MRL 73

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1980s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

MRL 73 is a 1981 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 81 inspections since 1982, most recently in October 2025, along with 21 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 1 casualty investigation in 2010.

Records from 1982 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 27 October 2025.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 27 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 81
Deficiencies: 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2010
Inspected with: 5 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 27 October 2025

Recorded inspections81

…physical examinations50

…administrative events13

…with no type recorded18

Deficiencies 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 41 calendar years (1982–2025)

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

631400

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52179

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-52179

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 808 / net 808

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderPLATZER SHIPYARD INC · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portJACKSONVILLE, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 24 June 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it808 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
808 - 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 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 · 5

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.

DAVID C DEVALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 157524 · 9 June 2010 · activity 3761883 EIDC 63 Tank Barge · MISLE 48173 · 30 November 1993 · activity 82998 DCBL 66 Tank Barge · MISLE 48176 · 30 November 1993 · activity 82998 JOEY DEVALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 164577 · 30 November 1993 · activity 82998 ROARING POINT Towing Vessel · MISLE 199852 · 30 November 1993 · activity 82998

Inspection history · 81

27 October 2025 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8259229

11 March 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8091900

5 March 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7874375

18 October 2023 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7810533

2 March 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7644517

6 April 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7425924

20 January 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7127588

29 October 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7077633

25 February 2020 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6915442

19 March 2019 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6644531

26 October 2018 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6568761

21 February 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6358675

3 March 2017 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6097976

4 February 2016 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5804465

1 October 2015 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5733360

3 March 2015 DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · MARPOL Annex I Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5077743

21 May 2014 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4871178

25 April 2014 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4840157

21 April 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4840174

9 April 2012 Plan Review (Other than "T")

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4342913

22 February 2012 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4248393

25 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4126520

14 June 2010 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3766435

9 June 2010 Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3761874

9 June 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3761883

27 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3673667

18 September 2009 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3597751

3 November 2008 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3356381

30 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3253304

19 November 2007 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3101085

17 October 2007 Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3081658

9 October 2006 Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2796757

18 October 2005 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2516640

13 October 2004 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2219857

26 July 2004 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2145421

22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1981708

18 November 2003 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1949871

22 October 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1932794

22 January 2003 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1734048

6 November 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1701158

27 March 2002 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1496056

5 October 2001 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1362475

26 October 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1472830

17 October 2000 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 823892

12 November 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 810718

26 October 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1453525

2 December 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 777393

20 November 1996 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 872772

23 February 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 885322

6 December 1995 Re-Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1455307

21 November 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1434185

22 January 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 493265

23 December 1993 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 850276

30 November 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 82998

17 November 1993 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 838553

20 January 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 830299

16 December 1992 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 961971

8 December 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 826328

31 March 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 954102

14 March 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1268227

9 March 1992 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1261386

11 December 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 911745

11 December 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 931332

10 May 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1342843

16 March 1989 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 894116

9 March 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 481124

10 February 1989 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1034308

9 February 1989 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1343196

14 December 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1032427

16 September 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 325772

30 August 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 534149

16 February 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 539591

20 January 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1012663

9 March 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 482386

20 January 1987 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1313126

10 January 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1302574

22 January 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 976414

25 September 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 974486

24 January 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 972411

10 January 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1279558

28 October 1982 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 968124

Deficiency record · 21

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 2 March 2023 Resolved

Any tank vessel which is equipped with an internal combustion engine driven cargo pump on the weather deck shall be provided with a minimum of one remote manual shutdown station, conspicuously marked, and located at the midpoint of such vessel, or 100 feet from the engine, whichever is the more practical. The remote quick acting manual shutdown shall be installed on the engine so as to provide a quick and effective means of stopping the engine (such as by cutting off the intake air). Remote shut down failed to shutdown starboard engine. Vessel may not conduct cargo discharge operations until rectified.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 7 March 2024

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo operation

Issued 19 March 2019 Resolved

Discharge piping of all tank vessels shall be tested at least once a year. Vessel cargo hose and hard pipe was last inspected 22Feb2018.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 20 March 2019
Resolution: Hydro Complete

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 30 October 2018 Resolved

Forward rake: stbd side shell #1 longitudinal has a cracked weld, as marked. Complete by next drydock.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 2 April 2019
Resolution: repaired

