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BUFFALO 251

Built
1997
Last inspected
28 June 2016
Documentation
No record in the NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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 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 June 2016
…with no type recorded14
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 19 calendar years (1997–2016)
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

451162
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-451162

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 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.
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Behind this panel: 38 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 5 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 6 other vessels inspected with it; no other recorded names; no NVDC documentation record for this Official Number. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Vessel history report
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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 6

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 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification
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 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
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 MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · COI Inspection
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 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
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.

Ownership record

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