CHEM 960

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

CHEM 960 is a 1978 freight barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 81 inspections since 1981, most recently in December 2017, along with 18 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2013.

Records from 1981 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 7 December 2017.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 7 December 2017
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 81
Deficiencies: 18 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2002–2013
Inspected with: 6 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 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 7 December 2017

Recorded inspections81

…physical examinations45

…administrative events18

…with no type recorded18

Deficiencies 18 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 34 calendar years (1981–2017)

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

586740

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49372

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-49372

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 774 / net 774

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDRAVO CORPORATION · NEVILLE ISLAND, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1978

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itFreight Barge

Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it774 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
774 - 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 · 6

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.

SUE ELLEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 178860 · 7 September 2013 · activity 4722987 LEO G. LUTGRING Towing Vessel · MISLE 160323 · 2 April 2002 · activity 1605750 WILLIAM C Towing Vessel · MISLE 98929 · 18 April 1996 · activity 127355 TSI 161 Freight Barge · MISLE 155505 · 18 April 1996 · activity 127355 LOUISIANA Towing Vessel · MISLE 204301 · 2 June 1995 · activity 137366 TEAGYN Towing Vessel · MISLE 184647 · 21 May 1993 · activity 150614

Inspection history · 81

7 December 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6320590

8 February 2017 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6092457

8 January 2016 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5791995

19 December 2014 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5045281

4 November 2014 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5028948

13 October 2014 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5005025

27 February 2014 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4814143

14 November 2013 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4752661

7 September 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4722987

8 February 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4244381

19 May 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3741896

12 March 2010 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3694870

28 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3488633

27 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3487332

19 February 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3697194

14 August 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3298222

16 July 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3270842

14 July 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3267891

9 July 2008 Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3262592

13 November 2007 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3097495

14 September 2007 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3057543

17 August 2007 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3029949

29 June 2007 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2977714

9 January 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2852871

17 November 2006 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2823627

18 August 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2752177

23 November 2005 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2539782

16 November 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2535856

18 May 2005 Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2361717

8 April 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2329556

25 February 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2299269

5 January 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2269420

10 November 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2241443

4 June 2004 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2097729

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984188

19 December 2003 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1968103

17 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1966178

14 November 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1947999

30 September 2002 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1682224

15 April 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1604690

2 April 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1605750

10 April 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1406907

29 August 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 824732

26 August 1999 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 815134

26 August 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1470993

21 September 1998 Examination of Repairs · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1388613

25 September 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1107838

22 September 1997 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 785080

31 March 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1102390

13 September 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 757835

30 August 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 196766

19 July 1996 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1089598

18 April 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 127355

18 October 1995 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1353807

2 June 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 137366

2 June 1995 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1449830

19 January 1995 Administrative

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 867481

17 November 1994 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1179154

29 December 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1353505

21 May 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 150614

13 January 1993 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1460621

14 September 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 472558

10 January 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 952829

20 May 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 917290

20 May 1991 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 920133

30 August 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 495556

10 April 1990 Drydock Extension · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 904542

20 June 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1349875

25 April 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 438247

10 August 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 504538

13 May 1988 MARPOL Annex II Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1348482

10 June 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1324292

22 January 1987 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1009930

18 December 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 538861

18 December 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1030119

27 June 1986 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1292453

20 May 1986 Credit Drydock · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 997111

15 April 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1289290

1 March 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1280223

2 May 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1275452

28 May 1981 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1274872

Deficiency record · 18

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Ullage

Issued 13 October 2014 Resolved

#1 Cargo Tank ullage found to be showing signs of wastage. TBSIP examiner issued ICR B-01-a to replace ullage hatch after offload and prior to next.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2014
Resolved 4 November 2014
Resolution: Three (3) new hatches installed.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection

Issued 16 July 2008 Resolved

COI was taken off vessel and sent by DHL to MSU Paducah. COI has not arrived to date. Barge has copy of validated COI. Verified COI in MISLE and issued CG-835, Replace copy of COI with original COI.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Due 16 August 2008
Resolved 14 August 2008
Resolution: Re issued COI DUE TO WATER DAMAGE .

