MOB 324

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

MOB 324 is a 1995 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 59 inspections since 1996, most recently in March 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2013.

Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 March 2026.

Built: 1995
Last inspected: 24 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 59
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2012–2013
Inspected with: 15 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 24 March 2026

Recorded inspections59

…physical examinations36

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded15

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 26 calendar years (1996–2026)

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

1033121

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426013

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-426013

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)297.5 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,619 / net 1,619

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMCDERRMOTT INCORPORATED · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1995

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNone

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portPORT OF MOBILE, AL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 7 August 2025 · expires 31 August 2026

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 it1619 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1619 - 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 · 15

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 · 59

24 March 2026 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8332322

20 October 2025 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8246083

15 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8063852

22 November 2024 Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8031827

18 June 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7937494

26 October 2020 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7084146

5 April 2019 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6656396

27 March 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6650483

7 February 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6371927

1 May 2017 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6136646

4 April 2017 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6121302

31 March 2017 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6115372

6 March 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6099960

1 March 2016 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5837996

20 April 2015 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5162347

1 April 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4826772

31 January 2014 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4791554

19 December 2013 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4771148

2 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4610153

11 October 2012 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4518104

4 September 2012 Damage Survey · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4431404

4 April 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4279899

31 January 2012 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4262046

27 December 2010 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3913840

1 December 2010 SIP Initial Entry

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3902019

24 August 2009 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3658360

25 November 2008 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3369252

7 August 2008 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3563434

19 February 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3149936

16 August 2007 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3030029

17 January 2007 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2857128

26 August 2005 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2475545

20 May 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2363636

13 February 2004 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2006037

2 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1966145

21 February 2003 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1747736

28 January 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1481983

1 May 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1066147

24 February 2001 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1431004

17 October 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 148448

24 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1049507

3 March 2000 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1464921

24 February 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 442322

16 February 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 814149

19 January 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1045951

10 January 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 68883

29 January 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 789528

24 September 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 799255

17 September 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 443140

19 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 457473

16 February 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 776404

16 February 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 778797

29 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 722865

10 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 136162

31 March 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 208744

31 March 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 525711

19 December 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1094111

1 November 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 855582

16 February 1996 Initial Certification · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1414571

Deficiency record · 7

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers

Issued 20 October 2025 Resolved

Each cargo tank of a tank barge must have one of the following liquid overfill protection arrangements: a system meeting the requirements of 46 CFR 39.2007 where the tank overfill alarm must be visible and audible so that it can be seen and heard on the vessel where cargo transfer is controlled and in the cargo deck area. MI observed the general overfill indicator alarm to be malfunctioning and self-activating without reason. Cite: 46 CFR 39.2009(a)(1) / 46 CFR 39.2007(d)(3)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 28 October 2025
Resolution: The overfill alarm was repaired and functioned as intended.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers

Issued 20 October 2025 Resolved

Any tank vessel which is equipped with an internal combustion engine driven cargo pump on the weather deck shall be provided with a minimum of one remote manual shutdown station, conspicuously marked, and located at the midpoint of such vessel, or 100 feet from the engine, whichever is the more practical. The remote quick acting manual shutdown shall be installed on the engine so as to provide a quick and effective means of stopping the engine (such as by cutting off the intake air). MI observed the remote quick acting manual shutdown to be ineffective. Cite: 46 CFR 32.50-35(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 28 October 2025
Resolution: The remote quick acting manual shutdown was tested and operational.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Openings to cargo area, doors, ... scuttles

Issued 20 October 2025 Resolved

Each Type I and II barge hull must have a watertight weather deck. MI observed the gasket material for the center bolt of all void openings to be either wasted or missing, impairing its watertight seal. Cite: 46 CFR 31.10-30 / 46 CFR 172.050(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 28 October 2025
Resolution: The gasket material for the center bolt of all the void openings were replaced.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers

Issued 20 October 2025 Resolved

The last 1.0 meter (3.3 feet) of vapor piping upstream of the vessel vapor connection and each end of a vapor hose must be — (1) Painted in the sequence of red/yellow/red. The width of the red bands must be 0.1 meter (0.33 foot) and the width of the middle yellow band must be 0.8 meter (2.64 feet); and (2) Labeled with the word “VAPOR” painted in black letters at least 50.8 millimeters (2 inches) high. MI observed the red/yellow/red paint to be significantly washed out and no longer representative of the required color scheme. Cite: 46 CFR 39.2001(h)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 28 October 2025
Resolution: The last 1.0 meter (3.3 feet) of vapor piping upstream of the vessel vapor connection was repainted.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 22 November 2024 Resolved

Connections and terminations to all conductors must retain the original electrical and mechanical properties of the cable. MIs observed a broken lock cap on the barge to facility connection for overfill protection. 46 CFR 31-35.1 46 CFR 111.60-17(a)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 December 2024
Resolution: Received, reviewed, and accepted photos of repair to hubble plug lock.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo transfer - Tankers

Issued 22 November 2024 Resolved

Following liquid overfill protection arrangements: A system meeting the requirements of 46 CFR 39.2007 that: The high level alarm required be paragraph (a) of this section must- Activate a visible and audible alarm so that it can be seen and heard on the vessel where cargo transfer is controlled. MI's observed the visual high level indicating light bulb not functioning upon activation of the high level alarm. 46 CFR 39.2009(a)(1) 46 CFR 39.2007(c)(3)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 12 December 2024
Resolved 12 December 2024
Resolution: Received, reviewed, and accepted video of high level light working accurately.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 4 April 2017 Resolved

Weld fracture between integrated cargo pump fuel tank and cargo tank allowed cargo into fuel tank.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 1 May 2017
Resolution: Welded new insert and conducted visual and air test, all sat.

Casualty record · 2

4 April 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4279899

2 June 2013Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4610153

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

EMS 324 (2012–2013). 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.