BUFFALO 90

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

BUFFALO 90 is a 1999 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 40 inspections since 1999, most recently in October 2025, along with 3 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2013.

Records from 1999 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 October 2025.

Built: 1999
Last inspected: 30 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 40
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2005–2013
Inspected with: 3 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 30 October 2025

Recorded inspections40

…physical examinations30

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded8

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 23 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

1081890

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496151

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-496151

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 688 / net 688

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderFIRSTWAVE-NEWPARK SHIPBLDG-GREENS BAYOU INC · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1999

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 14 July 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it688 - Simplified, Gross Ton
688 - 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 · 3

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.

CAPT TKJ Towing Vessel · MISLE 191351 · 8 January 2008 · activity 3132078 CHARLES B. BOONE Towing Vessel · MISLE 191038 · 12 April 2005 · activity 2332355 CAPT. L.A. MONROE Towing Vessel · MISLE 79985 · 28 November 2003 · activity 1955751

Inspection history · 40

30 October 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8261138

8 August 2024 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7977084

16 February 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7866488

23 October 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7582292

15 August 2022 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7534641

2 November 2021 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7343952

5 February 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7136369

20 November 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · Re-Inspection · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6857500

6 September 2018 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6533920

20 September 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6270700

16 September 2016 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6002603

10 September 2015 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5722301

5 June 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5144844

14 January 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5052996

5 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5040168

27 June 2014 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4901958

7 June 2012 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4336840

9 July 2010 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3790654

7 July 2009 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Periodic Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3526763

11 December 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3378286

5 December 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3375017

16 June 2008 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3238646

8 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3132078

4 September 2007 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3048370

7 June 2006 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2672853

9 September 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2486091

12 April 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2332355

17 February 2005 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2296680

25 June 2004 Internal Structural Exam · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2110407

9 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1962524

28 November 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1955751

7 August 2003 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1868274

6 February 2003 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1740767

12 August 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1660311

25 April 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1609343

12 June 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1422077

11 January 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 119189

11 January 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 231220

10 August 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 823707

22 June 1999 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1080741

Deficiency record · 3

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Trunk

Issued 5 December 2008 Resolved

PRIOR TO OPERATING THE CARGO BOOM, MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE DAMAGED DIESEL CARGO LINE.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 January 2009
Resolved 11 December 2008
Resolution: Witness satisfactory repair, load test, hydrostatic test of the cargo boom. Load test to 2500lbs of static weight. Hydro test 150psi. Cleared CG 835.

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 5 February 2003 Resolved

Vessel received puncture damaged resulting in water in the stern box. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Hull Plating

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 February 2003
Resolved 6 February 2003
Resolution: Conducted repair check and air test No. 3 STBD 3/8" X 18" X 18", and aft Port stern lower corner; 3/8" X 24" X 36", all sat.

Documentation

Issued 22 June 1999 Resolved

Vessel has not yet been added to company "fleet" vessel response plan. Entry request currently under review w/ G-MOR-2. Vsl must provide evidence of G-MOR-2 acceptance of vessel into "fleet" vessel response plan. Vessel may carry oil products in the interim.

Condition: Unknown
Due 9 July 1999
Resolved 12 July 1999

Casualty record · 2

12 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2332355

29 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4832384

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.