EMS 304

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

EMS 304 is a 1994 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 58 inspections since 1994, most recently in September 2020, along with 4 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2017.

Records from 1994 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 28 September 2020.

Built: 1994
Last inspected: 28 September 2020
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 58
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2004–2017
Inspected with: 24 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 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 28 September 2020

Recorded inspections58

…physical examinations39

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded14

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 26 calendar years (1994–2020)

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

1022080

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405383

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-405383

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 · 24

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 · 58

28 September 2020 MARPOL Annex I Examination · Administrative Inspection · Load Line/Change of Employment

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7068906

13 June 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6791846

11 September 2018 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6538107

7 December 2017 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6320565

24 October 2017 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6294664

24 October 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6300286

26 April 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6155567

23 May 2016 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5915600

26 January 2016 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5803557

25 January 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5848000

8 July 2015 Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5177966

4 June 2015 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5143759

19 August 2014 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5005781

24 July 2014 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5005751

20 February 2014 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4842830

30 September 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4726107

12 July 2013 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4651240

20 June 2013 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4630437

19 June 2013 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4624992

18 October 2012 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4467109

7 October 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4467139

11 June 2012 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4630008

24 March 2010 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3701779

29 April 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3658876

7 May 2008 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3201330

9 April 2007 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2981141

19 January 2007 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2858502

12 January 2007 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2854699

14 June 2006 Type not recorded

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

7 December 2005 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2564865

3 August 2005 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2449957

26 July 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2287901

9 May 2005 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2353392

8 March 2005 Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2327609

15 November 2004 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2256249

2 June 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2095377

2 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1966091

9 October 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1687168

11 October 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1075554

28 October 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 822968

5 April 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 817226

28 October 1999 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1393255

8 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 808003

12 May 1999 Type not recorded

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

25 February 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 442573

28 October 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 798994

26 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7407

10 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1127490

1 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1123260

23 January 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 781710

16 October 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 775582

12 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 38001

6 February 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1104011

13 December 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 855357

28 October 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1431694

19 January 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1185978

28 September 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1374401

31 October 1994 Hull Examination · Initial Certification · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1394203

Deficiency record · 4

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 25 October 2017 Resolved

Numbe 3, Portside Cargo tank top and trunk damaged/fractured to with temporaries patches installed.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 November 2017
Resolved 19 December 2017
Resolution: All required repairs have been completed.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 26 January 2016 Resolved

THE EMS-325 SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE GUNWALE DURING BREAKAWAY TOW ON 26JAN16. THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO COLLISION THAT OCCURRED FROM THE BREAKAWAY BARGES DURING HIGH WATER. BARGE IS TO GO DIRECTLY TO FMT ON THE HARVEY CANAL FOR REPAIRS AND SCOPE OF WORK.PRESENT SCOPE OF WORK AND REPAIR PROPOSAL TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING USCG MI.MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO SATISFACTION OF ATTENDING MI.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 February 2016
Resolved 1 February 2016
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory air test of the side shell at 1.5 psi.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 12 July 2013 Resolved

3/8" hole in bottom plate approximately 30' aft from forward bulkhead & 4' inboard from knuckle in way of #5 port wing void.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 12 July 2013
Resolution: Damaged area replaced with 3''x2''x1/2" plate. CG Inspectors witnessed air/soap test under 1.5 psig, all sat.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Piping/Hoses

Issued 7 October 2012 Resolved

Vsl rep reported fracture in VCS piping. Vsl authorized to transfer to Mobile, AL to discharge cargo. Barge is to then proceed to shipyard to effect permanent repairs. Permanent repairs MUST be completed prior to ANY cargo ops. CG-835 Issued

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 18 October 2012
Resolution: Item tested and visually inspected by [name withheld], CG MSU Morgan City. CG -835 Cleared

Casualty record · 4

2 June 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2095377

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

25 January 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5848000

24 October 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6300286

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

CTCO 304 (2004–2006). 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.