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CHEM 257

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 257 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 257 is a 1998 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 1998, most recently in October 2023, along with 2 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2022.

Records from 1998 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 31 October 2023.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 31 October 2023
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 29
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2009–2022
Inspected with: 17 other vessels

Identity

1071207

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481067

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-481067

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations25

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Years with a record 24 calendar years (1998–2023)

The 29 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

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

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 8 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, Gross Ton
735 - Simplified, Net 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 · 17

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 · 29

31 October 2023 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7818012

27 October 2022 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7586549

17 October 2022 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7578735

15 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7580542

6 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7170655

22 August 2018 MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6520039

1 July 2018 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6463731

18 July 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6235009

1 August 2016 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5955888

31 July 2015 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5211698

19 August 2014 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4965763

5 September 2013 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4700024

19 June 2012 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4349948

17 August 2011 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4111272

30 August 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3840995

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478781

11 August 2008 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3295634

16 August 2007 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3029747

7 August 2006 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2738855

2 August 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2733919

22 August 2005 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2470656

30 July 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2149989

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1983879

28 August 2003 Internal Structural Exam · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1887859

8 July 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1642553

13 July 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1373544

11 September 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1384545

3 September 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 782853

30 October 1998 Initial Certification · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1426146

Deficiency record · 2

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 17 October 2022 Resolved

Scantlings, material, and workmanship, subdivision of cargo spaces, fitting of cofferdams, and testing of tanks shall be at least equivalent to the requirements of the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society. Vessel hull damaged. Complete permanent repairs at UMR mm 196 National Maintenance Wood river repairs to the satisfaction of the attending USCG Marine Inspector prior to departrure from mm 196 UMR.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 November 2022
Resolution: The deficiency was cleared to the satisfaction of an attending USCG Marine Inspector.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 1 July 2018 Resolved

3' x 18" x 5" inset on port side, mid body, deck gunwale. no sharp curvatures or penetrations to hull.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 31 July 2018
Resolved 6 September 2018
Resolution: Replaced affected area with a 3'x 3' gunwale insert on the port side. Conducted air test on the new insert with satisfactory results.

Casualty record · 3

4 October 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3608504

6 April 2021Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7170655

15 October 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7580542

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.