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CHEM 956
CHEM 956 is a 1975 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 81 inspections since 1981, most recently in December 2017, along with 22 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2007.
Records from 1981 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 6 December 2017.
- Built
- 1975
- Last inspected
- 6 December 2017
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 22 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2003–2007
Identity
568164
48486
Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-48486
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded25
Years with a record
31 calendar years (1981–2017)
The 81 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 9 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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.1 ft × 35.1 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 773 / net 773
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDRAVO CORPORATION · NEVILLE ISLAND, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1975
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027
Service, as the file records itTank Ship
Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it773 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
773 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
773 - 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 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 · 7
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.
CHEM 152 Tank Barge · MISLE 344707 · 20 September 2016 · activity 6005247CHEM 304 Tank Barge · MISLE 51132 · 7 March 2007 · activity 2883705ACBL 4150 Freight Barge · MISLE 204254 · 7 March 2007 · activity 2883705JOHN D NUGENT Towing Vessel · MISLE 132443 · 5 January 2006 · activity 2571500TAMMY OUTLAW Towing Vessel · MISLE 137073 · 11 February 2003 · activity 1743683SCC-800 Tank Barge · MISLE 41089 · 2 March 1994 · activity 56356PERRY HUSKEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 145211 · 2 March 1994 · activity 56356Inspection history · 81
6 December 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6319291
25 October 2016
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6029103
20 September 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6005247
14 September 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6000934
23 September 2015
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5727586
1 October 2014
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5070182
9 September 2010
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3851025
3 September 2008
Examination of Repairs · Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3316816
3 November 2007
MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3077799
10 July 2007
Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3027933
18 June 2007
Permit to Proceed
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2966323
8 June 2007
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2955515
16 April 2007
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2908879
7 March 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2883705
13 February 2007
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2871439
23 January 2007
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2860444
12 January 2007
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2854790
6 February 2006
Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2579962
9 January 2006
Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2565075
5 January 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2571500
2 November 2005
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2526813
11 October 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2511713
14 September 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2492069
17 August 2005
Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2471142
16 June 2005
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2391111
8 June 2005
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2383828
5 May 2005
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2350193
4 March 2005
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2305649
20 January 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2277704
18 December 2004
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2261703
5 November 2004
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2235439
23 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984177
11 December 2003
Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1962375
6 May 2003
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1787162
10 April 2003
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1771769
11 February 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1743683
15 November 2002
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1705448
9 October 2002
Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1675124
11 January 2001
COI Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1470823
15 June 2000
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 820217
29 June 1999
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1404787
3 September 1998
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1468466
22 September 1997
Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1442614
5 April 1997
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1106815
5 February 1996
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 886158
5 April 1995
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 842790
28 June 1994
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 826842
24 March 1994
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1165319
2 March 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 56356
2 March 1994
Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1164993
21 December 1993
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1159567
20 December 1993
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 849579
16 December 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1159310
7 June 1993
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 837146
18 May 1993
Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 826659
5 March 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 476041
3 March 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 840927
30 July 1992
Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 958952
13 February 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 960524
1 August 1991
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 506089
28 June 1991
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1247843
9 October 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 453056
13 September 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 515493
30 August 1990
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 933305
23 July 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 508253
11 April 1990
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 517201
7 July 1989
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1347976
23 June 1989
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 533138
18 October 1988
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 510506
20 July 1988
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1340411
21 April 1988
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1340713
12 April 1988
Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1211951
11 December 1987
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 487089
26 August 1987
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1315974
22 July 1987
Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1337865
20 June 1986
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 989165
3 April 1986
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 440757
12 July 1984
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1282253
9 June 1983
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 968672
22 July 1981
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1279395
7 January 1981
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1275156
Deficiency record · 22
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Garbage Grinder/Comminuter
Issued 9 September 2010
Resolved
Remove trash from containment.
Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Emergency Shut-down
Issued 9 September 2010
Resolved
Repair/ replace cut emergency shut down cable.
Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Independent Tank
Issued 9 September 2010
Resolved
Word "diesel" missing on the fuel tank.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 10 July 2007
Resolved
Make permanent repairs to a one inch hole in the transition knuckle port side 2' forward of the bulkhead at the 2' 6" draft mark.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 18 June 2007
Resolved
Make permanent repairs to 8" x 4" hole in port sideshell 2" aft of the fwd bulkhead in the #1P void.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 8 June 2007
Resolved
vessel is authorized to transit from mile 931 OHR to mile 188 OHR to unload cargo. Vessel is restrictred from reloading cargo until permanent repairs are made to the #1 port wing void sideshell damage. A dewatering pump shall be readily available during the transit. The void shall be checked each watch and any changes in the vessel condition reported to the cognizant OCMI.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 23 January 2007
Resolved
The 956, loaded with BTX has a 1/4" pinhole at the port stern corner at the 6' draft mark. Upon completion of temporary repairs with shingles and epoxy patch, vessel is allowed to transit to Solutia-Chocolate Bayou to offload cargo and proceed to Channel Shipyard to conduct permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the marine inspector. Vessel is not allowed to conduct any additional cargo operati
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Double Hull
Issued 11 January 2006
Resolved
BR01 Present vessel in a gas free safe for workers IWO stern, bow, and all wing voids.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Double Hull
Issued 9 January 2006
Resolved
BR02 Make permanent repairs to star. corner to the satisfaction of attending local CG inspector
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Rake
Issued 17 August 2005
Resolved
Prior to loading cargo, submit a repair proposal addressing repairs IWO the stern rake to the satisfaction of the local OCMI.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 17 August 2005
Resolved
Provide temporary repair to 4" hole IWO the stern rake at the #3 verticle frame from port side on transom.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 8 June 2005
Resolved
Make permanent repair to 2" fracture on the stbd bow at the 5' draft in bow void.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 8 June 2005
Resolved
Make permanent repair to 6" fracture on the stbd stern gunnel at the deck.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 5 May 2005
Resolved
Make permanent repairs to holed side shell IWO stbd side rake void. See reference activity for additional details.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 18 December 2004
Resolved
Fracture in transitional knuckle just above #1 draft mark in way of the bow rake. A temporary patch was placed over affected area (shingles and concrete). Issued CG 835 to offload cargo and make permanent repairs prior to loading any cargo
Construction/Loadline › Hull
Issued 10 April 2003
Resolved
Crop and re-new port stern corner wrapper to the satisfaction of the attending CG Marine Inspector. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Corner Wrapper
Documentation
Issued 11 January 2001
Resolved
Complete and submit CG-2692 for damage to Barge that was repaired Dec00- Jan01._x001C_
Deck/Cargo
Issued 15 June 2000
Resolved
Provide valve position indicators at all cargo control valves.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 2 March 1994
Resolved
PRIOR TO LOADING BARGE, GAS FREE AND PRESENT FOR CG INSPECTION THE #4 STBD VOID AND STERN BOX. SEE COMMENTS ON MIAR FOR DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 20 December 1993
Resolved
ISSUED CG-835: PRIOR TO NEXT LOADING OPERATION, MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO DAMAGED BOW RAKE. THE ABOVE REQUIREMENT IS TO BE COMPLETED TO THE SATIZFACTION OF THE COGNIZANT OCMI AND NOT LATER THAN 03 JAN 1994.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 12 April 1988
Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO DENTED AND HOLED SIDE AND DECK IN WAY OF #1 STARBOARD WING VOID IN ACCORDANCE WITH 46 USC 3313 (A) PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 12 April 1988
Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE FRACTURE AND INSET AREA AT THE DECK KNUCKLE IN WAY OF #2 STRBOARD WING VOID IN ACCORDANCE WITH 46 USC 3313 (A) PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO.
Casualty record · 3
11 February 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1743683
5 January 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2571500
7 March 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at SMITHLAND LOCK & DAM · activity 2883705
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.
Recorded names · 1
956 (2003–2007). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.