EMS 329

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

EMS 329 is a 1995 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 53 inspections since 1996, most recently in July 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2018.

Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 July 2026.

Built: 1995
Last inspected: 20 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 53
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2005–2018
Inspected with: 9 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 20 July 2026

Recorded inspections53

…physical examinations35

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded14

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 25 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

1033126

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426018

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-426018

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 portHOUMA, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 20 November 2025 · expires 31 December 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 · 9

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.

JERRY MEANLEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 71616 · 4 January 2018 · activity 6332382 EMS 328 Tank Barge · MISLE 426017 · 4 January 2018 · activity 6332382 RICHARD Towing Vessel · MISLE 952920 · 4 January 2018 · activity 6332382 ED MCLAUGHLIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 172922 · 4 October 2008 · activity 3340354 EMS 330 Tank Barge · MISLE 426019 · 4 October 2008 · activity 3340354 RIVERS C Towing Vessel · MISLE 446702 · 4 October 2008 · activity 3340354 KIRBY 28600 Tank Barge · MISLE 736905 · 4 October 2008 · activity 3340354 EMS 330 Tank Barge · MISLE 426019 · 8 February 2008 · activity 3148062 RIVERS C Towing Vessel · MISLE 446702 · 8 February 2008 · activity 3148062 EMS 330 Tank Barge · MISLE 426019 · 9 May 2005 · activity 2359623 PADDY Towing Vessel · MISLE 437314 · 9 May 2005 · activity 2359623 BROOKE Towing Vessel · MISLE 204207 · 27 July 2004 · activity 2153615 EMS 330 Tank Barge · MISLE 426019 · 27 July 2004 · activity 2153615

Inspection history · 53

20 July 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8443020

14 July 2025 Examination of Repairs · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8185775

24 June 2025 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8166640

4 January 2024 Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7845351

28 April 2021 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7184598

14 June 2019 Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6713678

18 December 2018 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6599426

12 December 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6596349

4 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6332382

2 November 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6327075

15 March 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6105517

28 November 2016 Periodic Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6048586

12 July 2016 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5938192

20 January 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5821013

14 August 2014 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5014839

21 November 2013 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4756711

13 November 2013 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4751307

7 October 2013 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4728960

9 August 2013 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4679823

6 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4257956

5 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4257110

17 January 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4225960

5 January 2012 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4218294

7 December 2011 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4202647

18 November 2008 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3563328

17 October 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3346550

4 October 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3340057

4 October 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3340354

8 February 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3148062

30 November 2007 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3132122

15 December 2006 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2842214

6 November 2006 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2797840

20 May 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2363643

18 May 2005 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2361160

9 May 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2359623

8 March 2005 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2564371

18 October 2004 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2234260

27 July 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2153615

2 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1966150

9 October 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1687251

18 October 2001 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1399727

4 November 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1054695

20 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1050545

4 November 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1131498

27 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1381712

30 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 491288

4 November 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 801600

12 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 795988

14 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 526258

11 December 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 780159

17 November 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 787331

9 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1121473

4 November 1996 Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Initial Certification · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1453285

Deficiency record · 7

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 28 November 2016 Resolved

Approximate 8" x 6' deck roll on the #3 port gunwale.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 January 2017
Resolved 21 December 2016
Resolution: Completed all repairs above to the satifaction of attending marine inspector; see attached plate summary.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 9 August 2013 Resolved

Make permanent repairs to 2, 1" fractures to the #1P void bilge knuckle and a 1" fracture to the #1S void bilge knuckle.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 September 2013
Resolved 7 October 2013
Resolution: Barge was undergoing modification of bilge knuckle around barge at due date. All square bilge knuckles were completely replaced by rounded bilge knuckle around the barge. Air test conducted on complete bilge knuckle sat.

Deck/Cargo › Towing › Chocks

Issued 4 October 2008 Resolved

Repair button located port bow quarter its pealed off the deck.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 November 2008
Resolved 17 October 2008
Resolution: Observed repair.

Deck/Cargo › Towing › Chocks

Issued 4 October 2008 Resolved

Repair bit located port bow quarter. It is pealed off deck.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 November 2008
Resolved 17 October 2008
Resolution: Observed repair.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 4 October 2008 Resolved

Inset 3'X1 1/2' located port bow quarter with puncture 1'X1' located 3 1/2' above water line.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 November 2008
Resolved 17 October 2008
Resolution: Observed repair.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 15 December 2006 Resolved

A three to four inch section of weld was missing where the base of the cargo tank and outboard bulkhead join together.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 15 December 2006

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 18 May 2005 Resolved

Hull Plating - Unknown Cause/Condition

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 May 2005
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory repair and air test of a 5'' section of gunwale insert in way of the #3 port wing void, and 5'' section of gunwale insert in way of the #5 port wing void. Replaced all hatches.

Casualty record · 4

9 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2359623

8 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3148062

4 October 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3340354

4 January 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6332382

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 329 (2005–2008). 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.