DBL 256B

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

DBL 256B is a 1996 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 33 inspections since 1996, most recently in March 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

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

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 20 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 33
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 March 2026

Recorded inspections33

…physical examinations27

…administrative events6

Deficiencies 6 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

1039472

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436193

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-436193

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)150.0 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 816 / net 816

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderTRINITY MARINE GROUP · GULFPORT, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1996

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHACKBERRY, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 16 March 2026 · expires 30 April 2027

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 it816 - Simplified, Gross Ton
816 - 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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Inspection history · 33

20 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8329070

16 September 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8235630

24 September 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8008297

22 May 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7917055

14 September 2021 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7307235

20 September 2018 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6545591

11 October 2017 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6284430

13 September 2016 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5999416

3 June 2015 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5138099

16 April 2014 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4835630

5 April 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4278090

28 September 2011 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4156162

29 June 2011 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4061387

27 May 2010 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3748920

18 June 2009 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3507375

14 April 2008 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3189268

7 June 2007 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2955761

25 September 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2786360

22 August 2006 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2756283

28 June 2005 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2406805

9 August 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2161091

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1996720

2 October 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1919716

16 July 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1647235

15 June 2001 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1066887

8 August 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1415425

17 September 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1378805

14 August 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1469200

18 September 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1454482

10 September 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 786507

6 January 1997 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1096764

31 October 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1166834

28 August 1996 Initial Certification · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1463264

Deficiency record · 6

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Fixed Containment

Issued 2 October 2003 Resolved

Several containment plugs were missing from the containment areas.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 2 October 2003
Resolution: yard personnel provided proper 3/4" containment plugs for vessel''s containment area.

Construction/Loadline

Issued 15 June 2001 Resolved

Replace corner bracket in starboard #2 wing void.

Condition: Unknown
Due 15 June 2001
Resolved 27 June 2001

Engineering

Issued 15 June 2001 Resolved

Replace/repair starter for prime mover on barge.

Condition: Unknown
Due 15 June 2001
Resolved 27 June 2001

Engineering

Issued 8 August 2000 Resolved

Repair/replace cargo pump prime mover exhaust pipe. Exhaust pipe was holed.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 August 2000
Resolved 14 August 2000

Documentation

Issued 28 August 1996 Resolved

PRIOR TO ONLOADING CARGO, PROVIDE USCG WITH VALID COFR AND USCG APPROVED VESSEL RESPONSE PLAN.

Condition: Unknown
Due 28 August 1996
Resolved 28 August 1996

Engineering

Issued 28 August 1996 Resolved

INSTALL FUEL LINES ON PUMP ENGINE FUEL PRIMER PUMP LESS THAN 30 INCHES IN LENGHT IAW 46 CFR 56.60-25.

Condition: Unknown
Due 28 August 1996
Resolved 28 August 1996

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.