AXL 253

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

AXL 253 is a 1968 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 55 inspections since 1982, most recently in November 2017, along with 1 deficiency and 1 casualty investigation in 2013.

Records from 1982 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 9 November 2017.

Built: 1968
Last inspected: 9 November 2017
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 55
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2013
Inspected with: 4 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 9 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 9 November 2017

Recorded inspections55

…physical examinations39

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded12

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 35 calendar years (1982–2017)

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

515201

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45941

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-45941

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1633 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1633 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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.

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 · 4

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.

CHEM 306 Freight Barge · MISLE 47794 · 4 May 2002 · activity 1668805 CHEM 307 Tank Barge · MISLE 47812 · 4 May 2002 · activity 1668805 PAMELA DEWEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 137296 · 4 May 2002 · activity 1668805 WM BARNES Towing Vessel · MISLE 65569 · 15 November 1998 · activity 144645

Inspection history · 55

9 November 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6304242

25 July 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6219477

17 February 2016 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5816822

17 March 2015 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5085583

2 May 2014 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4850686

11 June 2013 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4617392

10 May 2012 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4308512

23 April 2010 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3720548

5 March 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3427073

3 April 2008 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3176622

1 August 2007 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3012251

7 July 2006 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2702048

7 July 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2418871

20 May 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2363504

11 May 2004 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2064646

29 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2033158

23 March 2004 Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2029854

22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1981917

23 May 2003 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1774650

4 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1668805

28 January 2002 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1481688

28 September 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1074081

2 November 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1440404

2 December 1999 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1468953

24 December 1998 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 811447

15 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 144645

4 November 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1436146

20 January 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1443962

19 December 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 53998

16 December 1996 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1465891

29 March 1996 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1078609

29 December 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1385618

14 December 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 841753

30 March 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1165806

3 February 1993 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 829102

14 August 1992 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1249099

1 April 1992 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 947652

24 September 1991 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1448386

25 June 1991 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 909312

24 May 1990 Damage Survey · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1241735

20 July 1989 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1342203

31 October 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1202213

2 July 1988 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 894395

8 February 1988 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1019654

6 October 1987 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1319255

4 September 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1317639

11 September 1985 COI Inspection · Credit Drydock · Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1297282

17 May 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 982220

6 May 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1290750

8 March 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1287572

27 June 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 484284

13 April 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 977268

24 May 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1278386

9 March 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 964972

3 March 1982 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1271435

Deficiency record · 1

Construction/Loadline

Issued 1 April 1992 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE STARBOARD SIDE SHELL AFT FROM THE TRANSOM FORWARD 50' X 10' AND ASSOCIATED INTERNAL FRAMING TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE C.G. MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 6 April 1992
Resolved 6 April 1992

Casualty record · 1

7 January 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4513283

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.

Recorded names · 1

PPG 253 (2013). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.