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CHEM 254

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 254 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 254 is a 1998 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 1998, most recently in September 2023, along with 4 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2016.

Records from 1998 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 12 September 2023.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 12 September 2023
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 32
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2005–2016
Inspected with: 14 other vessels

Identity

1070021

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479164

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-479164

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations26

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 22 calendar years (1998–2023)

The 32 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 3 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

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)200.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 735 / net 735

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOATS LLC · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it735 - Simplified, Net Ton
735 - Simplified, Gross Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

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 · 14

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.

Inspection history · 32

12 September 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7790127

28 January 2022 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7387382

9 August 2018 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6505925

29 June 2017 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6190951

27 July 2016 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5954708

29 January 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5859248

30 June 2015 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5178778

27 June 2014 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4906317

16 August 2013 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4679732

29 June 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4086348

4 May 2010 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3730818

3 March 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3689230

23 February 2010 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3684516

27 January 2010 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3670732

19 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478671

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478768

19 May 2009 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478786

25 June 2008 Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3247363

2 July 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2980865

3 July 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2699824

17 August 2005 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2465757

27 July 2005 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2441660

26 July 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2601540

15 July 2005 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2427984

18 August 2004 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2170314

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1983869

15 August 2003 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1883929

6 August 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1657560

1 August 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1463688

13 September 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 822521

18 October 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1369393

22 September 1998 Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1466566

Deficiency record · 4

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 27 January 2010 Resolved

Vsl rep observed 4" x 1/8" crack in port bow void corner, below the water line. Temporary repairs included use of shingles and pressure patch to prevent ingress of water.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 1 March 2010
Resolved 27 January 2010

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 27 July 2005 Resolved

Vessel is to be presented in a gas free and safe for workers condition for further inspection of observed damage and surrounding areas.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 August 2005
Resolution: Sighted and cleared this date. [name withheld]

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Scuttle

Issued 6 August 2002 Resolved

Broken hatch dog on aft hatch of #2 stbd wing void

Condition: Unknown
Due 6 August 2002
Resolved 6 August 2002
Resolution: Dog replaced.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Tank Pressure Monitoring Device

Issued 6 August 2002 Resolved

Rubber gasket between spill valve and opening into cargo tank top is incompatible with certain cargoes. Gaskets on all three cargo tanks are wasted do not provide an effective seal.

Condition: Design Flaw
Due 6 August 2002
Resolved 6 August 2002
Resolution: A band of teflon designed to keep the rubber gasket in place has been installed on all three cargo tank spill valves.

Casualty record · 2

26 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2601540

29 January 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5859248

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.