IB 985

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

IB 985 is a 1964 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 83 inspections since 1981, most recently in October 2025, along with 20 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 1981 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 8 October 2025.

Built: 1964
Last inspected: 8 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 83
Deficiencies: 20 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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 8 October 2025

Recorded inspections83

…physical examinations60

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded15

Deficiencies 20 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 38 calendar years (1981–2025)

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

532137

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46875

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-46875

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 11.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 870 / net 870

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT INCORPORATED · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1964

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 10 March 2026 · expires 31 March 2027

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 it870 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
870 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 1

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.

JOLLY ROGER Towing Vessel · MISLE 104536 · 25 March 1994 · activity 50260

Inspection history · 83

8 October 2025 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8249493

24 October 2024 COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8024211

18 February 2020 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6910460

31 January 2020 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6900585

1 November 2018 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6593189

23 July 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6488459

1 December 2017 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6339687

16 December 2016 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6057642

10 August 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5975382

22 July 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5949465

13 July 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5941825

8 July 2016 Damage Survey · Spot Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5936725

6 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5932948

1 December 2015 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5804213

1 December 2015 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5804690

5 October 2015 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5739190

24 September 2014 Deficiency Check · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4990828

22 April 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4841424

19 March 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4847690

13 September 2013 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4712439

30 August 2013 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4700565

23 July 2013 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4662243

11 December 2012 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4500175

25 October 2012 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4490346

31 July 2012 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4402981

29 February 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4253832

23 January 2012 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4232038

20 December 2011 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4211753

21 November 2011 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4192920

29 June 2011 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4062027

23 February 2010 Annual Inspection · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3684867

12 March 2009 MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3432308

29 February 2008 MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3153353

5 February 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3142382

4 January 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2847324

9 February 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2581950

4 March 2005 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2303070

23 April 2004 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2067619

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1973621

5 December 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1959298

21 January 2003 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1733273

4 December 2002 Annual Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1716630

20 November 2002 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1709353

21 February 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1488278

21 December 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1056428

4 February 2000 Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1361261

10 June 1999 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1433497

2 June 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1441473

20 February 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1115188

14 May 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 643503

12 May 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 506804

4 February 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1425861

4 April 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1377706

21 March 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1396264

24 October 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 371711

5 May 1994 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 858429

5 April 1994 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1414284

25 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 50260

25 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 97963

24 March 1994 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1414283

18 January 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1162334

26 July 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 477362

10 February 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1139830

5 November 1992 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 949576

16 September 1992 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1264579

21 July 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 534999

17 July 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 958822

5 May 1992 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 945781

23 July 1991 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 940397

27 February 1991 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1236922

6 August 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1213964

9 April 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 497285

29 March 1990 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1231721

8 September 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 512570

13 March 1989 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1203830

3 March 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1028743

6 June 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 485345

18 March 1987 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1331032

13 January 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 441735

6 June 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1303806

22 March 1985 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1289825

22 March 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 967692

19 March 1981 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 965557

Deficiency record · 20

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 3 February 2020 Resolved

Containment dams are filled with water and some product, caustic soda. Need to be cleaned out properly before any cargo operations. 33cfr155.310(a)(2)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 3 March 2020
Resolved 18 February 2020
Resolution: Containment drip pans cleaned to satisfaction of USCG.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards

Issued 16 December 2016 Resolved

Diesel engine prime mover has exposed rotating belts that must be protected with a guard. Owner or operator must install guard.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 January 2017
Resolved 13 January 2017
Resolution: Owner installed guard over rotating machinery on cargo pump prime mover.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 8 July 2016 Resolved

Pinhole leak at #2 cargo tank and #3 port wing tank weld intersection.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 July 2016
Resolved 17 August 2016
Resolution: Inserted area with a 30"x30" insert.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 5 October 2015 Resolved

Proceed to offload then make permanent repairs to the stbd bow rake knuckle fracture prior to any additional cargo ops.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 5 November 2015
Resolved 1 December 2015
Resolution: Repair involved cropping out and renewing a 5' x 4' section of rake Knuckle, Air test and Visual inspection of repairs revealed no deficiencies. No CG 835s issued, 01 cleared and none remain outstanding from previous inspections.GS

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 8 July 2014 Resolved

Complete credit Hull and Cargo Tank exams to the satisfaction of the attending CG Marine Inspector. Barge is not authorized to carry cargo until this requirement is corrected. Barge is authorized to transit to C&C Marine IVO Belle Chasse, LA to prepare for the required exams.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 September 2014
Resolved 30 September 2014
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory Hull and Cargo Tank exams.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 19 March 2014 Resolved

