SMITTY 17

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

SMITTY 17 is a 1997 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 52 inspections since 1997, most recently in October 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2012.

Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 20 October 2025.

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 20 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 52
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2012
Inspected with: 6 other vessels

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 October 2025

Recorded inspections52

…physical examinations35

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded12

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1997–2025)

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

1054455

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457621

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-457621

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)299.8 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,631 / net 1,631

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBOLLINGER MARINE FAB. · AMELIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1997

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 9 September 2025 · expires 30 September 2026

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 it1631 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1631 - 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 6

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.

KIRBY 29162 Tank Barge · MISLE 1112930 · 13 January 2014 · activity 4782077 LORRAINE L Towing Vessel · MISLE 121268 · 15 March 2012 · activity 4268927 REDDING C Towing Vessel · MISLE 450565 · 15 March 2012 · activity 4268927 EMS 358 Tank Barge · MISLE 795731 · 15 March 2012 · activity 4268927 CAPT BABUN Towing Vessel · MISLE 109732 · 28 June 1999 · activity 114645 WTC 470B Tank Barge · MISLE 48602 · 7 January 1999 · activity 20507 CAPT BABUN Towing Vessel · MISLE 109732 · 7 January 1999 · activity 20507

Inspection history · 52

20 October 2025 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8255622

5 November 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8029786

18 September 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8005228

6 November 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7820894

21 June 2022 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7479533

15 March 2022 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7412424

25 August 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7296395

9 July 2020 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7001679

17 June 2019 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6713207

15 June 2018 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6443178

19 June 2017 Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6176609

8 September 2016 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5995772

15 September 2015 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5719683

9 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5081198

15 August 2014 Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4952551

13 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4782077

1 November 2013 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4743843

1 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4609574

20 August 2012 MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4410096

15 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4268927

13 September 2011 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4144112

26 August 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4118625

16 August 2010 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3821455

28 October 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3350236

26 February 2008 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3152929

6 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3125517

16 August 2007 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3008805

23 June 2006 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2681501

22 February 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2590062

28 September 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2503038

25 August 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2176239

31 March 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2034730

3 October 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1920416

23 September 2003 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1911228

24 July 2002 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1651260

24 June 2002 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1635415

1 December 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 730030

27 September 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 210978

13 July 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1463682

8 June 2001 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1065759

13 September 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1427888

31 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 278448

13 July 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1386554

28 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114645

22 January 1999 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 789375

7 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 20507

1 September 1998 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 798298

29 July 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1400815

29 October 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 762809

4 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 203227

16 July 1997 Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1409717

13 January 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1121729

Deficiency record · 7

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 25 August 2021 Resolved

The sidelights of vessels of 20 meters or more in length shall be fitted with matte black inboard screens. The sidelight screens were faded black and rusting. 33 CFR 84.05(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 26 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel painted the sidelight stands matte black.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Control of discharge

Issued 25 August 2021 Resolved

During cargo transfer operations inland oil barges must have appropriate equipment and supplies ready for immediate use to control/remove oil cargo spills of at least one barrel. Discharge removal equipment on board was old and sorbent material was disintegrating. 33 CFR 155.215

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel cleaned and replaced old sorbent pads.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 17 June 2019 Resolved

Fuel supply and return piping valves for the pump drive engine not rising stem type.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 July 2019
Resolved 18 June 2019
Resolution: Fuel tank was drained and valves were swapped out for rising stem type. MI sat inspection.

Operations/Management › Cargo Transfer/Lightering › Vessel Transfer Procedures on Hand

Issued 26 August 2011 Resolved

Provide attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector copy of Oil Transfer Procedures onboard vessel. Ensure transfer procedures meet applicable regulations in 33 CFR 155 & 156 and 46 CFR 35.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 12 September 2011
Resolved 26 August 2011
Resolution: Operator provided satisfactory transfer procedures onboard barge.

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

Issued 26 August 2011 Resolved

Provide evidence to attending Coast Guard marine inspector of cargo pipeline pressure test.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 August 2011
Resolved 9 September 2011
Resolution: Test record provided to CG.

Construction/Loadline

Issued 8 June 2001 Resolved

VSL TO MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO CRACKED WELDS ALONG STBD BOW RAKE BY WAY OF HEADLOG, AROUND CORNER TO APPROX. 18" AFT ALONG WELD OF DECK KNUCKLE PRIOR TO THE ONLOAD OF CARGO.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 June 2001
Resolved 8 June 2001

Deck/Cargo

Issued 29 July 1998 Resolved

INSTALL SAFETY GUARDS OVER BOTH EXHAUST MAINIFOLDS ON THE CARGO PUMP PRIME MOVER IAW 46 CFR 56.50-1(R).

Condition: Unknown
Due 29 July 1998
Resolved 29 July 1998

Casualty record · 1

15 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4268927

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

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.