VPF 403 B

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

VPF 403 B is a 1981 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 76 inspections since 1985, most recently in December 2015, along with 17 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2015.

Records from 1985 to 2015. Most recent: inspection, 15 December 2015.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 15 December 2015
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 76
Deficiencies: 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2002–2015
Inspected with: 20 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

631152

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52475

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-52475

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations46

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded23

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1985–2015)

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 11 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)150.0 ft × 54.0 ft × 11.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,149 / net 1,149

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFF BOAT · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portVICKSBURG, MS

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 7 August 2025 · expires 31 August 2026

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 it1149 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1149 - 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 20

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 · 76

15 December 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5782033

10 August 2012 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4407114

22 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4389081

5 April 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4280509

13 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4143784

25 June 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3795587

7 June 2010 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3760028

27 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3487426

3 April 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3445415

1 April 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3444153

28 March 2008 Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3173103

6 February 2008 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3142761

26 March 2007 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2894936

22 September 2006 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2784633

19 August 2006 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2755198

30 May 2006 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2663954

24 April 2006 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2632251

3 February 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2578680

24 March 2005 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2318217

27 January 2005 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2281558

5 October 2004 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2214346

29 May 2004 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2086530

1 May 2004 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2058712

21 January 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1989151

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984321

6 October 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1922020

11 February 2003 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1740827

17 October 2002 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1691242

27 September 2002 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1682048

27 September 2002 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1682223

20 September 2002 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1679590

20 September 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1727636

10 August 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1664250

15 November 2001 Examination of Repairs · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1441930

3 November 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 77893

3 November 2001 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1076394

19 March 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1362057

14 February 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 815928

4 May 1999 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 792821

17 April 1999 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1125905

5 February 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 792950

17 February 1998 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 779808

16 January 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1109406

13 January 1998 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1375222

10 December 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1451122

31 January 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1188133

25 May 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 55041

24 March 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 833359

4 February 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1161997

19 January 1994 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 850418

19 February 1993 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1144899

30 December 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 524399

31 August 1992 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 959517

22 August 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 166808

22 August 1992 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1252416

12 February 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 948358

9 December 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 510762

29 April 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 451742

23 January 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1220647

11 October 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 437700

20 March 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 916789

11 March 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 451729

30 August 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 482431

5 June 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 894207

26 October 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 443776

12 April 1988 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1207314

23 November 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 452773

29 September 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1318636

3 February 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1007806

24 October 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 439892

22 January 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1307508

13 January 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 486413

30 July 1985 Credit Drydock

Administrative · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1289950

6 June 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 981960

9 April 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 982801

4 March 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1288775

Deficiency record · 17

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 6 February 2008 Resolved

2ft crack in weld, one located on the bow and other located on the stern, both on the starboard side. approx 1 foot down from the deck for both.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 4 June 2008
Resolution: Crack in welds were gouged and rewelded and an air test was performed to 1.5 psi, all sat.

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

Issued 6 February 2008 Resolved

Emergency Shut down cable was in op. It appeard that the emergency cable had been damaged or cut and was missing about 4 feet.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 4 June 2008
Resolution: Emergency shut down cable was intact and functioned properly during testing.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 22 April 2006 Resolved

Properly repair fracture in #1 Stbd wing void to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 30 May 2006
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory repair to 18" x 24" bottom plate insert.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 5 October 2004 Resolved

Vessel was found to have a pin leak between 9 &10-foot draft marks. Temporary repair installed. Vessel was authorized to transit to Ohio River mile 465.70 to discharge present load of cargo and return in an unload condition to facilitate permanent repairs. Inspection of all other wing voids and bow where found to be clean and dry. GS

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 1 November 2004
Resolution: Satisfactory repairs witnessed on or about 01Nov04 at Channel-Lynchburg shipyard.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Stowage

Issued 1 May 2004 Resolved

Provide Lightering Plan and Repair Proposal to Coast Guard for approval. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Cargo Tank plate

