CHEM 131

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

CHEM 131 is a 1978 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 48 inspections since 1983, most recently in February 2015, along with 4 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2008.

Records from 1983 to 2015. Most recent: inspection, 3 February 2015.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 3 February 2015
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 48
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2008
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 11 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 3 February 2015

Recorded inspections48

…physical examinations37

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded8

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1983–2015)

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Identity

593025

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49670

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-49670

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it835 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
835 - 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.

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Detail on this page

48 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 4 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 vessel inspected with it, by name and date; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; the documentation record, as PSIX holds it. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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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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Inspected as a tow unit · 1

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.

BOB STITH Towing Vessel · MISLE 203319 · 27 August 2008 · activity 3310082

Inspection history · 48

3 February 2015 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5062502

17 January 2014 MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4770403

17 December 2012 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4506902

20 January 2012 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4228562

14 January 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3669506

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478778

8 January 2009 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390744

27 August 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3310082

12 March 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3164666

10 March 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3164334

7 March 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3162038

21 December 2007 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3126147

22 February 2007 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2875734

30 January 2006 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2575734

3 October 2005 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2506872

29 July 2005 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2444194

4 March 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2303249

3 February 2005 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2286168

1 September 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2184590

15 July 2004 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2134436

28 January 2004 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1993840

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985159

3 April 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1766952

24 January 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1481063

2 February 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1384673

6 December 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1418639

2 February 1999 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 789878

5 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 539393

28 November 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1111438

7 February 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1354093

8 December 1995 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1409411

30 December 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1407417

13 January 1994 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1442091

22 March 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 444861

16 November 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1137838

5 December 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1254687

10 December 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 927132

11 December 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 905604

27 January 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 455988

23 January 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 487205

12 January 1989 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1203276

26 January 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1324732

12 March 1987 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1323390

10 June 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1299932

12 November 1985 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1302089

6 June 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 502575

6 August 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1280754

7 October 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1273351

Deficiency record · 4

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 21 December 2007 No resolution recorded

A 1/2" fracture was discovered in the floor in the 3rd bay of the #4 port wing tank. Temporary repairs were made using shingles and a cement block. Barge will be on a PTP to Calumet Sag Channel to return to Houston for permantent repair.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolution: Attended subject barge to view repairs and clear a PTP. Damage: 5'' X 2'' bottom insert in the #4 port wing tank.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Stowage › General

Issued 29 July 2005 Resolved

small hairline fracture in weld seam at the corner of a insert containing the stick stub outs in the number one cargo tank. Temporary repairs where carried out using propoxy20. . Vessel was authorized to transit to Ohio River mile 758.5, Owensboro KY to discharge present cargo.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 October 2005
Resolution: Fracture in number one cargo tank repaired, examined and air tested, all sat.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 3 February 2005 Resolved

Properly repair hole in bottom plating of #5S void.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 February 2005
Resolution: Area replaced and air tested.

Deck/Cargo

Issued 16 November 1992 Resolved

VESSEL MUST INSTALL RESTRICTED GAUGING PRIOR TO CARRYING CARGOS THAT REQUIRE RESTRICTED GAUGING IAW 46 CFR 151.05._x001C_

Condition: Unknown
Due 18 December 1992
Resolved 18 December 1992

Casualty record · 1

27 August 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3310082

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

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