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 30 October 2018 Resolved

#1 void: There is substantial scale build up on the bottom plate. Remove scale build up prior to next internal structural exam.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 2 April 2019
Resolution: repaired

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 30 October 2018 Resolved

#3 void: stbd side shell, #1 longitudinal has a cracked weld, as marked. Complete during next drydock.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 2 April 2019
Resolution: repaired

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 26 October 2018 Resolved

#2 void: Port side, aft frame, second longitudinal (below the waterline), on the side shell, a sharp inset (as marked). Crop & renew at next dry dock.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 2 April 2019
Resolution: repaired

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Piping

Issued 21 February 2018 Resolved

Above-deck cargo pipe and hose was last hydrostatically tested on 01/31/2017. Perform annual hydro test prior to conducting cargo operations.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 23 March 2018
Resolved 27 February 2018
Resolution: Cleared

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Piping

Issued 21 February 2018 Resolved

Cargo pipe pressure gauges have not been calibrated within the past year. Calibrate gauges prior to conducting cargo operations.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 23 March 2018
Resolved 27 February 2018
Resolution: Cleared

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Service

Issued 3 March 2017 Resolved

Fire extinguishers need annual service (expired Feb 2017/ one needs hydro test as well).

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 March 2017
Resolved 22 March 2017
Resolution: Def check conducted onboard by MI.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Vessel Vapor Overpressure/Vacuum Protection

Issued 3 March 2017 Resolved

Bench test safety relief valves on vapor lines and on cargo lines at pumps.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 April 2017
Resolved 11 April 2017
Resolution: Received e-mail with test reports and pictures of SRV installation.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Means of Removal from within Coaming

Issued 3 March 2017 Resolved

Provide means to remove cargo spills from deck coaming.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 March 2017
Resolved 22 March 2017
Resolution: Def check conducted by attending MI.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Liquid Overfill Protection

Issued 4 February 2016 Resolved

Proper operation of tank barge liquid overfill protection (overfill alarms/shutdown).

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 March 2017
Resolution: Tested satisfactory during annual inspection.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Marine Type Label

Issued 22 February 2012 Resolved

Provide vessel with two USCG approved marine type B-II fire extinguishers

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 February 2012

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Pressure/Vacuum Relief Valve

Issued 22 February 2012 Resolved

Provide documentation that the cargo pump relief valve function satisfactorily at the pressure at which it is set to open.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 February 2012
Resolution: Received documentation from vessel representative

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Piping

Issued 22 February 2012 Resolved

Provide documentation of required annual cargo piping hydro test

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 February 2012
Resolution: Received documentation from vessel representative

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Cargo Manifold

Issued 22 February 2012 Resolved

Provide documentation that the cargo pump pressure gage has been annually for accuracy.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 February 2012
Resolution: Received documentation from vessel representative

Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Transfer Procedures

Issued 14 June 2010 Resolved

Transfer procedures did not match piping diagram. Transfer procedures made available were for another barge.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 June 2010
Resolved 8 February 2011
Resolution: Correct transfer procedures were included in vessel documents to match tank barge''s piping diagram.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 9 June 2010 Resolved

Barge has sustained a 7ft long by 2in wide tear in the bottom plating port side rake, 6in interior of knuckle and 2ft from unloaded waterline.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 June 2010
Resolution: Cropped and renewed damaged area as original (10''x5'' port side plate and bilge knuckle). Witnessed satisfactory air test.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks

Issued 22 October 2003 Resolved

Install full depth closed gauging in accordance with 46 CFR 39.20-3. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Liquid Level Gaging

Due 21 December 2003
Resolved 15 December 2003
Resolution: Witnessed installation of new gauging system and cleared CG-835.

Deck/Cargo

Issued 8 December 1992 Resolved

MAKE VAPOR RECOVERY PIPING SYSTEM AVAILABLE FOR QUARTERLY EXAM DUE TO THE CARRIAGE OF POLYMERIZING CARGOES.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 December 1992
Resolved 8 December 1992

Construction/Loadline

Issued 14 December 1988 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE 10" FRACTURE AT THE RUB BAR ON THE STERN VOIDPORT SIDE IN WAY OF THE CORNER WRAPPER. MAINTAIN TEMPORARY REPAIRS UNTIL PERMENANT REPAIRS ARE MADE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 14 December 1988
Resolved 14 December 1988

Casualty record · 1

9 June 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3761883

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

DCBL 73 (2010). 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.