CHEM 187

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

CHEM 187 is a 1999 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 37 inspections since 1999, most recently in July 2025, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.

Records from 1999 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 25 July 2025.

Built: 1999
Last inspected: 25 July 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 37
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2011

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 25 July 2025

Recorded inspections37

…physical examinations28

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 24 calendar years (1999–2025)

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

1075532

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487726

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-487726

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 1999

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

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 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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Inspection history · 37

25 July 2025 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8194448

3 July 2025 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8174015

27 September 2023 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7799214

18 July 2023 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7746080

6 July 2023 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7734450

29 August 2022 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7546495

4 April 2022 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7424555

27 January 2022 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7386932

26 May 2021 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7207594

25 September 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6564419

12 September 2017 MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6265344

22 August 2016 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5995217

20 July 2015 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5984143

23 June 2014 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4900396

12 August 2013 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4690014

13 August 2012 Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4409370

28 July 2011 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4104387

14 September 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3853604

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3479240

26 November 2008 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3369839

30 August 2007 Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3042612

23 July 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3004461

1 November 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2812175

15 November 2005 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2535032

15 October 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2218924

25 June 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2110110

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985329

22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1981715

4 September 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1895558

17 September 2002 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1647612

12 February 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1485768

20 February 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1462929

5 October 2000 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 823283

26 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 180069

24 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 43785

28 February 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1046270

22 February 1999 Deadweight Survey · Initial Certification · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1399052

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 6 July 2023 Resolved

Vessel may proceed in tow with ITV AIIERICAN CENTURY in accordance with transit plan submitted to MSU Baton Rouge on July, 05, 2023, to Channel Shipyard in order to make repairs to bow void. Repairs must be made to the satisfaction of attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector. Scantlings, material, and workmanship shall be at least equivalent to the requirements of ABS or other recognized classification society.

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 6 July 2023
Resolved 27 September 2023
Resolution: Repaired as original. See MISlE act.7746080

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Draft Marks/Indicating System

Issued 28 July 2011 Resolved

Draft marks are faded.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 July 2011
Resolved 28 July 2011
Resolution: Repainted.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Manual Isolation Valve

Issued 28 July 2011 Resolved

Strbd vapor header valve is frozen.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 July 2011
Resolved 28 July 2011
Resolution: Replaced valve.

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 15 July 2002 Resolved

Fifty broken weld found on bulkhead transverse via side shell. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Weld

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 August 2002
Resolved 17 July 2002
Resolution: Inspected weld repairs, all sat.

Casualty record · 1

30 March 2011Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3975603

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.