BUFFALO 401 K

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BUFFALO 401 K is a 1998 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 51 inspections since 1998, most recently in August 2025, along with 4 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations in 2006.

Records from 1998 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 August 2025.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 4 August 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 51
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2006
Inspected with: 4 other vessels

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 4 August 2025

Recorded inspections51

…physical examinations32

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded16

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 26 calendar years (1998–2025)

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

1073982

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485423

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-485423

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)297.5 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,619 / net 1,619

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderFIRSTWAVE NEWPARK SHIPBUILDING · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026

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 it1619 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1619 - Simplified, 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.

SAN JOAQUIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 20053 · 8 November 2006 · activity 2834435 KIRBY 25002 Tank Barge · MISLE 41331 · 8 November 2006 · activity 2834435 STUD Towing Vessel · MISLE 104556 · 8 November 2006 · activity 2834435 SAN JOAQUIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 20053 · 30 May 2006 · activity 2664416 CTOW 400 Tank Barge · MISLE 456100 · 2 May 2005 · activity 2347728 CTOW 400 Tank Barge · MISLE 456100 · 3 April 2005 · activity 2347603

Inspection history · 51

4 August 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8202103

27 March 2024 Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7886046

24 May 2023 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7695601

2 May 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7442077

4 April 2022 Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7424485

10 May 2021 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7193539

27 April 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6944367

2 November 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6850630

11 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6640450

9 April 2018 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6387905

5 May 2017 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6139767

25 May 2016 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5886652

28 May 2015 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5142470

7 May 2015 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5124018

3 January 2014 Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4775519

7 February 2012 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4239963

12 October 2010 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3869070

21 August 2009 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3572536

10 November 2008 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3360554

20 November 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3101596

29 June 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2977434

13 June 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2960456

24 April 2007 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2932955

17 January 2007 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2857761

5 December 2006 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2834463

8 November 2006 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2817238

8 November 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2834435

30 May 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2664416

3 November 2005 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2527579

18 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2467206

17 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2466177

2 May 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2347728

3 April 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2347603

9 December 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2256744

9 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1962543

31 October 2003 Periodic Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1939484

9 September 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1901069

8 September 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1900249

7 January 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1727112

22 July 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1650429

15 July 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1650060

26 March 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1601000

7 February 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1485814

28 July 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 515516

22 February 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 492952

7 November 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1393552

30 December 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 812185

16 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 533838

3 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 438832

10 November 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 808958

10 November 1998 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 808962

Deficiency record · 4

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 7 May 2015 Resolved

Vessel sustained a 7'x3'x2" inset on th e#1P cargo tank trunk.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 June 2015
Resolved 28 May 2015
Resolution: Conducted a visual exam of above repair and witnessed air test at 1 PSI. Test satisfactory.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection

Issued 24 April 2007 Resolved

Vessel did not have onboard original COI. It only had a copy.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 May 2007
Resolved 29 June 2007
Resolution: Original COI onboard.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Financial Responsibility

Issued 24 April 2007 Resolved

Vessel did not have onboard original or a certified copy of the COFR. It only had a copy.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 August 2007
Resolved 29 June 2007
Resolution: Original COFR onboard.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 8 November 2006 Resolved

There is a 3' x 8" x 2" deep inset to the #3 port cargo tank at the radius of the raised trunk.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 December 2006
Resolved 5 December 2006
Resolution: Cleared deficiency.

Casualty record · 2

30 May 2006Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2664416

8 November 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2834435

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. 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.