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 14 September 2007 Resolved

Barge in need of major repairs due to extensive wastage on hull. Barge Rep requested and granted PTP to transit to Southwest Shipyard to complete repair.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 September 2007

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 17 August 2007 Resolved

Proceed w/o cargo directly to MM183, Carline Facility, to effect permanent repair to bottom plating in #1 wing void. Maintain temp repair until permanent repair effected. Maintain pump onboard and conduct 4-hour rounds of void. Contact vsl inspections in Baton Rouge to conduct a deficiency check prior to loading cargo.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 November 2007
Resolution: Conducted repair check. Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air tested welds of entire bottom plate.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 29 June 2007 Resolved

Vessels bottom plate to the #1 wing void was wasted to the point of becoming holed. Internal bulk/ tank supports appear to be wasted and need to be cropped and renewed. A temporary insert has been placed on the vessel's double bottom approx 4X8' section(1/2 " plate). Vessel to transit to New Orleans for more extensive examination of tank supports. A satisfactory air test was conducted.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 August 2007
Resolved 17 August 2007
Resolution: Cleared PTP; issued 835 allowing barge to instead transit to TT183 in Baton Rouge''s AOR to effect permanent repairs.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping

Issued 15 November 2004 Resolved

Leaks in the fuel oil line supply line shutoff valves.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 December 2004
Resolved 15 November 2004
Resolution: Satisfactory repair of leaks in fuel oil supply line shutoff valves.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Piping (exhaust)

Issued 15 November 2004 Resolved

Hot exhaust piping is exposed.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 December 2004
Resolved 15 November 2004
Resolution: Satisfactory insulation of engine exhaust piping.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Emergency Control Systems (tank barges)

Issued 15 November 2004 Resolved

Prime mover emergency shutdown inoperable.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 December 2004
Resolved 15 November 2004
Resolution: Satiafactory operation of prime mover emergency shut down.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 4 June 2004 Resolved

Crack in the side shell of barge port bow just forward of collision BLHD above bilge knuckle.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 July 2004
Resolved 12 November 2004
Resolution: Replaced wasted portions of side shell plating and bilge knuckle while in dry dock. Complete description of resolution is in narritive.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents

Issued 14 November 2003 Resolved

Make available original COI and place on vessel as per 46 CFR 31.05-5. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Certificate of Inspection

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 December 2003
Resolved 19 December 2003
Resolution: Vessel representative provide original COI for tank barge.

Deck/Cargo

Issued 10 April 2001 Resolved

IAW 8TH CGD VPI LTR 04-2001 DTD 22MAR01, INSTALL VALVE POSITION INDICATORS ON ALL REMOTELY OPERATED VALVE DECK REACH RODS AT VESSEL'S NEXT GAS FREEINGBUT IN NO CASE LATER THAN THE NEXT CARGO TANK INTERNAL EXAM.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 2007
Resolved 8 October 2002

Deck/Cargo

Issued 29 August 2000 Resolved

Provide cargo tank control valves with position indicators no later than next cargo tank internal.

Condition: Unknown
Due 29 August 2000
Resolved 29 August 2000

Unknown

Issued 26 August 1999 Resolved

PRESENT FRESH WATER EXEMPTION LETTER TO COGNIZANT OCMI.

Condition: Unknown
Due 9 September 1999
Resolved 26 August 1999

Construction/Loadline

Issued 26 August 1999 Resolved

REPAIR CRACK ON PORT BOW AT TURN OF THE DECK.

Condition: Unknown
Due 9 September 1999
Resolved 26 August 1999

Construction/Loadline

Issued 2 June 1995 Resolved

Vessel is to proced to Tiger Shipyard and effect permanent repairs to fracture, by way of the #1 port wing void.

Condition: Unknown
Due 30 June 1995
Resolved 23 June 1995

Construction/Loadline

Issued 2 June 1995 Resolved

Vessel is to put in place a satisfactyory temporary repair to fracture, by way of #1 port wing tank void.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 June 1995
Resolved 23 June 1995

Deck/Cargo

Issued 2 June 1995 Resolved

Vessel is to proceed to Exxon, Baton Rouge, LA and off-load all cargo. No other cargo operation are to take place until permanent repairs are completed and witnessed.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 June 1995
Resolved 23 June 1995

Unknown

Issued 18 December 1986 Resolved

REPAIR TO MAKE OPERABLE OR REPLACE THE RELIEF VALVE ON THE STEAM LINE. THIS ITEM IS TO BE COMPLETED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COGNIZANT [name withheld] THE STEAM SYSTEM AND NO LATER THAN 18 JANUARY 1987.

Condition: Unknown
Due 18 December 1986
Resolved 18 December 1986

Casualty record · 2

2 April 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1605750

7 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4722987

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.

Recorded names · 1

DM 960 (2002). 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.