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CHEM 139

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 139 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 139 is a 1980 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 62 inspections since 1982, most recently in May 2009, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.

Records from 1982 to 2009. Most recent: inspection, 19 May 2009.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 19 May 2009
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 62
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2006
Inspected with: 16 other vessels

Identity

618139

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51399

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-51399

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations31

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded25

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1982–2009)

The 62 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 17 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

Builderbuilder not recorded · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portLOUISVILLE, KY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 14 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 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 · 16

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.

Inspection history · 62

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478857

10 March 2009 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3431141

27 October 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3350659

20 August 2008 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3304209

6 March 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3159573

17 October 2007 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3077105

22 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2764858

1 August 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2732745

8 September 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2486127

20 October 2004 MTSA Verification · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2201973

14 January 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1984240

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985186

10 March 2003 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1755238

6 February 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1740624

7 February 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1484946

24 January 2001 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1057113

22 January 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 825137

19 January 2001 Administrative

Administrative · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1057136

24 February 2000 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 815815

26 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 458241

14 December 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1400891

11 December 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1115820

16 October 1997 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1437310

10 January 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1098405

26 June 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1453252

13 June 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 163405

19 March 1996 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1081522

18 March 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1357512

6 March 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 518664

23 February 1995 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1457246

17 August 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 519529

28 July 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1423980

29 December 1993 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 850703

20 September 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1436802

25 November 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 827815

27 October 1992 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 960488

27 October 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 960490

8 April 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 481285

21 November 1991 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 938114

12 August 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 449474

17 May 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 536848

20 November 1990 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1238191

28 September 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 501971

4 December 1989 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1223773

20 November 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 495231

8 August 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 503525

22 February 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1045401

1 March 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 460553

1 February 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1025957

11 September 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1008679

30 July 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 514266

30 July 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1333867

22 May 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 537105

26 January 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1316287

30 July 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 455477

3 April 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1001479

20 February 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 989018

13 February 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 979216

7 January 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NASHVILLE · Activity 494872

17 February 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 972276

17 February 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1279774

13 February 1982 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 966450

Deficiency record · 5

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Overfill Devices

Issued 8 September 2005 Resolved

Install satisfactory overfill devices prior to departing Channel-Lynchburg shipyard.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 9 September 2005

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Liquid Level Gaging

Issued 8 September 2005 Resolved

Install closed gauging devices prior to departure from Channel-Lynchburg shipyard.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 9 September 2005

Construction/Loadline › Markings

Issued 10 March 2003 Resolved

Vessel no longer maintains a valid loadline certificate. Remove loadline marking from port & stbd sides of hull. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Load Line Assigning Authority Mark

Due 10 March 2003
Resolved 10 March 2003

Construction/Loadline

Issued 22 January 2001 Resolved

Investigate cause of flooding in bow rake and #1 void. Effect proper repairs to eliminate flooding to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Inspector prior to loading cargo, but no later than 22FEB01.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 January 2001
Resolved 22 January 2001

Deck/Cargo

Issued 30 July 1987 Resolved

REPAIR #1 CARGO DISCHARGE VALVE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 30 July 1987
Resolved 30 July 1987

Casualty record · 1

22 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2764858

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.