AXL 234

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 1979
Last inspected: 3 June 2026
Inspections: 76
Deficiencies: 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 60 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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 3 June 2026

Recorded inspections76

…physical examinations53

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded19

Deficiencies 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 45 calendar years (1981–2026)

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

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41490

Flag

UNITED STATES

Tonnage

788 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 788 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton

Maury page id

psix-41490

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 60

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. Only barges and towing vessels are in this archive, so any other vessel type in the same activity does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

Inspection history · 76

3 June 2026 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8390853

23 January 2026 Vessel Attendance · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8300490

14 January 2025 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8063330

14 June 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7934918

12 February 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7864157

14 February 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7634933

1 July 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7492797

22 February 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7399649

8 April 2021 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7171377

2 July 2019 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6752042

13 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6724139

7 August 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6505010

14 June 2017 Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · MTSA Verification · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6168574

13 May 2016 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5875004

12 August 2015 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5214189

24 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5138911

21 July 2014 Internal Structural Exam · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4923997

5 November 2013 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4751094

16 August 2013 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4683554

7 July 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4648769

1 July 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4639273

1 July 2013 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4639785

11 June 2013 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4617655

6 August 2012 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4403222

9 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4262935

7 September 2011 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4138278

6 September 2011 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4138185

9 August 2011 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4109221

9 July 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3788605

25 June 2009 Internal Structural Exam · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3510976

5 June 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3228375

27 September 2007 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3070298

25 July 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3007126

30 August 2006 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2763798

21 October 2005 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2516843

7 October 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2510150

20 May 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2363475

18 August 2004 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2169513

22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1981894

25 September 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1912596

28 June 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1639250

23 August 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1463698

21 September 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1056213

23 August 1999 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 782881

23 August 1999 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1114209

22 July 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1421532

22 August 1997 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1383664

18 July 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1089084

4 May 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 503927

8 August 1995 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1437005

8 July 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1172294

30 July 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1155740

21 January 1993 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1399807

5 January 1993 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1452921

18 September 1992 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1245247

2 September 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 525639

6 May 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 479873

14 August 1991 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 939018

4 January 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 466131

12 July 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 338343

12 July 1990 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1223593

29 May 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 444546

1 September 1989 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1197265

27 June 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 489371

15 March 1989 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 892862

31 August 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1040146

11 September 1987 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1003879

20 August 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1029144

18 August 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 452469

6 February 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 497468

15 August 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1009837

23 August 1985 COI Inspection · Credit Drydock

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1295273

26 November 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1288433

7 November 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 964274

23 November 1982 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 966787

4 November 1981 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1273841

Deficiency record · 16

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Steam pipes and pressure pipes

Issued 14 February 2023 Resolved

Bolts: Bolts and studs must extend completely through the nuts. Steam pipe inlet flange bolts do not completely extend through nuts. Install proper sized bolts for application.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 March 2023
Resolved 15 February 2023
Resolution: Replaced flange bolts with ones that extend through the nut

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 14 February 2023 Resolved

A power-driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside, except as required by paragraphs (b) and (i) of this Rule, shall exhibit sidelights. Sidelights mean a green light on the starboard side and a red light on the port side each showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on its respective side. Port sidelight stanchion bent approx 30 deg aft causing light to not display proper characteristics. Repair port side light as required.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 March 2023
Resolved 15 February 2023
Resolution: Straitened stanchion for navigation light to properly display light characteristics

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 1 July 2013 Resolved

Barge PPG 234 was damaged (Hole approx 3' x 3' in headlog above waterline) on the starboard side forward rake and does not meet minimum standard of hull structural requirements as required by 46CFR151.10-20 for Type III hulls. Barge can proceed to K&A Steel Terminal, Muscatine to offload Cargo. Barge not permitted any other cargo operations prior to permanent repairs being made to the satisfaction

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 21 August 2013
Resolution: Attended vessel at Tubal Cain shipyard in Port Arthur, TX. Verified insert and repairs in the bow rake and witnessed a satisfactory air test of the bow rake.

Deck/Cargo

Issued 8 August 1995 Resolved

REPLACE RUBBER GASKET IN THE CARGO PIPING GAUGE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 11 August 1995
Resolved 11 August 1995

Construction/Loadline

Issued 21 January 1993 Resolved

PERMENANT REPAIRS ARE TO BE MADE TO DAMAGED AREA IN WAY OF PORT PUSH KNEE AND KNEE REPLACED.

Condition: Unknown
Due 7 February 1993
Resolved 25 January 1993

Construction/Loadline

Issued 5 January 1993 Resolved

ALL VOIDS AND SPACES ARE TO BE PUMPED OUT, MADE SAFE FOR ENTRY AND AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION BY CG MARINE INSPECTOR

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 January 1993
Resolved 5 January 1993

Construction/Loadline

Issued 5 January 1993 Resolved

BARGE IS TO BE DISCHARGED LOCALLY AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION BY CG MARINE INSPECTOR AS A RESULT OF COLLISION W/IB 2702.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 January 1993
Resolved 5 January 1993

Construction/Loadline