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BUFFALO 285

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

BUFFALO 285 is a 1969 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 47 inspections since 1982, most recently in July 1996, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded.

Records from 1982 to 1996. Most recent: inspection, 22 July 1996.

Built
1969
Last inspected
22 July 1996
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
47
Deficiencies
4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
1 with no removal date recorded
Inspected with
5 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
523470
IMO number
—
Call sign
—
MISLE id
46423
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
—
Maury page id
psix-46423

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations17
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded29
Years with a record 15 calendar years (1982–1996)
The 47 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 30 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 it1647 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1647 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 5

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.

MR CHIP Towing Vessel · MISLE 199522 · 14 December 1995 · activity 19212CAPT. DUB ALLEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 350899 · 14 December 1995 · activity 19212KIRBY 28708 Tank Barge · MISLE 384996 · 14 December 1995 · activity 19212CAPT TKJ Towing Vessel · MISLE 191351 · 20 June 1995 · activity 40114BUFFALO 286 Tank Barge · MISLE 46435 · 15 July 1993 · activity 5857

Inspection history · 47

22 July 1996 Administrative
Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1090084
14 December 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 19212
9 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 675539
8 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 498684
27 July 1995 Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1185266
21 June 1995 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1458228
20 June 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 40114
20 June 1995 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 879748
3 April 1995 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 842656
21 September 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 491006
7 June 1994 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1014287
9 January 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 499218
28 July 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 675514
15 July 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5857
7 April 1993 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1148522
8 December 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 466664
19 November 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 476605
1 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 463540
9 March 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 675498
7 March 1992 Examination of Repairs · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1315860
4 March 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 227763
4 March 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 473055
9 January 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 493080
23 May 1991 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 924282
20 May 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 482872
12 April 1991 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1217002
22 March 1991 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1305615
5 July 1990 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 924334
10 May 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 449450
17 April 1989 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1341927
14 March 1989 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1206293
18 September 1988 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1350063
15 June 1988 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1205872
26 October 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 526391
21 May 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1333980
17 April 1987 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1311127
15 November 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 508429
12 November 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 466401
30 June 1986 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 988432
15 June 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 309593
21 April 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 308272
9 October 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 518828
30 May 1985 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1291285
1 May 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1281908
30 March 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 966994
28 April 1982 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 967628
28 April 1982 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1272394

Deficiency record · 4

Construction/Loadline
Issued 20 June 1995 Resolved
CONDUCT DAMAGE SURVEY FOR "GROUNDING", MAKE SATISFACTORY REPAIRS, IF NEEDEDTO THE SATISFACTION OF COGNIZANT OCMI NOT LATER THAN 27JUN95.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 June 1995
Resolved 26 June 1995
Deck/Cargo
Issued 7 March 1992 Resolved
Make repair to and demonstrate proper operation of the cargo pump emergencyshutdown device prior to transferring cargo.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 March 1992
Resolved 19 March 1992
Deck/Cargo
Issued 21 May 1987 Resolved
MAKE NECESSARY ALTERATIONS TO THE CARGO TANK VENTING INSTALLATION AND PROVIDE REVISED PLANS FOR APPROVAL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 May 1987
Resolved 21 May 1987
Deck/Cargo
Issued 17 April 1987 Resolved
PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS FOR CARGO TANK VENTING GOOSENECK AND FLAME SCREEN INSTALLATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 17 April 1987
Resolved 17 April 1987

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.