CHEM 175

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

CHEM 175 is a 1996 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 46 inspections since 1996, most recently in June 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.

Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 June 2026.

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 2 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 46
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2011
Inspected with: 3 other vessels

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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 2 June 2026

Recorded inspections46

…physical examinations33

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded7

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 27 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

1039628

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436381

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-436381

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 716 / net 716

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1996

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 8 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it716 - Simplified, Gross Ton
716 - 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.

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Detail on this page

46 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 7 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 3 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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Vessel history report

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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.

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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.

ACBL 3207 Freight Barge · MISLE 168701 · 23 June 2011 · activity 4073778 MARK STAAB Towing Vessel · MISLE 212135 · 23 June 2011 · activity 4073778 MICHELLE K Towing Vessel · MISLE 137852 · 28 November 2000 · activity 101036

Inspection history · 46

2 June 2026 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8387470

6 February 2026 Examination of Repairs · Vessel Attendance

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8307232

14 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8296399

29 August 2023 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7780518

14 December 2022 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7610036

20 April 2021 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7169589

13 February 2019 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6625192

27 November 2018 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6588074

12 November 2018 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6583352

26 February 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6626322

27 February 2017 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6095676

11 March 2016 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5828281

6 February 2015 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5070712

27 February 2014 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4807589

13 January 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4225781

15 July 2011 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4082610

24 June 2011 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4055603

23 June 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4073778

13 January 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3669546

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3479168

9 January 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3391380

31 March 2008 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3174687

8 March 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2884017

5 March 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2882021

17 March 2006 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2604107

21 March 2005 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2315737

16 February 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2290982

25 February 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2013011

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985360

21 February 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1747526

19 February 2002 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1487253

6 April 2001 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1062246

16 March 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1370052

20 January 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 495829

28 December 2000 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 824225

28 November 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 101036

23 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 504097

13 March 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1047192

16 April 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1402843

23 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 810476

30 July 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1129326

7 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 791000

13 April 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1428933

21 July 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 509261

26 March 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1100955

26 April 1996 Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1080689

Deficiency record · 7

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 20 April 2021 Resolved

Each cable entrance in a damp or wet location must be made watertight by a terminal or stuffing date. The junction box located near the number 1 cargo tank hatch did not have a watertight terminal. Replace to the satisfaction of the USCG Marine Inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 May 2021
Resolution: Provided photo of adequate repairs to the junction box.

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 20 April 2021 Resolved

The owner or operator of an affected source shall inspect and monitor all ductwork and piping and connections to vapor collection systems and control devices once each calendar year using method 21. The vessel did not have a test from this calendar year. Provide documentation to the satisfaction of the USCG Marine Inspector. 40 CFR 63.463 (c)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 May 2021
Resolution: Provided adequate test documentation.

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

Issued 20 April 2021 Resolved

Each transfer pipe system must not leak under static liquid pressure at least 1.5 times the MAWP and must be tested annually. The transfer pipe system has not been tested annually. Provide documentation of cargo pipeline hydrostatic test to the satisfaction of the USCG Marine Inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 May 2021
Resolution: Provided adequate test documentation.

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

Issued 12 November 2018 Resolved

Port side bow rake knuckle found with crack. Crop out and renew prior to conducting cargo operations. 46 CFR 2.01.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 12 November 2018
Resolved 27 November 2018
Resolution: Air tested and visual inspection

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 24 June 2011 Resolved

Make permanent repairs to damage of vessel's #1 and #2 starboard voids before next cargo loading. Vessel suffered significant damage to both void structures and plating during an allision with the Florence Bridge in Florence, IL Illinois River Mile 56. Repairs are to be to attending [name withheld] satisfaction.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 July 2011
Resolved 21 July 2011
Resolution: Verified proper repairs.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Cylinder Head

Issued 5 March 2007 Resolved

Replace fiberglass engine hood. Install a ventilated metal hood on engine as per 46CFR32.35-5.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 March 2007
Resolved 8 March 2007
Resolution: Deficiency cleared based on Vol II, Sec. B, Ch. 4, part D.4

Construction/Loadline

Issued 28 December 2000 Resolved

Due to grounding in ICW, prior to conducting nest cargo onload, conduct Internal Structural Examination to the satisfaction of the attending MarineInspector.

Condition: Unknown
Due 28 December 2000
Resolved 28 December 2000

Casualty record · 1

23 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4073778

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

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