EMS 333

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

EMS 333 is a 1999 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 39 inspections since 1999, most recently in May 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2013.

Records from 1999 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 19 May 2025.

Built: 1999
Last inspected: 19 May 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 39
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2002–2013
Inspected with: 9 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 19 May 2025

Recorded inspections39

…physical examinations28

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded7

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 21 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

1082678

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497217

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-497217

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)297.5 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,619 / net 1,619

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderWEST GULF MARINE INC · GALVESTON · built 1999

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNone

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUMA, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 16 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it1619 - Simplified, Net Ton
1619 - Simplified, Gross 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 · 9

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.

BROOKE Towing Vessel · MISLE 204207 · 7 January 2012 · activity 4221346 VPF 3007 Tank Barge · MISLE 405386 · 7 January 2012 · activity 4221346 EMS 367B Tank Barge · MISLE 922733 · 7 January 2012 · activity 4221346 BROOKE Towing Vessel · MISLE 204207 · 8 October 2011 · activity 4165677 EMS 367B Tank Barge · MISLE 922733 · 8 October 2011 · activity 4165677 NATHAN P Towing Vessel · MISLE 27567 · 11 October 2004 · activity 2277249 VPF 332B Tank Barge · MISLE 426020 · 11 October 2004 · activity 2277249 EMS 334 Tank Barge · MISLE 497218 · 11 October 2004 · activity 2277249 EMS 316 Tank Barge · MISLE 412426 · 2 September 2002 · activity 1671775 EMS 336 Tank Barge · MISLE 497220 · 2 September 2002 · activity 1671775 RYAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 581556 · 2 September 2002 · activity 1671775

Inspection history · 39

19 May 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8129967

8 May 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8131196

19 March 2020 Cargo Tank Internal · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6931094

2 November 2019 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6862239

1 November 2019 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6847292

22 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6638521

10 December 2018 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6597378

12 November 2018 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6591421

15 December 2017 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6323343

23 March 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6134432

20 January 2016 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5820994

3 April 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5095988

16 December 2014 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5040143

28 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4790651

13 August 2013 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4762317

7 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4221346

5 January 2012 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4222315

15 December 2011 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4625318

8 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4165677

17 August 2009 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3568552

18 September 2008 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3563458

7 August 2007 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3132379

24 July 2007 Re-Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3081252

24 July 2006 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2724150

20 May 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2363655

8 March 2005 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2564384

15 February 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2293142

8 December 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2258473

11 October 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2277249

20 August 2004 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2171627

19 August 2004 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2170776

2 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1966159

10 September 2003 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1901861

18 September 2002 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1677469

2 September 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1671775

8 July 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1643088

2 August 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1071001

1 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 446279

27 August 1999 Initial Certification · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1378828

Deficiency record · 5

Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Pump, High Pressure (fuel injection)

Issued 13 August 2013 Resolved

Pump engine fuel line valve had a small leak and needs to be replaced

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 14 August 2013
Resolution: Packing tightened on valve for fuel line and leak was stopped

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 5 January 2012 Resolved

Discovered 5' x 33" x 3.5" inset at the stbd side head log. Must undergo perm. repairs NLT 19 FEB 2012.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 February 2012
Resolved 1 March 2012
Resolution: Witnessed sat air test on repairs.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 5 January 2012 Resolved

Discovered 27' x 6' x 3.5" inset on the #4 starboard void. Must undergo repairs NLT 19 FEB 2012.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 February 2012
Resolved 1 March 2012
Resolution: Witnessed sat air test on repairs.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Crankshaft

Issued 7 August 2007 Resolved

Right angle drive shaft found with leak at upper seal.

Due 10 September 2007
Resolved 10 September 2007
Resolution: Right angle drive repaired.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Bulkhead

Issued 19 August 2004 Resolved

Determine source of heavy hydro carbon presence in the NO3. port wing void prior to cargo operations. Vessel to proceed, empty, to cleaning facility yet to be determined.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 19 August 2004
Resolution: Found correct.

Casualty record · 5

2 September 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1671775

26 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3953028

8 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4165677

7 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4221346

9 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4619957

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

CTCO 333 (2002–2012). 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.