VB 31

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

VB 31 is a 1972 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 46 inspections since 1982, most recently in August 1998, along with 7 deficiencies.

Records from 1982 to 1998. Most recent: inspection, 17 August 1998.

Built: 1972
Last inspected: 17 August 1998
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 46
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 3 other vessels

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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 28 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 17 August 1998

Recorded inspections46

…physical examinations19

…administrative events9

…with no type recorded18

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 17 calendar years (1982–1998)

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

544702

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47342

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-47342

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1878 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
1878 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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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Detail on this page

46 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 7 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 3 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; the documentation record, as PSIX holds it. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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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.

KIRBY 29303 Tank Barge · MISLE 52248 · 19 July 1993 · activity 117148 MAGNOLIA Towing Vessel · MISLE 107864 · 19 July 1993 · activity 117148 CSS ATLANTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 206554 · 19 July 1993 · activity 117148

Inspection history · 46

17 August 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 795671

30 July 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 781477

19 June 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 776474

20 July 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1088642

13 June 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1086581

19 April 1996 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1380463

16 April 1996 Administrative

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1081581

13 March 1996 Administrative

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 885824

28 July 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 150776

28 July 1995 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1447470

7 July 1995 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 876999

9 June 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1402072

4 October 1994 Administrative

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1180133

11 August 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1414327

13 June 1994 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1327145

8 November 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1158948

27 July 1993 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 842405

20 July 1993 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1465107

19 July 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 117148

7 July 1993 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 850015

20 August 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 505497

16 July 1992 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1258958

1 October 1991 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1249873

6 June 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 498366

14 May 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 527434

27 November 1990 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 910642

29 October 1990 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1235175

24 October 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 913564

26 September 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 931117

17 July 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 450990

19 January 1990 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 912591

19 December 1989 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1220025

1 April 1989 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1348712

7 December 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 898187

27 January 1988 MARPOL Annex II Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1022080

9 March 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1017823

25 September 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 506838

10 September 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · COTP NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 451804

18 July 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 988577

14 March 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1307749

6 June 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1289479

22 March 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 982717

10 May 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 974802

16 December 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1278921

3 May 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1274398

27 July 1982 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 968711

Deficiency record · 7

Deck/Cargo

Issued 19 June 1997 Resolved

PRESENT THE FIRED THERMAL FLUID HEATER FOR OPERATIONAL TESTING AND INSPECTION OF CONTROLS AND SAFETY DEVICES.

Condition: Unknown
Due 19 June 1997
Resolved 19 June 1997

Deck/Cargo

Issued 9 June 1995 Resolved

PROVE OPERATION (TEST) OF THE AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS FOR THE THERMAL FLUID HEATER.

Condition: Unknown
Due 9 August 1995
Resolved 21 July 1995

Construction/Loadline

Issued 27 July 1993 Resolved

COMPLETE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO COLLISION DAMAGE IN WAY OF THE PORT BOW CORNER SLOPE PLATE & INTERNAL STRUCTURE. ALSO CROP & RENEW SMALL DECK _x001C_ INSERT(WELDS FRACTURED) IN PORT BOW VOID.

Condition: Unknown
Due 3 August 1993
Resolved 4 August 1993

Deck/Cargo

Issued 24 October 1990 Resolved

AT NEXT GAS FREEING, REMOVE AND PLUG UNUSED THROUGH DECK FITTINGS IN WAY OFCARGO TANK EXPANSION TRUNKS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 October 1990
Resolved 24 October 1990

Deck/Cargo

Issued 26 September 1990 Resolved

MAKE SUITABLE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE PV VALVE AND PIPE FITTING ON THE NUMBER 3 STARBOARD CARGO TANK PRIOR TO LOADING NEXT CARGO AND IN NO CASE LATER THAN THE ASSIGNED COMPLIANCE DATE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 26 September 1990
Resolved 26 September 1990

Deck/Cargo

Issued 26 September 1990 Resolved

MAKE SUITABLE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE INOPERABLE PV VALVE ON THE NUMBER 4 STARBOARD CARGO TANK PRIOR TO LOADING NEXT CARGO AND IN NO CASE LATER THAN THE ASSIGNED COMPLIANCE DATE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 26 September 1990
Resolved 26 September 1990

Engineering

Issued 19 December 1989 Resolved

MAKE AVAILABLE FOR INTERNAL INSPECTION THE THERMAL FLUID HEATER.

Condition: Unknown
Due 19 December 1989
Resolved 19 December 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.