AI 553

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

AI 553 is a 1997 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 44 inspections since 1997, most recently in May 2022, along with 3 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.

Records from 1997 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 18 May 2022.

Built: 1997
Last inspected: 18 May 2022
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 44
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2011

Identity

1055356

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458750

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-458750

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections44

…physical examinations28

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded10

Years with a record 25 calendar years (1997–2022)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it802 - Simplified, Gross Ton
802 - 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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Inspection history · 44

18 May 2022 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7465336

4 August 2020 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7029596

11 June 2019 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6711025

27 June 2018 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6478127

31 August 2017 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6261471

14 August 2017 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6244646

21 July 2017 Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6216160

8 November 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6037639

9 August 2016 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5967485

19 August 2015 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5220728

4 March 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5078144

13 August 2014 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4953913

18 July 2013 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4657189

26 September 2012 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4450730

22 August 2011 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4124032

6 August 2010 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3822120

29 July 2009 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3549811

30 June 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3519038

17 April 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3467021

22 July 2008 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3291975

10 October 2007 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3081713

8 August 2006 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2741064

11 April 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2621962

5 August 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2452159

13 June 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2392179

28 March 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2321470

18 March 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2320315

10 November 2004 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2238814

16 June 2004 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2100343

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984517

8 August 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1870450

8 January 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1727390

6 November 2002 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1701866

16 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1617673

27 September 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 480453

13 September 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1417373

7 September 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1054254

9 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 484637

15 January 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 488046

19 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 439089

14 October 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1413616

28 September 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 800222

4 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 502987

12 November 1997 Initial Certification · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1421412

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc

Issued 11 June 2019 Resolved

Cargo pump engine tachometer continually fluctuates without providing a steady reading. Repair prior to conducting cargo discharge operations.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 14 June 2019
Resolution: Cargo pump engine tachometer replaced.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machines/parts

Issued 11 June 2019 Resolved

Lagging on cargo pump engine exhaust is torn at the seam and separating. Repair prior to conducting cargo discharge operations.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Cargo pump engine laggin was replaced.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Cargo Tank Arrangement/Size

Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved

Small vapor leak (Epoxy patched) in way of #2 Port cargo tank scupper plug fitting.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 September 2017
Resolved 7 September 2017
Resolution: Proper repairs were made to cargo tank

Casualty record · 1

1 March 2011Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · activity 3959615

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.