KIRBY 21903

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

KIRBY 21903 is a 1981 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 76 inspections since 1983, most recently in September 2012, along with 13 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 5 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2012.

Records from 1983 to 2012. Most recent: inspection, 10 September 2012.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 10 September 2012
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 76
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2004–2012
Inspected with: 9 other vessels

Identity

629957

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52440

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-52440

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations51

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded18

Years with a record 27 calendar years (1983–2012)

The 76 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 14 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

Tonnage as PSIX records it1680 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1680 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

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 · 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.

KIRBY 21301 Tank Barge · MISLE 52492 · 10 September 2012 · activity 4437142 RIVER DOCKS III Towing Vessel · MISLE 194323 · 10 September 2012 · activity 4437142 KELSEY ROSE Towing Vessel · MISLE 98144 · 31 August 2006 · activity 2787068 RUSSELL MARINE I Towing Vessel · MISLE 205062 · 15 March 2006 · activity 2610971 M/V TOMMY E Towing Vessel · MISLE 164514 · 29 July 2005 · activity 2443998 JOSEPH M ELLIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 133288 · 13 December 2004 · activity 2268066 FRIGG Towing Vessel · MISLE 135392 · 3 March 1999 · activity 68122 WEB 207 Tank Barge · MISLE 364816 · 3 March 1999 · activity 68122 CAROL M. OTT Towing Vessel · MISLE 481752 · 3 March 1999 · activity 68122

Inspection history · 76

10 September 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4437142

9 December 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3377117

3 April 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3177023

23 March 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3170032

27 February 2008 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3154467

1 February 2008 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3140210

28 January 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3137454

17 December 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3116936

26 November 2007 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3104268

14 November 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3098276

3 November 2007 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3092722

1 October 2007 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3070491

25 September 2007 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3065707

28 June 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3005805

17 January 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2857055

1 January 2007 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2848970

13 September 2006 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2777332

31 August 2006 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2765252

31 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2787068

31 July 2006 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2731534

31 July 2006 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2770515

27 July 2006 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2726539

15 March 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2610971

22 December 2005 Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2555529

7 October 2005 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2509780

29 July 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2443998

20 June 2005 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2459163

6 April 2005 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2327476

13 December 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2268066

24 August 2004 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2175844

20 August 2004 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2227537

24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1991496

8 October 2003 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1923062

22 August 2003 Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1837961

27 July 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1658848

23 May 2002 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1636984

9 November 2001 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 772628

5 June 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1066356

22 August 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 822266

4 March 1999 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 808797

3 March 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 68122

30 September 1998 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1457602

28 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 447491

3 March 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1120805

28 February 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1100461

28 February 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 885574

12 May 1995 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1181492

12 April 1995 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 848319

25 March 1995 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 833683

7 March 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 861426

21 March 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 855437

26 August 1993 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1133895

17 August 1993 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 843619

24 May 1993 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 844779

12 December 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 20841

6 April 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1258721

20 February 1992 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1261624

7 June 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1003283

12 April 1990 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 909759

12 April 1990 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1234340

8 June 1989 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1197101

29 March 1989 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1352166

27 March 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1044927

9 February 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1023232

9 September 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1310070

6 September 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 528992

13 February 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1009781

14 February 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 987867

1 February 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 498413

5 October 1985 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1293497

20 February 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 980163

16 January 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 300023

18 December 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1284930

31 January 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 971477

24 October 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 967752

18 March 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1272761

Deficiency record · 13

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection

Issued 9 December 2008 No resolution recorded

Vessel surrendered COI

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

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

Issued 23 March 2008 Resolved

The vessel has a weeping cargo leak on the 2” stripping line connected to the #4 starboard cargo tank. The leak is temporarily repaired with a pipe patch.The vessel is allowed to transit from Shell Deer Park to Carpenter's Bayou to transfer a cargo of reformate to the Kirby 22302.The Vessel must then make permanent repairs in the Sector Houston-Galveston OCMI zone prior to further cargo operations

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 March 2008
Resolved 3 April 2008
Resolution: Conducted repair check. Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air test of an 18" x 18" x 3/8" cargo tank insert to #4 stbd cargo tank top.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Piping/Hoses

Issued 28 January 2008 Resolved

Vessel has 2 2 " fractures in vapor line . Vessel to make permanent repairs prior to loading cargo.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 February 2008
Resolved 3 April 2008
Resolution: Conducted repair check. Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air test of an 18" x 18" x 3/8" cargo tank insert to #4 stbd cargo tank top.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 26 November 2007 Resolved

vESSEL REPORTS 2" X 1/8" FRACTURE ON STBD STERN CORNER @9' DRAFT MARK APPROX 1 FT BELOW WATER LINE.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 January 2008
Resolved 17 December 2007
Resolution: Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air tested welds of 6'' x 4'' x 5/8" section of stern stbd corner wrap and a 18" x 18" x 1/2" deck plate insert in way of the stbd stern corner.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 3 November 2007 Resolved

Barge has a 5' x 1' hole in the transition of bow rake in way of ladder.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 November 2007
Resolution: Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air tested welds of 8''x18''x1/2" slope sheet insert in way of the bow rake

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 1 January 2007 Resolved

Vessel may transit from Channel Shipyard to Dear Park and Texas City, TX and offload cargo of xylene and return empty to Channel Shipyard. Prior to reloading cargo make permanent repairs to the small fractures located in the starboard sideshell of the stern rake, located at the 8 and 10 ft drafts.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 January 2007
Resolved 16 January 2007
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory repairs and air test of 4'' x 4'' x 3/8" side shell insert to the stern picture window stbd side.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 31 August 2006 Resolved

Transit to Southwest Shipyard in Houston to make permanent repairs of port stern wrapper. In transit place a stby de-watering pump on stern of barge.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 September 2006
Resolution: Repairs completed.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Stowage › General

Issued 31 August 2006 Resolved

Conduct vapor tightness test of cargo tanks.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 September 2006
Resolved 13 September 2006
Resolution: Item completed.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 27 July 2006 Resolved

1/2" diameter hole located in the #1 starboard void inner-bottom.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 31 July 2006
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory repairs and air test of 2'' x 3'' x 3/8" insert.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 24 August 2004 Resolved

Bottom plate upset / fractured in way of stern box.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 25 August 2004
Resolved 24 August 2004
Resolution: 28" x 4''6" x 1/2" insert.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 8 October 2003 Resolved

Hull Plating - Fractured

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 October 2003
Resolution: 3''x6''x2''x1/2" starboard corner wrapper insert.

Construction/Loadline

Issued 4 March 1999 Resolved

CROP AND RENEW INSET/FRACTURE IN WAY OF PORT TRANSITION KNUCKLE (BOW RAKE) TO THE SATISFACTION OF ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR. BARGE MAY NOT CONDUCT CARGO OPERATIONS UNTIL PERMENANT REPAIRS ARE MADE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1999
Resolved 10 March 1999

Deck/Cargo

Issued 24 May 1993 Resolved

MAKE VAPOR HEADER GAS FREE AND PRESENT TO COAST GUARD INSPECTOR FOR INTERNAL EXAMINATION.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 May 1993
Resolved 24 May 1993

Casualty record · 5

13 December 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2268066

29 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2443998

15 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2610971

31 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at BRAZOS RIVER FLOODGATES (EAST GATE) · activity 2787068

10 September 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 4437142

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.