KIRBY 20701

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

KIRBY 20701 is a 1983 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 102 inspections since 1984, most recently in March 2014, along with 13 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 4 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2012.

Records from 1984 to 2014. Most recent: inspection, 26 March 2014.

Built: 1983
Last inspected: 26 March 2014
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 102
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2002–2012
Inspected with: 13 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 12 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 26 March 2014

Recorded inspections102

…physical examinations53

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded42

Deficiencies 13 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date1

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 30 calendar years (1984–2014)

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

655347

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54857

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-54857

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it1463 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1463 - Simplified, Net Ton

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

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 · 13

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 · 102

26 March 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4881740

24 February 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4813585

16 November 2012 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4485426

29 October 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4474469

24 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4392125

5 June 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4393944

30 May 2012 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4328419

13 July 2011 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4080104

29 December 2010 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3917412

18 March 2010 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3698093

22 February 2010 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3681055

22 February 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3720691

20 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3667396

29 April 2009 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3463711

24 March 2009 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3439235

13 February 2009 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3417263

6 February 2009 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3414599

12 January 2009 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390729

6 January 2009 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3388661

18 September 2008 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3330094

21 August 2008 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3310077

10 July 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3264275

8 April 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3179867

29 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3138182

7 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3125990

4 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3125942

17 December 2007 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3115113

26 October 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3087478

29 March 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2897769

22 March 2007 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2909048

23 October 2006 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2806016

15 March 2006 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2621922

27 May 2005 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2459224

18 April 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2336759

25 January 2005 Spot Check

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2280907

4 May 2004 Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2023504

24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1995759

16 July 2003 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1819549

27 June 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1882729

22 October 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1700889

6 March 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1491514

13 July 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 538969

22 February 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1362005

19 February 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 17285

17 May 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1441670

7 February 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 274579

26 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 453743

17 March 1999 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1369027

1 July 1998 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1128558

21 November 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1372046

25 June 1997 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1113177

19 June 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 488370

19 June 1997 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 776473

29 May 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1109231

26 May 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 93308

15 May 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1105733

4 February 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1390433

19 September 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 118424

14 August 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 488174

14 June 1996 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1191982

15 February 1996 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1189472

10 January 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1192216

7 August 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 499240

7 March 1995 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 859430

12 January 1994 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1161040

18 October 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 124320

17 April 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 437830

26 March 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 832075

5 August 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 524931

10 May 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 46431

28 February 1992 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 962585

28 February 1992 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1261385

25 September 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 522011

6 June 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 486513

23 May 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 460978

2 April 1991 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 917812

2 November 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 527066

4 April 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 438866

6 March 1990 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 899932

13 June 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 894467

18 April 1989 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1341249

13 November 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 502383

1 November 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1201417

21 August 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 514631

26 June 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 462830

22 May 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 482801

16 May 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 505536

16 May 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1350824

2 March 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1338896

4 December 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1308552

28 April 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · COTP NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 446001

24 March 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1024939

6 January 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 501689

12 November 1986 Administrative

Administrative · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1013935

12 November 1986 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1321940

25 July 1986 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1299647

16 July 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NASHVILLE · Activity 473544

27 March 1986 Credit Drydock · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1306408

24 January 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 996753

14 June 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 464191

21 February 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1287209

30 July 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 485680

Deficiency record · 13

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 24 February 2014 No resolution recorded

D8 TBSIP SELF-REPORTED DEFICIENCY. Make permanent repair to FRACTURE BOTTOM PLATE IN WING TANK #2 PORT. LOCATION 15' FROM FWD BHD 18" FROM SIDE SHELL 1/4"X4"

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 April 2014 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 29 October 2012 Resolved

TBSIP self reported def. Make permenant repairs to 1"X 1/2" FRACTURE STBD STERN 10' FWD OF BLKHD ON WALKING DECK.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 December 2012
Resolved 16 November 2012
Resolution: repaired area by gauging and welding affected area.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 6 February 2009 Resolved

Provide gauge readings as per 46 CFR 31.10-21a, due to thin plating IWO #2 wing void.

Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 2009
Resolved 24 March 2009
Resolution: Conducted repair check. Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air test of 4''x4''x1/2" section of bottom plate in way of port bow, 4''x4''x1/2" section of bottom plate in way of #1port wing void, 8''x33''x1/2" section of bottom plate in way of #2 stb

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Cargo Tank Arrangement/Size

Issued 10 July 2008 Resolved

Make permanent repairs to the #4 Port cargo tank due to an over pressurizing incident which occurred on 7-9-08.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 21 August 2008
Resolution: Attended subject barge to examine repairs and witness air test of 17'' X 34'' deck insert on the #3 cargo tank. Repairs and air test - SAT.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 17 December 2007 Resolved

Crop out and renew damaged shell plating in way of bottom knuckle and sideshell on stbd bow rake.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Due 18 December 2007
Resolved 17 December 2007
Resolution: Air test of repair satisfactory.

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 25 January 2005 Resolved

1/25/05 @ 2005 Conducted transfer monitor spot check. Kirby 20701 tankerman did not have continuous two-way voice communication with the PIC of Stan Trans.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 25 January 2005
Resolved 25 January 2005
Resolution: A radio was provided to the tankerman.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment

Issued 6 March 2002 Resolved

Prior to loading cargo indicate 98.5% cargo tank level on each rising stick. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Overfill Devices

Condition: Improper Installation
Due 6 April 2002
Resolved 7 March 2002
Resolution: Cleared under this case.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment

Issued 6 March 2002 Resolved

Prior to loading cargo clean all excess oil on barge surface to the satisfaction of marine inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 6 April 2002
Resolved 7 March 2002

Lifesaving

Issued 7 February 2000 Resolved

HOSES NOT MARKED WITH OIL SERVICE/MAWP. VIOLATES 33 c.f.r 156.120(j).

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 March 2001
Resolved 1 March 2001

Deck/Cargo

Issued 17 March 1999 Resolved

PROVIDE HIGH LEVEL INDICATING DEVICES (RISING STICK INDICATORS) THAT COMPLYWITH 46 CFR 39.20.3(B)

Condition: Unknown
Due 17 April 1999
Resolved 29 March 1999

Deck/Cargo

Issued 19 June 1997 Resolved

REPAIR/REPLACE CIRCULATING PUMP FOR HEATING OIL PRIOR TO UPCOMING ON LOADING.

Condition: Unknown
Due 19 June 1997
Resolved 19 June 1997

Deck/Cargo

Issued 16 May 1988 Resolved

PRESENT THE VESSEL FOR INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF ALL CARGO TANKS THAT HAVE INTERNAL FRAMING.

Condition: Unknown
Due 16 May 1988
Resolved 16 May 1988

Construction/Loadline

Issued 25 July 1986 Resolved

STERN STARBOARD TIMBERHEAD BROKEN. MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE SATIS- FACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 25 July 1986
Resolved 25 July 1986

Casualty record · 4

22 October 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1700889

29 March 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2897769

24 February 2011Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3955678

24 July 2012Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4392125

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.