KIRBY 20004

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

KIRBY 20004 is a 1981 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 85 inspections since 1981, most recently in October 2018, along with 12 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2013.

Records from 1981 to 2018. Most recent: inspection, 30 October 2018.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 30 October 2018
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 85
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2004–2013
Inspected with: 15 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 8 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 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 30 October 2018

Recorded inspections85

…physical examinations54

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded28

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 36 calendar years (1981–2018)

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

635252

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52458

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-52458

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)294.6 ft × 53.6 ft × 10.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,811 / net 1,811

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderNEWPARK SHIPBUILDING · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 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 it1811 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1811 - 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 · 15

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 · 85

30 October 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6571080

21 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6419598

13 November 2017 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6321538

4 April 2017 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6117572

20 October 2016 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6022673

20 October 2016 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6031896

30 September 2016 MTSA Verification · Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6015183

11 April 2016 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5851975

14 March 2016 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5833088

30 January 2016 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5807312

21 December 2015 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5785798

17 August 2015 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5218923

13 June 2014 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4941652

9 July 2013 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4650341

6 April 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4280719

18 March 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4331771

12 July 2010 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3793370

19 April 2010 Examination of Repairs · Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3717118

4 June 2009 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3494877

16 April 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3453691

17 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3240276

8 April 2008 Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3179676

4 December 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3127313

12 November 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3104329

16 February 2007 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2873174

26 December 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2859701

24 October 2006 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2806999

30 September 2006 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2790604

30 September 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2793784

26 September 2006 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2787276

12 September 2006 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2776334

2 February 2006 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2577852

7 June 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2383660

7 March 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2319411

3 December 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2272319

27 May 2004 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2080075

26 April 2004 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2052950

6 April 2004 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2023337

28 February 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2112060

10 February 2004 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2027402

24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1995660

3 April 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1798966

18 February 2003 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1746047

13 February 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1486268

27 June 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1073011

28 May 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 21783

5 March 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1060677

19 August 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 97298

9 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 56967

5 May 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 818207

15 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 451530

14 February 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 79389

18 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1189816

25 May 1999 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 800984

25 May 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 801838

26 March 1998 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 790023

26 March 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1122276

10 March 1998 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1107900

4 March 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1100945

25 January 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1193183

28 February 1995 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 854818

15 August 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 184614

11 March 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1165535

16 November 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 177916

3 March 1993 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1138251

25 February 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 959852

25 February 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1234671

3 July 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 447738

26 February 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1214382

27 October 1989 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1324933

21 April 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1207100

26 February 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1030299

7 April 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1330702

27 March 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1019603

19 November 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1330992

21 April 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 999293

7 June 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1289116

19 April 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1286301

10 April 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 983274

7 November 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 496299

20 March 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1280246

20 March 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1280259

18 January 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 971490

26 April 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 967124

12 May 1981 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 966556

Deficiency record · 12

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

Issued 4 April 2017 Resolved

Pinhole leak was discovered in the stripping pipe near the pump.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 April 2017
Resolved 4 April 2017

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Stowage › General

Issued 21 December 2015 Resolved

Cargo tank appears to be leaking into No 2 void. Prohibite cargo operstions until detrmination made of the integrity of the cargo system.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 January 2016
Resolved 30 January 2016
Resolution: Conducted inspection of repairs and witnessed air test at 2psi. All Sat.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 30 September 2006 Resolved

Move barge to Southwest Shipyard Houston TX to affect perm repairs.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 October 2006
Resolved 24 October 2006

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 12 September 2006 Resolved

Vessel may transit to and offload cargo of Benzene to a facility in the Port of Houston and return empty to a repair facility in the Port of Houston. Prior to reloading cargo make permanent repairs to the fracture located in the #2 port void Knuckle.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 September 2006
Resolved 24 October 2006
Resolution: 1/2" x 4'' x 21'' transitional knuckle insert IWO port stern. 1/2" x 4'' x 12'' transitional knuckle insert IWO stbd stern.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 27 May 2004 Resolved

Gunwale crushed / fractured in way of #2 stbd wing void.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 27 May 2004
Resolution: 5'' x 20'' x 1/2" insert.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 26 April 2004 Resolved

Port #5 wing void gunwale crushed / fractured. Numerous fractures throughout vessel.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 April 2004
Resolution: 4'' x 15" x 1/2" gunwale insert and numerous fracture re-welds.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 6 April 2004 Resolved

Stbd stern transition knuckle crushed / fractured.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 April 2004
Resolution: 10'' x 3''6" x 3/4" insert.

Deck/Cargo

Issued 25 February 1991 Resolved

PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF THE CARGO PUMP EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

Condition: Unknown
Due 25 February 1991
Resolved 25 February 1991

Construction/Loadline

Issued 25 February 1991 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO DAMAGE IN WAY OF THE STARBOARD HEADLOG._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

Condition: Unknown
Due 25 February 1991
Resolved 25 February 1991

Construction/Loadline

Issued 21 April 1986 Resolved

MAINTAIN TEMP REPARIS TO FRACTURES IN DECK KNUCKLE AS FOLLOWS; PORT SIDE 2"IN WAY OF #1 WING VOID 5" FRACTURE IN WAY OF #2 WING VOID 5" FRACTURE IN WAY OF BOW COMP. STBD SIDE 2' AT STERN CORNER PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE SATISFACTION OF A CG INSPECTOR PRIOR TO 21MAY86.

Condition: Unknown
Due 21 April 1986
Resolved 21 April 1986

Construction/Loadline

Issued 21 April 1986 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO STBD SIDE #1 & #2 DECK CLEATS PORT SIDE #3 CLEAT.REPAIRS TO MADE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 21 April 1986
Resolved 21 April 1986

Construction/Loadline

Issued 10 April 1985 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIR TO 3" FRACTURE ON DECK KNUCKLE IN WAY OF NO. 4 PORT WING VOID.

Condition: Unknown
Due 10 April 1985
Resolved 10 April 1985

Casualty record · 5

28 February 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2112060

7 June 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2383660

30 September 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2793784

12 November 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3104329

7 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4567695

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.

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.