Company TBSIP Examiner found the following damage: 1 1/2" plate fracture, #4 stbd wing void side shell @ 2' draft. Leak temp patched using shingles and epoxy. Permanent repairs due by 4/8/14

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 April 2014
Resolved 30 September 2014
Resolution: Inspected satisfactory.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 13 September 2013 Resolved

Crop and renew the stbd stern corner cup to correct temporary repairs made on 13SEP2013.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 April 2014
Resolved 30 September 2014
Resolution: Inspected satisfactory.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 23 July 2013 Resolved

A small 4" x 1/64" hairline fractur developed IWO the stern void starboard sideshell at the approximate 8' draft mark. Temp repair consists of expoxy patch. T/B authorized transit for cargo offload operation then lay to repair facility to make effective permanent repairs.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 August 2013
Resolved 3 September 2013
Resolution: Replaced a 10'' x 4'' section of side shell plate between the #4 Stbd wing and stern void.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Rake

Issued 25 October 2012 Resolved

1" hairline fracture on the starboard bow rake knuckle to side shell lap, 14" forward of the collision bulkhead, just aft of a knuckle bracket.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 December 2012
Resolution: Shipyard gouged and welded the hairline fracture. All repairs SAT.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 21 November 2011 Resolved

Make permanent repairs to leak in stern void. Barge is allowed to offload current cargo. No further cargo operations are authorized after off loading.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 15 December 2011
Resolution: Examined final repair and witnessed air test - All SAT. 835 Cleared.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 29 June 2011 Resolved

6" fracture on shell plate IWO #4 port wing void. Barge is authorized to transit from CGB 164 to LMR MM 145 discharge cargo and return to CGB 164 for permanent repairs.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 July 2011
Resolved 15 July 2011
Resolution: Conducted sat visual inspection and air test of 7'' X 3''6" sideshell insert and 7''6" X 20" bulkhead insert IWO #4 port wing void and stern box.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 23 February 2010 Resolved

Pinhole leak at end of longitudinal angle in #4 starboard wing void. Leak is at 6 foot draft mark below waterline.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 March 2010
Resolved 29 March 2010
Resolution: Pinhole leak repair witnessed and air tested. Repari SAT. 835 cleared.

Construction/Loadline › Structures

Issued 4 December 2002 Resolved

Vessel is permitted to proceed to Cincinnati. OH for one (1) loading and offloading prior to returning to Baton Rouge, LA for drydocking and permanent repairs to #1 starboard wing tank.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 January 2003
Resolved 21 January 2003
Resolution: Corrected.

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 20 November 2002 Resolved

Make permanent repairs to portside bow rake in way of cracks @ 1/4" wide by 8 to 12" long at deck knuckle and @ 2' down from deck knuckle. Unable to enter void spaces (no gas free certificate), Inspect bow rake void and all voids for possible damage and submit repair proposal. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Side Shell

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 December 2002
Resolved 21 January 2003
Resolution: Corrected.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid)

Issued 20 November 2002 Resolved

No cargo operations permitted until permanent hull repairs completed.

Due 20 December 2002
Resolved 21 January 2003
Resolution: Corrected.

Construction/Loadline

Issued 24 March 1994 Resolved

Barge to offload cargo, then proceed directly to TT West repair yard, New Orleans, LA for permanant repairs. Barge not to load cargo until repairs completed.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 March 1994
Resolved 24 March 1994

Deck/Cargo

Issued 5 May 1992 Resolved

INSTITUTE AND/OR PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR A BENZENE MONITORING PROGRAM ANDMARK REGULATED AREAS ON THE BARGE AS NECESSARY.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 May 1992
Resolved 5 May 1992

Deck/Cargo

Issued 27 February 1991 Resolved

PROVIDE PROVIDE P/V VALVES FOR CARGOES AUTHORIZED IN ACCORD WITH 46 CFR 151.55.1 (j)

Condition: Unknown
Due 27 February 1991
Resolved 27 February 1991

Deck/Cargo

Issued 13 March 1989 Resolved

CARGO PIPING AND RELIEF VALVE OVERDUE FOR REQUIRED ANNUAL TEST. TEST THE CARGO PIPING AT 1.5XMAWP AND THE RELIEF VALVE AT MAWP AND REPORT THE DATE AND TEST RESULTS TO O.C.M.I. PADUCAH,KY.

Condition: Unknown
Due 13 March 1989
Resolved 13 March 1989

Construction/Loadline

Issued 13 March 1989 Resolved

VESSEL'S NEW NAME WAS NOT MARKED ON THE HULL. MARK THE VESSEL'S NAME ON THE HULL IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN 46 CFR 67.15-3.

Condition: Unknown
Due 13 March 1989
Resolved 13 March 1989

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.