EMS 303

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

EMS 303 is a 1994 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 64 inspections since 1994, most recently in November 2019, along with 9 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 7 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2026.

Records from 1994 to 2026. Most recent: casualty investigation, 15 May 2026.

Built: 1994
Last inspected: 12 November 2019
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 64
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2004–2026
Inspected with: 18 other vessels
Also recorded as: 2 other names

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 7 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 12 November 2019

Recorded inspections64

…physical examinations38

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded19

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 26 calendar years (1994–2019)

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

1022079

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405382

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-405382

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1619 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1619 - Simplified, Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

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 · 18

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.

Inspection history · 64

12 November 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6853975

6 August 2019 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6774582

17 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6542638

12 June 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6473155

1 June 2017 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6162650

1 July 2016 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5960365

23 March 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5839074

22 March 2016 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5838258

12 March 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5833018

12 March 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5833381

9 July 2015 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5185379

20 June 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5184148

15 September 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4984899

27 May 2014 Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4863144

27 January 2014 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4791273

22 August 2013 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4718795

7 December 2012 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4499834

1 December 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4494281

17 October 2012 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4466284

7 September 2012 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4434085

24 February 2012 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4262463

21 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4176546

20 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4149816

6 June 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4130087

1 December 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3901867

22 June 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3901874

10 July 2009 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3529261

9 July 2008 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3268343

19 April 2007 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2953606

19 January 2007 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2858499

12 January 2007 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2854696

14 June 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2679682

12 June 2006 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2677277

7 December 2005 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2564869

3 August 2005 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2449885

7 February 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2287895

27 January 2005 Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2281572

5 May 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2061639

2 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1966090

29 September 2003 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1916601

7 August 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1658003

11 September 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1072886

4 September 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1054111

5 April 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1048940

10 December 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 435647

8 September 1999 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1393254

7 September 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1118433

8 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 808004

12 May 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 54593

26 February 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 537021

30 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 502981

4 September 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 798489

14 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 503791

2 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1128077

2 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1128529

6 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 156874

1 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1123262

27 August 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1120977

6 February 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1104013

30 October 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 855356

4 September 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1360628

19 January 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 875677

28 September 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1374400

8 September 1994 Hull Examination · Initial Certification · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1459896

Deficiency record · 9

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 22 March 2016 Resolved

Vessel went aground mm 604.3 Ohio River. 835 was issued to inspect internal structural framing in #3 & #4 P/S wing voids. No repair facilities available, barge authorized to transit to TT237 Baton Rouge to complete inspection. see attached EMS 303_3-22-16_835 for details.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2016
Resolved 23 March 2016
Resolution: Internal structural members were inspectd by Baton Rouge MI. No deficiencies found.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 12 March 2016 Resolved

After discharging cargo, gas free 3 and 4, port/stbd wing voids and make available for internal inspection to the attending marine inspector [name withheld].

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2016
Resolved 23 March 2016
Resolution: Inspected port and starboard 3&4 voids, no damage noted.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Cargo Tank Arrangement/Size

Issued 15 September 2014 Resolved

Fractured knuckle of cargo tank in the #4 void.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 October 2014
Resolved 20 September 2014

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Piping/Hoses

Issued 1 December 2012 Resolved

Crop and renew vapor control line iwo pin hole leak near riser. Vapor line allowed temp patch on pin hole leak while transit cargo from Houma to Mobile, then return to Houma for perm. repairs.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 January 2013
Resolved 7 December 2012
Resolution: 81'' of vapor line cropped and renewed with stainless steel.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 9 October 2012 Resolved

10" crack in #3 Starboard Void on bottom plate. Located 8" fwd of 3rd frame, 10" inward of side shell and outside of first longitudinal angle. Temporary patch was made with wooden shingles & placed 12"x12" concrete patch over shingles.

Due 23 November 2012
Resolved 19 October 2012
Resolution: The permanent repair was made to the area by crop and renewing a 24" x 24" plate on the bottom plate. Void was tested by presssing the tank to 1.5 psi and welds visually inspected.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 24 February 2012 Resolved

1/2" diameter hole in #1 Port void against bilge knuckle Located 8" aft from forward bulkhead and 10" inside side shell.

Due 9 April 2012
Resolved 3 April 2012
Resolution: Conducted visual inspection of repair and witnessed air test at 2 p.s.i. All sat.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Tank Level Monitoring Device

Issued 22 June 2010 Resolved

TBSIP Rep found crack in #2 STBD sight Glass. #2 STBD High level alarm faulty. Repairs being made.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 25 June 2010
Resolution: Sight glass replaced and alarm repaired. All sat.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring

Issued 3 August 2005 Resolved

Replace deteriorated cable sections where metal armor sheath has failed, and inner nylon sheathing has been painted.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 5 August 2005
Resolved 3 August 2005
Resolution: Deficiency corrected on the spot.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Junction Box

Issued 3 August 2005 Resolved

Make connections gas/weather tight on wiring into overfill sensors, and other electrical junctions in hazardous locations.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 5 August 2005
Resolved 3 August 2005
Resolution: Corrected on the spot. Electrician attended the vessel immediately to maintain junction fittings.

Casualty record · 7

5 May 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2061639

14 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2679682

20 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4149816

21 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4176546

1 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4542203

12 March 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5833381

15 May 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8375406

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 · 2

CTCO 303 (2004–2013), ALGOMA EAST COAST (2026). 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.