WTC 138B is a 1976 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 56 inspections since 1982, most recently in February 2019, along with 14 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded — and 5 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2019.
Records from 1982 to 2019. Most recent: inspection, 23 February 2019.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 7 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.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it834 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 834 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Vessel history report
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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.
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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.
Prove proper operation of vessel's cargo pump operation, shutdowns, high level alarms and overfill alarms. The above items must be completed to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard marine Inspector prior to any cargo operations.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 24 June 2004 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 4 February 2003No resolution recorded
Prior to moving the vessel from drydock, make temporary repairs to stop leaks in the bow and stern void spaces.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 4 February 2003No resolution recorded
Notify the [name withheld] prior to the vessel's departure from the port of St. Louis, unless permanent repairs have been made and inspected by a marine inspector.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Deck/Cargo
Issued 16 February 2000Resolved
MAKE VAPOR CONTROL PIPING AVAILABLE FOR INTERNAL INSPECTION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 February 2000
Resolved 16 February 2000
Construction/Loadline
Issued 16 February 2000Resolved
MAKE PROPER PERMANENT REPAIRS TO FRACTURE IN WAY OF #3 STBD WING VOID DECK KNUCKLE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 February 2000
Resolved 16 February 2000
Construction/Loadline
Issued 16 February 2000Resolved
CROP AND RENEW INSET OF DECK KNUCKLE IN WAY OF #1 STBD WING VOID.
Condition: Unknown
Due 16 February 2000
Resolved 16 February 2000
Deck/Cargo
Issued 19 February 1998Resolved
VESSEL TO INSTALL A CLOSED GUAGING SYSTEM FOR ALL CARGO TANKS AS REQUIRED BY 46CFR 39.20-3.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 April 1998
Resolved 22 April 1998
Deck/Cargo
Issued 9 May 1989Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE WASTED STEAM PIPING AT THE MAIN DECK. STEAM PIPING SHALL NOT BE UTILIZED UNTIL SUCH REPAIRS ARE MADE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 9 May 1989
Resolved 9 May 1989
Unknown
Issued 15 September 1986Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 2" AND ANOTHER 4" JUST BELOWTHE DECK KNUCKLE IN WAY OF #5 STARBOARD WING VOID. MAINTAIN TEMPORARY REPAIRS UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 September 1986
Resolved 15 September 1986
Deck/Cargo
Issued 15 September 1986Resolved
REPLACE AND SECURE ALL NUTS & BOLTS FOR CARGO TANKS BUTTERWORTH PLATES. HALF OF THE BOLTS & NUTS WERE MISSING AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 September 1986
Resolved 15 September 1986
Construction/Loadline
Issued 24 July 1986Resolved
REPAINT THE VESSEL'S NAME AND HAILING PORT ON THE STERN.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 1986
Resolved 24 July 1986
Deck/Cargo
Issued 24 July 1986Resolved
REPLACE THE INSULATION ON THE FOUR FOOT SECTION OF STEAM PIPE THAT IS MISSING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 1986
Resolved 24 July 1986
Deck/Cargo
Issued 24 July 1986Resolved
TEST THE CARGO PIPING TO ONE AND A HALF TIMES THE MAWP.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 1986
Resolved 24 July 1986
Unknown
Issued 29 April 1983Resolved
PROVIDE A VALID FMC CERTIFICATE ABOARD THE VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 29 April 1983
Resolved 29 April 1983
1 February 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2867087
12 July 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3801792
29 November 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6314670
5 March 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6366002
23 February 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6631797
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.