MER 5

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

MER 5 is a 1974 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 63 inspections since 1983, most recently in October 2012, along with 22 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.

Records from 1983 to 2012. Most recent: inspection, 23 October 2012.

Built: 1974
Last inspected: 23 October 2012
Documentation: Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 63
Deficiencies: 22 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2011
Inspected with: 4 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 14 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 23 October 2012

Recorded inspections63

…physical examinations42

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded14

Deficiencies 22 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date1

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 29 calendar years (1983–2012)

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

560287

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48151

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-48151

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 11.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 878 / net 878

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSLIDEL MARINE FABRICATORS · SLIDELL, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1974

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004

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 it878 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
878 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 4

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.

921 Tank Barge · MISLE 46514 · 13 April 2000 · activity 31093 MER 6 Tank Barge · MISLE 48215 · 13 April 2000 · activity 31093 RIVER DIAMOND Towing Vessel · MISLE 173553 · 13 April 2000 · activity 31093 TEAGYN Towing Vessel · MISLE 184647 · 25 July 1995 · activity 142309

Inspection history · 63

23 October 2012 MTSA Verification · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4470527

3 May 2012 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4301126

18 October 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4170452

18 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4171170

26 September 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4155160

16 September 2011 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4146716

5 June 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4036305

1 December 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3902202

17 September 2010 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3850441

24 September 2009 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3601943

16 June 2008 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3238586

2 November 2007 Administrative Inspection · Plan Review (Other than "T")

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3091809

7 September 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3051638

21 August 2007 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3047379

5 August 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3029584

10 July 2007 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2991750

2 February 2007 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2866040

19 July 2006 Examination of Repairs · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2718289

21 September 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2497030

21 July 2005 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2434106

7 July 2004 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2124555

26 March 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2031974

30 January 2004 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1999575

18 June 2003 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1820532

9 December 2002 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1713513

20 November 2002 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1708494

25 October 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1695984

25 October 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1417398

30 October 2000 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1382060

18 April 2000 Examination of Repairs · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1464275

13 April 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 31093

30 October 1998 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 801668

3 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 443376

14 May 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1102493

3 May 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 508622

23 April 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1081065

25 July 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 142309

1 June 1995 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1185388

3 June 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1013789

15 November 1993 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 835974

8 October 1993 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1152292

26 September 1993 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1401760

4 June 1993 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 837562

4 May 1992 Examination of Repairs · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1257964

26 February 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 497655

21 February 1992 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1261022

17 July 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 515879

5 June 1991 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 998293

9 August 1990 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 922402

29 June 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1212780

5 September 1989 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1206267

7 July 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 492279

14 June 1989 Re-Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1197997

1 July 1988 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1032655

31 March 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1343525

18 March 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1325550

27 August 1986 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1000595

17 March 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1305505

26 November 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 465432

10 May 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1290316

22 March 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1289570

12 March 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1281015

16 February 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1279758

Deficiency record · 22

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 23 October 2012 No resolution recorded

23OCT12: The barge MER 5 ON (560287) is granted a one time discharge of cargo. not authorized any other caro operations until permanent repairs are made in the bow rake on the starboard side due to a two inch fracture approximately at the three foot draft line. After one time discharge of cargo the barge will proceed to a repair facility to make permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the CGMI.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 November 2012 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 18 October 2011 Resolved

Discovered 1"x1/8" fracture in stern void at the 2' draft mark.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 November 2011
Resolved 3 May 2012

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 26 September 2011 Resolved

Make permanent to the Starboard Side Shell Plate of stern box at next Internal exam.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 September 2014
Resolved 3 May 2012
Resolution: Gouged and welded (1) 12" fracture on head log. Gouge and weld (1) 6" fracture on port #2 kevel. C & R (2) long angles 3/8" X 5" X 3" X 13''. C& R port bow gunwale 12" X 6'' X 1/2". C & R (1) # 3 port deck gunwale 26'' X 3''6" X 1/2". C & R (1) long angle

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › General Arrangement Plans

Issued 9 October 2009 Resolved

Submit drawing of modified cargo system to CG Marine Safety Center for approval.

Due 9 November 2009
Resolved 22 September 2010
Resolution: Hydrostatic test conducted 09OCT09. Checked with MSC and small amount of piping with proper materials are acceptable.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 2 November 2007 Resolved

Port bow wrapper had fracture in it.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 2 November 2007
Resolution: Insert made in plate.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 21 August 2007 Resolved

#1 Port wing void has a 2" Hole. In the bilge knuckle.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 September 2007
Resolved 7 September 2007
Resolution: C/R 1 Section of bilge knuckle4'' x 3'' x 1/2 in #1and 2 port wing tanks air tested all satisfactory.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Cargo Monitor/Control System

Issued 10 July 2007 Resolved

Prove proper operation of overfill alarms prior to loading cargo.

Due 11 August 2007
Resolved 21 August 2007
Resolution: Tested all high level and overfill alarms. Test Sat.

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

Issued 10 July 2007 Resolved

Prove proper operation of cargo pump emergency shut-down prior to cargo discharge.

Due 18 July 2007
Resolved 21 August 2007
Resolution: Tested shut down. Emergency shut down works properly.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 10 July 2007 Resolved

Make proper repairs to weld and hull fractures in port side bow and stern corners to the satisfaction of the attending USCG Marine Inspector. Provide air test of voids as determined by the attending USCG Marine Inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Due 11 August 2007
Resolved 5 August 2007
Resolution: Inspected head log and stern and observed no deficiencies as noted above.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 20 July 2006 Resolved

Provide gauging report on all hull surfaces and provide repair proposal if necessary.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 24 July 2006

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 19 July 2006 Resolved

Survey and gauge bow void and provide repair proposal to Coast Guard.

Due 26 July 2006
Resolved 24 July 2006

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection

Issued 26 March 2004 Resolved

Have Internal Structural Examination and Periodic inspection completed by USCG Inspector prior to transferring any cargo. Vessel to be maintained gas free until inspections are competed. Vessel must transit to repair yard prior to 26Apr04. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Certificate of Inspection

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 26 April 2004
Resolved 18 August 2004

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 18 June 2003 Resolved

Several areas of bilge knuckle wasted with holes / fractures and one area of slope sheet punctured.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 18 June 2003
Resolution: 3'' x 4'' x 3/8" slope sheet insert 5'' x 26" x 3/8" knuckle insert. 2'' x 26" x 3/8" knuckle insert.

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 20 November 2002 Resolved

Remove approximately 1800 barrels of caustic from vessel and proceed to repair facility. Upon arrival at repair facility, provide repair proposal to [name withheld] DESC: Bottom Plating

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2002
Resolved 22 November 2002
Resolution: Product was offload3d and taken to Harrison Bros. Shipyard in Mobile, Al.

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 20 November 2002 Resolved

Issued permit to proceed for vessel to go the Houston, Tx without cargo on board to make permanent repairs to the #4 port wind void and fracture in way of the starboard forward timberhead. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Hull Plating

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2002
Resolved 10 December 2002
Resolution: 63'' of 3/8" bilge knucke renewed and two 8" fractures gouged and welded.

Construction/Loadline