ART 956B

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

ART 956B is a 1996 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 43 inspections since 1996, most recently in March 2026, along with 12 deficiencies.

Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 23 March 2026.

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 23 March 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 43
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 12 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 23 March 2026

Recorded inspections43

…physical examinations29

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded9

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 23 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

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433630

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-433630

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it705 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
705 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 12

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 · 43

23 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8330586

30 December 2025 Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8279819

30 April 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8126320

29 April 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8129511

23 October 2020 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7082937

20 September 2018 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6544847

19 October 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6361981

9 February 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6101349

19 November 2015 Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5766517

30 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5093733

4 February 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5064078

3 November 2014 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5022101

28 February 2014 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4804751

29 September 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4157183

27 December 2010 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3912700

19 April 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3719475

17 February 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3680912

15 April 2009 MARPOL Annex VI Survey · MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3453738

10 January 2008 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3130637

20 September 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3062246

3 May 2007 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2930047

15 November 2006 Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2821446

6 January 2006 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2562439

8 June 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2383834

19 April 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2337664

9 June 2004 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2093157

30 December 2003 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1988228

2 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1958024

8 January 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1727110

24 June 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1635424

23 July 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 524254

23 March 2001 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1370051

1 March 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1058974

19 January 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1372893

31 March 1999 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1120860

12 March 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1400938

9 February 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 520234

16 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 472640

21 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 486506

12 February 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 775332

11 February 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1451266

13 March 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1368097

1 March 1996 Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Initial Certification · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1405864

Deficiency record · 12

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

Issued 2 May 2025 Resolved

Inspectors may at any time lawfully inspect any tank vessel. Due to nature of incident and unknown structural damage towards the barge, TBSIP to provide a survey damage report from the recent collision and coordinate repairs and inspection, if any, with USCG Marine Inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 9 May 2025
Resolution: Damages were minimal and covered under TBSIP

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Liquid Level Gaging

Issued 3 May 2007 Resolved

#2 centerline cargo tank hi-level indicator stick bent.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 June 2007
Resolved 4 May 2007
Resolution: Replaced indicator stick with new one.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Liquid Level Gaging

Issued 6 January 2006 Resolved

Properly repair stick gauge on the number three cargo tank stick missing.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 28 February 2006
Resolved 16 February 2006

Deck/Cargo › Mooring/Anchoring › Winch

Issued 6 January 2006 Resolved

Properly repair the stbd winch, handle is broken in half.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 February 2006
Resolved 16 February 2006

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Piping

Issued 6 January 2006 Resolved

Properly tighten loose pipe support bracket on the portside bow.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 28 February 2006
Resolved 16 February 2006

Construction/Loadline

Issued 1 March 2001 Resolved

Repair fracture in number 3 port void, weld 7 pickups.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 March 2001
Resolved 1 March 2001

Construction/Loadline

Issued 1 March 2001 Resolved

Weld 4 pickups in #5 stbd void.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 March 2001
Resolved 1 March 2001

Construction/Loadline

Issued 1 March 2001 Resolved

Weld 3 pickups in #3 stbd void.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 March 2001
Resolved 1 March 2001

Construction/Loadline

Issued 1 March 2001 Resolved

Weld 10 pickups in #5 port void.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 March 2001
Resolved 1 March 2001

Deck/Cargo

Issued 12 March 1999 Resolved

1. 12MAR99 - REPLACE RISING STICK LIQUID LEVEL INDICATOR ON #2 CARGO TANK AND PROVE PROPER OPERATION TO THE SATISFACTION OF A CG MARINE INSPECTOR. _x001C_VESSEL IS RESTRICTED FROM LOADING OIL PRODUCTS UNTIL ITEM #1 IS CORRECTED.

Condition: Unknown
Due 12 March 1999
Resolved 12 March 1999

Documentation

Issued 11 February 1998 Resolved

VESSEL RESTRICTED TO "RIVERS" ROUTE UNTIL VESSEL IS DOCUMENTED TO ALLOW FORUNRESTRICTED SERVICE ON A LAKES, BAYS, AND SOUNDS ROUTE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1998
Resolved 11 February 1998

Documentation

Issued 11 February 1998 Resolved

DOCUMENT VESSEL OR APPLY FOR AMENDMENT OF ROUTE TO "RIVERS".

Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1998
Resolved 11 February 1998

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.