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BUFFALO 251

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · BUFFALO MARINE SERVICE, INC. operator of record, 2023

BUFFALO 251 is a 1997 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 38 inspections since 1997, most recently in June 2016, along with 5 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2009.

Records from 1997 to 2016. Most recent: inspection, 28 June 2016.

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 28 June 2016
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 38
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2008–2009
Inspected with: 11 other vessels

Identity

1049870

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451162

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-451162

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations23

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded14

Years with a record 19 calendar years (1997–2016)

The 38 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 10 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it982 - Simplified, Gross Ton
982 - Simplified, Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspected as a tow unit · 11

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.

HAYDEN EVAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 205240 · 23 March 2015 · activity 5095224 CAPT TKJ Towing Vessel · MISLE 191351 · 18 September 2012 · activity 4448296 ATLANTIC SPIRIT Freight Ship · MISLE 279792 · 16 July 2011 · activity 4086232 CHEMTRANS MABUHAY Tank Ship · MISLE 19884 · 8 January 2010 · activity 3660745 BUFFALO 402 Tank Barge · MISLE 18725 · 25 September 2009 · activity 3603338 JAMES MCALLISTER Towing Vessel · MISLE 176437 · 25 September 2009 · activity 3603338 LION Towing Vessel · MISLE 176590 · 4 January 2008 · activity 3124810 CAP BLANCO Freight Ship · MISLE 388930 · 8 October 2006 · activity 2796077 CAP BLANCO Freight Ship · MISLE 388930 · 23 August 2006 · activity 2784491 OVERSEAS DILIGENCE Tank Ship · MISLE 52288 · 24 October 2002 · activity 1697976 SUN SUMA Freight Ship · MISLE 226085 · 24 October 2002 · activity 1697976 SAN PATRICIO Towing Vessel · MISLE 461021 · 24 October 2002 · activity 1697976

Inspection history · 38

28 June 2016 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5922776

23 June 2015 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5161358

23 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5095224

14 May 2014 MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4858779

18 September 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4448296

5 April 2012 MTSA/ISPS Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4279601

16 July 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4086232

7 May 2010 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3733437

8 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3660745

26 September 2009 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3603334

25 September 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3603338

25 February 2009 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3423612

27 May 2008 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3218780

21 May 2008 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3207094

4 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3124810

28 March 2007 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2871339

8 October 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2796077

6 September 2006 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2770487

24 August 2006 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2758356

23 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2784491

7 March 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2597780

3 March 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2302923

5 March 2004 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2018726

9 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1962533

19 March 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1759458

24 October 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1697976

9 April 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1609353

24 January 2002 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1481124

14 February 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1415545

9 August 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 492766

19 April 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 816876

19 February 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1129683

13 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 727782

26 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 210454

15 April 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 789704

2 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 503301

21 February 1997 Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1091416

21 February 1997 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1098029

Deficiency record · 5

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 14 May 2014 Resolved

Vessel had damage to the #2 Port cargo tank gunnel.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 May 2014
Resolved 14 May 2014
Resolution: Cropped and renewed 3''-6"x6''x3/8" cargo tank gunnel in the #2 Port cargo tank. Witnessed satisfactory air test of cargo tank.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 26 September 2009 Resolved

Starboard side shell, approximately 20'x8'x6 inset, with fractures in the gunnel knuckle and damage to the internal framing.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 September 2009
Resolved 13 October 2009
Resolution: Permanent repairs made.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 21 May 2008 Resolved

found a 6" hole in the stbd bow 2' aft of the corner wrapper 1' below the deck gunwale. A temp repair was made and vessel was authorized to discharge cargo and proceed to Bady Isl Houston TX to effect repairs prior to loading any cargo.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 27 May 2008
Resolution: Perminent repairs made.

Engineering › Lubricating Oil Service System › Gauge

Issued 21 May 2008 Resolved

Hydrolic guage is cracked and not operational

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 June 2008
Resolved 27 May 2008
Resolution: new guage installed

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

Issued 24 August 2006 Resolved

Upon completion of oil clean up to the satisfaciton of the COTP, barge is authorized to transit to Magellan Houston, TX to off load remaining IFO 380 cargo, approx 100 metric tons, and proceed to a local Houston shipyard for permanent repairs. No further cargo ops authorized. Cargo boom shall be isolated and flanged off during transfer of remaining cargo.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 September 2006
Resolved 6 September 2006
Resolution: Permanent repairs to Cargo boom.

Casualty record · 2

4 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3124810

25 September 2009Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3603338

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.