ASC 257

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

ASC 257 is a 1998 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 53 inspections since 1998, most recently in August 2025, along with 18 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2018.

Records from 1998 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 August 2025.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 4 August 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 53
Deficiencies: 18 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2011–2018
Inspected with: 3 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 4 August 2025

Recorded inspections53

…physical examinations34

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded13

Deficiencies 18 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1998–2025)

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

1062494

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469466

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-469466

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)257.0 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,398 / net 1,398

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBOLLINGER MARINE FAB INC · AMELIA LA, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portPHILADELPHIA, PA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 12 August 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 it1398 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1398 - 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 · 3

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.

BERING SEA Towing Vessel · MISLE 138723 · 26 February 2018 · activity 6361697 STAMFORD Towing Vessel · MISLE 67795 · 31 August 2011 · activity 4134040 NORTHSTAR INTEGRITY Towing Vessel · MISLE 152629 · 31 August 2011 · activity 4134040

Inspection history · 53

4 August 2025 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8190713

28 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8025829

11 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7893469

20 September 2023 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7795042

7 September 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7552309

14 October 2021 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7332366

5 August 2020 COI Inspection · Load Line/Change of Employment · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7024591

13 July 2020 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7005416

25 June 2020 Load Line/Change of Employment

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6985082

7 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6936932

6 June 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6705696

31 May 2018 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6427593

24 May 2018 Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6423419

26 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6361697

16 May 2017 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6147142

7 July 2016 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6027120

20 April 2016 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5858818

18 August 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5219917

17 August 2015 In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5228618

15 May 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5126021

24 April 2015 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5110177

22 April 2015 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5109872

8 August 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4948079

29 July 2014 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4937429

12 June 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4887447

15 July 2013 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4655117

24 April 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4293776

31 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4134040

19 July 2011 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4086073

2 June 2010 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3755884

7 September 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 3588280

5 August 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3556490

22 August 2008 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3305530

25 May 2007 Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2927561

1 August 2006 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2732981

20 May 2005 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2363492

3 June 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2087591

9 September 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1902769

23 May 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1821835

6 August 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1656870

3 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1612632

29 March 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1598981

26 February 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1489253

8 August 2001 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1069395

13 June 2000 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1397449

31 May 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1420340

18 April 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1376122

24 August 1999 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 780269

28 July 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1108647

23 December 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 807554

21 September 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 500654

3 June 1998 Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1450163

22 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1114954

Deficiency record · 18

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating

Issued 24 May 2018 Resolved

1. Crop and renew wasted steel in deckhouse floor/cargo tank top, prior to conducting cargo operations. Repairs to be made to the satisfaction of the attending USCG Marine Inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 25 June 2018
Resolved 31 May 2018
Resolution: Repair completed satisfactory as noted in activity # 6427593.

Operations/Management › Cargo Transfer/Lightering › Use of Vapor Control System

Issued 16 May 2017 Resolved

Update VCS procedures to reflect current barge operations. Specific to portable unit for VCS testing.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 June 2017
Resolved 6 June 2017
Resolution: Recived procedure for API plug testing. See attached.

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator

Issued 17 August 2015 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 September 2015
Resolved 2 September 2015
Resolution: Received documentation from MSI proving the generator installation is in kind to the approved installation in 2013.

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator

Issued 17 August 2015 Resolved

Make new generator installation available for inspection to the satisfaction of the attending USCG marine inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 September 2015
Resolved 3 September 2015
Resolution: Visually inspected installation, witnessed low L/O nd overspeed shutdowns.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Liquid Level Gaging

Issued 29 July 2014 Resolved

Replace gaskets on gauging ports.

Due 11 August 2014
Resolved 11 August 2014
Resolution: All defective gaskets were replaced.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Port and starboard nav lights must meet nav rules direct arc of visibility requirements.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 31 July 2013
Resolution: O/O flipped navigation lights because they were upside down. Correct arc of visibility has been achieved.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Piping/Hoses

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Correctly mark vapor piping and hoses.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 5 August 2013
Resolution: Operator provided pictures of vapor piping showing proper markings at manifold.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Provide properly approved fuel lines for generator.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 21 August 2013
Resolution: Aeroquip J1942 hoses and fittings were installed, all sat.

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

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Provide proof of testing of cargo pump discharge gauges.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 31 July 2013
Resolution: O/O provided provided receipts for the purchase of new cargo pump gauges that have been calibrated.

Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Installation

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Make batteries and wiring meet Class 1 Div 1 standards.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 17 July 2013
Resolution: Batteries were removed from the hazard zone and new, intrinsically safe wiring was run from the batteries to the alarm panel.

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

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Provide original manufacturer certificate and prove current hydrostatic testing of cargo hoses.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 28 August 2013
Resolution: Vessel rep ordered three new hoses and provided manufacturer certs.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Emergency Shut-down

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Test emergency shut down on cargo pumps.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 31 July 2013
Resolution: Conducted successful emergency shutdown of all pump engines on board.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion/auxiliary-electric) › Emergency shutdown

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Prove proper operation of generator shut downs to satisfaction of attending MI.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 5 November 2013
Resolution: Witnessed low lube oil and overspeed shutdowns.

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Submit plans to Mrine Safety Center for the new generator installation. In addition, after plans have been approved, make the generator available for testing and inspection to the satisfaction of the attending CGMI. Prior to operation of generator.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 5 November 2013
Resolution: Received e-mail from MSC machinery stating the generator was suitable for installation.

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

Issued 15 July 2013 Resolved

Clean excess oil from port and stbd cargo pump prime movers.

Due 31 July 2013
Resolved 17 July 2013
Resolution: Verified both engines were wiped clean.

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan

Issued 21 July 2009 Resolved

-Per 33 CFR 155.1040(a), the Areas of Operation List must be amended to reflect the addition of the Great Lakes COTP zones. -Per 33 CFR 155.1040(j), the geographic-specific appendix for each COTP zone must include notifications to the appropriate state authorities, including boundary states. -Per 33 CFR 155.1040(a), the IMO number for the vessel must be verified.

Due 21 August 2009
Resolved 14 December 2009
Resolution: VRP for ASC 257 does not Authorize Great Lakes. (see Narrative Statement.)

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Longitudinal Bulkhead

Issued 1 August 2006 Resolved

Properly repair by grinding and welding areas as marked and as described in the narrative. Repairs are to be made at next available drydock or 2008 drydock date, whicherevr is sooner.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 25 May 2007

Construction/Loadline

Issued 31 May 2000 Resolved

DUE TO CRACK IN WELD ON FORWARD BULKHEAD PORT #1 CARGO TANK AT TANKTOP BAY 3, TANK IS NOT TO BE LOADED CLOSER THAN 1 FOOT OF TANKTOP, NO ENTRY ALLOWEDIN FORWARD RAKE. REINSPECTION REQUIRED BETWEEN 14-16 JUNE 2000 AND PERMINANT REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED NLT 30 JUNE 2000.

Condition: Unknown
Due 30 June 2000
Resolved 14 June 2000

Casualty record · 3

28 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3997181

31 August 2011Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · activity 4134040

26 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6361697

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.