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CHEM 189

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 189 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 189 is a 2000 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 34 inspections since 2000, most recently in April 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2014.

Records from 2000 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 April 2026.

Built: 2000
Last inspected: 27 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 34
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2002–2014
Inspected with: 11 other vessels

Identity

1094105

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3840

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-3840

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations25

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded6

Years with a record 21 calendar years (2000–2026)

The 34 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.

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)200.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 735 / net 735

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT LLC · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 2000

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 it735 - Simplified, Gross Ton
735 - Simplified, Net 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.

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.

ELEANOR Towing Vessel · MISLE 73364 · 12 April 2014 · activity 4836687 BEVERLY JO SMITH Towing Vessel · MISLE 106812 · 12 April 2014 · activity 4836687 MTC 650 Freight Barge · MISLE 801971 · 12 April 2014 · activity 4836687 MARK DULEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 86337 · 18 September 2010 · activity 3860131 SANDY LOU Towing Vessel · MISLE 183751 · 18 September 2010 · activity 3860131 USL 129 Tank Barge · MISLE 47861 · 17 January 2007 · activity 2884869 ROSS S. STERLING Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 119402 · 17 January 2007 · activity 2884869 EDWARD A DAVIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 150030 · 17 January 2007 · activity 2884869 CHEM 248 Tank Barge · MISLE 341647 · 17 January 2007 · activity 2884869 ACL 9732B Freight Barge · MISLE 454400 · 17 January 2007 · activity 2884869 HARBOR RUNNER Towing Vessel · MISLE 135871 · 9 July 2002 · activity 1745801

Inspection history · 34

27 April 2026 Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8349873

20 December 2022 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7611692

9 February 2021 Drydock Exam · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7137853

10 July 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7002696

30 May 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6704208

28 June 2018 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6469684

16 May 2017 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6169219

26 May 2016 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5902473

15 June 2015 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5149332

12 May 2014 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4862425

6 May 2014 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4853556

14 April 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4836073

12 April 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4836687

18 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3860131

21 June 2010 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3748933

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3479250

16 April 2009 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3453791

5 May 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3196703

28 April 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3194518

23 April 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2913663

17 January 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2884869

24 April 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2631976

16 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2464597

16 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2464639

30 May 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2373218

27 May 2005 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2369619

14 April 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2043703

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985325

4 April 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1768021

24 September 2002 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1679554

9 July 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1745801

13 March 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1493313

18 April 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1062343

2 June 2000 Initial Certification · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1395474

Deficiency record · 3

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Warning Signs

Issued 12 May 2014 Resolved

During TBISP Annual, ACL TBSIP examiner noted that the Emergency Shutdown sign was faded. CR F-01-b issued for replacement. Sign was replaced same visit.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 12 May 2014
Resolved 12 May 2014
Resolution: Emergency Shutdwon sign replaced.

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Warning Signs

Issued 12 May 2014 Resolved

During TBSIP annual, TBSIP examiner noted that the "Diesel" placard on teh 500 gallon storage tank was faded and not legible. CR F-01-f was issued for replacement. New "Diesel" sticker affixed to fuel oil storage tank.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 12 May 2014
Resolved 12 May 2014
Resolution: "Diesel" sticker replaced.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 14 April 2014 Resolved

Prior to loading ANY cargos, make permanent repairs to portside damaged headlog to the satisfaction of the local OCMI.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 May 2014
Resolved 13 May 2014

Casualty record · 4

9 July 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1745801

17 January 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2884869

18 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3860131

12 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4836687

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.