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CHEM 137

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 137 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 137 is a 1980 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 55 inspections since 1981, most recently in June 2017, along with 3 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2017.

Records from 1981 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 1 June 2017.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 1 June 2017
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 55
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2017
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

Identity

616491

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50526

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-50526

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations35

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded17

Years with a record 30 calendar years (1981–2017)

The 55 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 14.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 835 / net 835

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT, INCORPORATED · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portLOUISVILLE, KY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itTank Barge

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

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

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

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.

SONNIE D Towing Vessel · MISLE 88851 · 1 June 2017 · activity 6169414

Inspection history · 55

1 June 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6169414

27 August 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4423404

3 April 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4288439

25 May 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3747057

22 March 2010 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3701765

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478848

6 May 2009 Annual Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3468661

29 May 2008 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3308664

23 August 2007 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3047396

10 May 2007 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3053224

13 December 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2550481

2 March 2005 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2302138

22 February 2005 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2296691

5 February 2004 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1999602

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985179

20 October 2003 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1928131

28 February 2003 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1749287

11 April 2002 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1603608

9 February 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1373371

22 February 2000 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 813781

9 July 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1433513

28 July 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1131365

2 March 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 217312

12 August 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1121933

16 September 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1388124

28 May 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 520621

15 May 1996 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1083222

5 October 1995 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1430089

21 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 500417

6 September 1994 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 864628

2 August 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1403811

12 April 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 484203

23 July 1993 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1154471

27 August 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 955270

10 September 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1244994

24 September 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 512830

18 September 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1236389

7 March 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 454797

29 November 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 512068

15 September 1989 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1194492

19 April 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 477135

25 October 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 890035

14 September 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 522714

6 April 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 475908

3 March 1988 MARPOL Annex II Examination

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1335128

6 November 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1329071

26 March 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NASHVILLE · Activity 471511

2 March 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NASHVILLE · Activity 464559

3 February 1987 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1003636

26 January 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1009193

18 August 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 467906

18 December 1985 Credit Drydock · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1301450

16 October 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 975415

15 December 1982 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 967583

8 December 1981 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1278160

Deficiency record · 3

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 22 March 2010 Resolved

Vessel required to provide a professional engineer's analysis report of minimum longitudinal strength and plating thickness requirements for unclassed tank vessel that carry certain oil cargoes. 46CFR31.10-21a

Due 24 April 2010
Resolved 25 May 2010
Resolution: Report satisfactory.

Deck/Cargo

Issued 2 August 1994 Resolved

The cargo line was pitted by corrision from a steam heater that was once mounted there and allowed water to collect._x001C_

Condition: Unknown
Due 2 August 1994
Resolved 2 August 1994

Deck/Cargo

Issued 26 January 1987 Resolved

PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ANNUAL CARGO PIPING TEST.

Condition: Unknown
Due 26 January 1987
Resolved 26 January 1987

Casualty record · 1

1 June 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6169414

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.