rake stbd aft corner LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Bracket
Documentation
Issued 24 February 1994
Resolved
Place required MSDS on board per COI Cargo Authority List.
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.