SMITTY 16

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

SMITTY 16 is a 1995 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 61 inspections since 1995, most recently in January 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2011.

Records from 1995 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 28 January 2026.

Built: 1995
Last inspected: 28 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 61
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2010–2011
Inspected with: 3 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 28 January 2026

Recorded inspections61

…physical examinations42

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded15

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1995–2026)

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

1038122

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434125

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-434125

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)316.3 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,721 / net 1,721

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMCDERMOTT INCORORATED · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1995

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 9 September 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it1721 - Simplified, Net Ton
1721 - Simplified, Gross 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 · 3

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.

MV CAPTAIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 140240 · 19 August 2011 · activity 4120785 DEBBIE R Towing Vessel · MISLE 79848 · 19 June 2000 · activity 83236 LORRAINE L Towing Vessel · MISLE 121268 · 19 June 2000 · activity 83236

Inspection history · 61

28 January 2026 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8292109

7 January 2026 Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8285676

11 August 2025 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8209233

10 March 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8084987

15 February 2024 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7852411

31 July 2023 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7757088

7 April 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7677523

19 January 2023 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7622565

26 January 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7381981

4 December 2020 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7097235

9 December 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6869792

21 December 2018 MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6599652

20 September 2018 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6545195

10 January 2018 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6333971

17 January 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6072126

13 January 2017 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6068522

11 May 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5876536

5 January 2016 Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5791182

11 February 2015 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5063224

17 January 2014 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4783151

13 November 2012 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4480145

16 April 2012 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4284799

28 November 2011 MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4192795

19 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4120785

19 August 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4120857

24 March 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3702205

28 January 2010 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3668032

20 January 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3394232

3 April 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3177070

23 March 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3176125

19 February 2008 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3146863

17 November 2006 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2823649

22 February 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2590059

4 January 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2560493

23 December 2005 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2555610

18 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2466937

16 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2464588

7 December 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2255278

31 March 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2034729

19 December 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1966987

10 January 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1728399

27 November 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1454990

5 January 2001 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1366127

13 November 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 115873

21 June 2000 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 819102

19 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83236

17 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 770738

15 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 210983

3 February 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 488609

7 December 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1369437

5 February 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1470195

22 January 1999 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1124813

5 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 766571

17 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 199740

10 December 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1465939

22 January 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1446437

15 September 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 438998

26 March 1996 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1078551

19 January 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1185733

18 January 1996 Deficiency Check · Deadweight Survey

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1353847

20 December 1995 Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1404057

Deficiency record · 5

Deck/Cargo › Mooring/Anchoring › Mooring Arrangement

Issued 13 January 2017 Resolved

Port and Starboard forward kebels have considerable wastage affecting their ability to hold during expected conditions of surge, current, and weather.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 February 2017
Resolved 17 January 2017
Resolution: Cropped out and renewed mooring gear. Conducted satisfactory inspection of replacements.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Financial Responsibility

Issued 17 January 2014 Resolved

Prior COFR expired on December 17, 2013. Valid COFR was not within documents on board vessel.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 17 January 2014
Resolved 17 January 2014
Resolution: Request for renewal was created and accepted on January 17, 2014. Evidence of valid COFR was produced.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Collision Strap

Issued 19 August 2011 Resolved

Crop and renew approx 2 inch v-shaped inset IWO head log mid-port side to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Due 21 November 2011
Resolved 28 November 2011
Resolution: Gulf Copper Central Shipyard made repair to head log by cropping and renewing with a 25" x 38" x 3/4" insert. Examined repair from outside and inside the bow rake. Witnessed a satisfactory air test on insert. Attending inspector cleared CG-835.

Lifesaving

Issued 5 February 1999 Resolved

REPAINT WARNINGS FOR TANKTOPS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 February 1999
Resolved 11 February 1999

Unknown

Issued 20 December 1995 Resolved

CONDUCT GMSC APPROVED DEADWEIGHT SURVEY AS PER GMSC LETTER C1-9504452 DATED15DEC95.

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 December 1995
Resolved 20 December 1995

Casualty record · 2

24 March 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3702205

19 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4120785

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.

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.