CHEM 170

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

CHEM 170 is a 1994 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 42 inspections since 1994, most recently in October 2024, along with 3 deficiencies.

Records from 1994 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 31 October 2024.

Built: 1994
Last inspected: 31 October 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 42
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 2 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 31 October 2024

Recorded inspections42

…physical examinations34

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1994–2024)

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

1026142

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412931

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-412931

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 · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1994

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

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, Gross Ton
716 - 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 · 2

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.

CHIEF BILL BROWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 155616 · 31 January 2015 · activity 5062582 MEM 1001 Freight Barge · MISLE 330787 · 31 January 2015 · activity 5062582

Inspection history · 42

31 October 2024 Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8025711

28 September 2023 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7800110

19 May 2023 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7672328

24 March 2023 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7656399

6 January 2021 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7120548

16 August 2019 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6777159

30 April 2018 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6410864

19 May 2017 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6228282

6 June 2016 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5949392

31 July 2015 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5227859

16 July 2015 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5198675

25 February 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5074872

31 January 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5062582

30 January 2015 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5062762

18 July 2014 Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4918392

14 November 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4484200

5 July 2012 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4364470

2 August 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4131710

21 September 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3856412

6 August 2009 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3556992

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3479118

8 May 2008 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3201897

29 June 2007 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2977367

3 July 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2699840

11 July 2005 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2422360

26 July 2004 Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2107850

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985367

25 June 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1826735

10 July 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1644295

5 September 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1379582

3 October 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 823387

3 January 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 504036

29 October 1999 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 792649

4 December 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 805725

14 September 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 800650

2 December 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 528486

15 September 1997 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 786670

3 September 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1427403

18 October 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 851372

6 February 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 882663

27 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 477129

29 December 1994 Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1171238

Deficiency record · 3

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 24 March 2023 Resolved

When minor alterations or minor repairs of tank vessels become necessary such work shall be under the direction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, and shall be in accordance with the regulations in effect at the time the vessel was contracted for or built, or in accordance with the regulations in effect for new construction insofar as possible. IAW D8/D9 TBSIP Guide, company TBSIP Rep reported temporary repair of minor damage. On 23MAR23, a 1/2" X 1" crack was discovered in starboard #2 wing void bilge knuckle approx. 2" forward of the bulkhead. Temp patch installed. Permanent repair shall be completed within 45 days (08MAY2023) to satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 30.01-10 D8/D9 TBSIPv3.0

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 May 2023
Resolved 19 May 2023
Resolution: Satisfactory repairs made.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 30 January 2015 Resolved

Stbd bow corner of head log has a 15" vertical plate fracture caused by an allision with a tow vessel while the barge was fleeted. Make permanent repairs...

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 March 2015
Resolved 10 February 2015

Documentation

Issued 3 September 1997 Resolved

Provide original Certificate of Inspection onboard vessel no later than _x001C_ 30SEP97.

Condition: Unknown
Due 3 September 1997
Resolved 3 September 1997

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.