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 28 May 2004

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 30 September 2002 Resolved

Issued CG-835: Proceed to Channel Shipyard (houston, TX.). Make permanent repairs to #2 port wing void in way of @ 08' to 10' long by 10" deep inset at deck knuckle, and 6' long by 0 to 6" fracture in side shell plating at about 7' draft Mark. No cargo operations allowed until repairs completed. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Side Shell

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Due 27 October 2002
Resolved 17 October 2002
Resolution: 17''6"x5''x6"x1/2" deck gunwale insert, 24"x13''x3/8" side shell insert

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 20 September 2002 Resolved

14' long by 8 to 10" deep set-in, with a 0 to 6" wide, 6' long fracture in the side shell plating, due to collision, issued CG-835: Proceed to destination to offload barge. When offloaded, no loading until permanent repairs to the damage, set-in in the port #3 wing void. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Side Shell

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 October 2002
Resolved 27 September 2002

Construction/Loadline

Issued 3 November 2001 Resolved

Crop and renew damage to port bow and internal framing to the satisfaction of the cognizant OCMI.

Condition: Unknown
Due 3 November 2001
Resolved 3 November 2001

Construction/Loadline

Issued 17 April 1999 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO PORT FORWARD HULL KNUCKLE PRIOR TO THE CARRIAGE OF CARGO.

Condition: Unknown
Due 17 April 1999
Resolved 17 April 1999

Construction/Loadline

Issued 22 August 1992 Resolved

MAKE PERMENANT REPAIRS TO THE HATCH AND DECK PLATE IN WAY OF THE #3 PORT WING VOID.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 August 1992
Resolved 22 August 1992

Construction/Loadline

Issued 5 June 1989 Resolved

MAINTAIN TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO 3" FRACTURED WELD SEAM WHERE RAISED CARGO TANK MEETS MAIN DECK, 40' AFT OF BOW ON STARBOARD SIDE, UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIRS CAN BE MADE AT NEXT GAS FREEING AND/OR 05 AUGUST 1989.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 June 1989
Resolved 5 June 1989

Deck/Cargo

Issued 3 February 1987 Resolved

CARGO PIPING WAS NOT TESTED AT 1.5 TIMES MAWP AS REQUIRED BY 33CFR 156.170.TEST CARGO PIPING AT 187.5 PSI,AND REPORT THE TEST DATE AND RESULTS TO OCMIPADUCAH, KY.

Condition: Unknown
Due 3 February 1987
Resolved 3 February 1987

Construction/Loadline

Issued 6 June 1985 Resolved

MAKE ALL VOIDS SAFE FOR ENTRY AND INSPECTION BY A COAST GUARD INSPECTOR FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MAKE ALL REPAIRS AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE ATTEND-ING INSPECTOR. THIS REQUIREMENT TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO LOADING OF NEXT CARGO.

Condition: Unknown
Due 6 June 1985
Resolved 6 June 1985

Construction/Loadline

Issued 6 June 1985 Resolved

LOCATE LEAK IN WAY OF NO 2 P/S WING VOID AND MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS IN WAY OF SAME. REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO LOADING NEXT CARGO.

Condition: Unknown
Due 6 June 1985
Resolved 6 June 1985

Construction/Loadline

Issued 4 March 1985 Resolved

REPAINT THE DRAFT MARKS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1985
Resolved 4 March 1985

Construction/Loadline

Issued 4 March 1985 Resolved

REPLACE THE MISSING DOG BOLT ON THE STERN VOID ACCESS HATCH.

Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1985
Resolved 4 March 1985

Deck/Cargo

Issued 4 March 1985 Resolved

HYDROSTATICALLY TEST THE CARGO HOSE AND PIPING IN ACCORDACNE WITH 33 CFR 156.170.

Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1985
Resolved 4 March 1985

Casualty record · 3

10 August 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1664250

22 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4389081

15 December 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5782033

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

HINES 403 B (2002–2012). 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.