M 247

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

M 247 is a 1997 freight barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 34 inspections since 1997, most recently in April 2021, along with 7 deficiencies.

Records from 1997 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 28 April 2021.

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 28 April 2021
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 34
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 April 2021

Recorded inspections34

…physical examinations25

…administrative events9

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 20 calendar years (1997–2021)

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

1048777

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449587

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-449587

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it194 - Simplified, Net Ton
194 - Simplified, Gross 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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Inspection history · 34

28 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7184689

29 March 2019 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6651834

21 April 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6128230

31 March 2016 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5842275

20 March 2015 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5085293

13 May 2014 Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4853373

11 March 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4814141

26 November 2012 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4488487

16 July 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4381047

8 February 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4240553

9 January 2012 Annual Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4219676

2 February 2010 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3692628

13 January 2009 Re-Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3610910

29 September 2008 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3334941

8 January 2007 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2852144

27 June 2006 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2693190

18 January 2006 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2568978

22 October 2004 Internal Structural Exam · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2228562

19 October 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2223790

13 May 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2070524

15 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1968442

10 December 2003 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1962037

3 December 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1713788

18 March 2002 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1494143

25 February 2002 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1488943

6 August 2001 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1443232

18 June 2001 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1067308

21 March 2001 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1060739

16 January 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1469010

18 January 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1403021

12 February 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1426171

28 January 1999 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1123876

5 May 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1473227

10 March 1997 COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1398635

Deficiency record · 7

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 9 January 2012 Resolved

Gauge & repair two cracked weld in way of red flag and near tanks intersec.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 January 2012
Resolved 17 January 2012
Resolution: Received picture of repair to all cracked weld and found satisfactory.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 9 January 2012 Resolved

Foward special flashing navigation light was not visible IAW Nav Rule 27. Raised stand and remove sides to show 180 degrees.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 January 2012
Resolved 17 January 2012
Resolution: Received picture of repaired and found satisfactory.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Manhole

Issued 8 January 2007 Resolved

Two manhole covers were wasted and due for replacement.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 January 2007

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 8 January 2007 Resolved

The starboard side aft bin wall required a 18" x 18" insert.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 10 January 2007

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 18 January 2006 Resolved

WASTED HOLE IN STEEL ON PORT CARGO BIN AFT.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 February 2006
Resolution: INSERT PLACED IN WASTED AREA.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 18 January 2006 Resolved

WASTED AREA ON LIP OF PORT FORWARD CARGO BIN OUTBOARD.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 February 2006
Resolution: PAD WELDS PLACED OVER SMALL WASTED AREA AT TOP OF CARGO BIN.

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 25 February 2002 Resolved

During hull exam, found these discrepancies: 1) cracked gusset in aft rake connecting headlog and side longs; 2) two cracked welds in #2 stbd void btwn vertical beams and side longs; 3) deck angleiron used to support entrance to void was not welded to sideshell.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 February 2002
Resolution: All discrepancies corrected at Basin Fleet drydock before COI amendment issued.

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.