SP231

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

SP231 is a 1983 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 86 inspections since 1984, most recently in January 2024, along with 13 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2005.

Records from 1984 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 18 January 2024.

Built: 1983
Last inspected: 18 January 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 86
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2005
Inspected with: 34 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 18 January 2024

Recorded inspections86

…physical examinations52

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded26

Deficiencies 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 36 calendar years (1984–2024)

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

655930

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55192

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-55192

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)200.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 886 / net 886

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT INC · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1983

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portDONALDSONVILLE, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 21 April 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it886 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
886 - 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 · 34

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 · 86

18 January 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7851280

3 August 2018 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6499849

21 June 2018 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6441955

16 November 2017 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6308087

18 July 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6234979

22 July 2016 Examination of Repairs · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5952716

2 March 2016 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5825353

8 February 2016 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5816057

22 July 2015 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5817799

8 August 2014 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4953421

8 November 2013 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4749564

10 September 2013 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4704374

19 July 2012 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4383757

9 July 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4381601

11 June 2012 Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4340988

3 November 2011 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4181644

2 November 2011 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4181662

22 July 2011 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4090333

17 May 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3740618

9 September 2009 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3590747

24 August 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3575549

24 August 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3582097

26 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3486506

16 June 2008 Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Hull Examination · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3238585

2 May 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3197521

19 July 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2999480

4 May 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2639305

14 June 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2392793

2 May 2005 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2347230

7 March 2005 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2304854

23 February 2005 MTSA Verification · Permit to Proceed · Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2297557

23 June 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2108169

27 February 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2014444

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1983480

5 May 2003 Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1784555

11 March 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1492777

10 May 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1468649

15 September 2000 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1054210

23 June 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 821695

9 July 1999 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 807831

12 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 469303

5 May 1998 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1423023

27 April 1998 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 789930

30 May 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1433205

7 February 1997 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1104246

2 July 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1448783

17 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 436351

19 September 1995 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 873484

30 June 1995 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1425616

4 October 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 531223

14 June 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1356691

28 April 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 484464

7 December 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 495738

1 July 1993 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1385101

14 July 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 953493

11 June 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 958794

11 June 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 959098

4 November 1991 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 934430

12 September 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 485180

12 September 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1311009

3 September 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 437463

2 July 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1246786

7 November 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 455270

13 July 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 925953

6 April 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 520912

20 March 1990 Administrative

Administrative · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1242539

8 March 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1212405

22 August 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 465925

22 August 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 474583

22 August 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 484902

7 August 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1209289

21 December 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 487907

18 August 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1037430

3 December 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 460106

20 November 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1004684

2 June 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 505221

2 June 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1335800

2 October 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1010901

20 August 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 987335

17 April 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 528274

25 October 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 992076

25 June 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 982991

24 April 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CINCINNATI · Activity 437794

9 January 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CINCINNATI · Activity 504869

16 October 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1283527

31 July 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 491469

Deficiency record · 13

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 8 February 2016 Resolved

TBSIP verification personel discoved a 2" by 1/8" weld fracture in the stbd stern corner (orange peel). Temp repairs made as per CAP/TAP.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 March 2016
Resolved 25 February 2016
Resolution: witnessed proper repairs.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 27 July 2012 Resolved

During examination of repairs Marine Inspector's noticed numerous broken welds in way of the corner shelf brackets and vertical cords in the bow and stern boxes. Issued CG 835 to gouge and weld all broken welds prior to loading of cargo.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 30 July 2012

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 9 July 2012 Resolved

1/8" x 3/4" hole stbd side at 1 foot draft in bow void.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 August 2012
Resolved 27 July 2012

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 2 November 2011 Resolved

"D8 TBSIP SELF-REPORTED DEFICIENCY" Strbd bow has an 1/2" hole at 0' draft 3' forward of cargo tank.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 December 2011
Resolved 3 November 2011
Resolution: C/R 4'' x 6'' bilge knuckle on strbd side. Air and soap test sat.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 9 September 2009 Resolved

Company TBSIP examiner reported a pin hole in the starboard stern corner at the 2ft draft. Temp repaired with shingles and eppoxy. Vessel to transit to Paducah for repairs.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 10 September 2009
Resolution: Vessel D/D at walker boat yard, fracture drill stoped, welded and air/soap tested all sat.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 23 February 2005 Resolved

Properly repair 1" crack in vessel's stbd aft corner.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 7 March 2005
Resolution: Repair involved gauging and welding a two fractures located approximately 10 inches up from the bottom of corner on the side shell port and starb. to a final length of 8 inches. Air test and visual inspection of repairs revealed no deficiencies.

Construction/Loadline

Issued 7 February 1997 Resolved

8" X 3" HOLE IN WAY OF #4 STARBOARD WING VOID HULL PLATE AT THE 6' DRAFT MARK.

Condition: Unknown
Due 10 February 1997
Resolved 10 February 1997

Deck/Cargo

Issued 30 June 1995 Resolved

Make cargo tank pressure/vacuum valves and ullage flame screens available for inspection prior to next loading.

Condition: Unknown
Due 30 June 1995
Resolved 30 June 1995

Fire Fighting

Issued 12 September 1991 Resolved

SERVICE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (46CFR 35.35-1(c)).

Condition: Unknown
Due 12 September 1991
Resolved 12 September 1991

Deck/Cargo

Issued 12 September 1991 Resolved

RENEW CARGO TRANSFER PRESSURE GAUGE (46CFR 32.50-5).

Condition: Unknown
Due 12 September 1991
Resolved 12 September 1991

Deck/Cargo

Issued 8 March 1990 Resolved

PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM DOES NOT CONTAIN MATERIALS WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE TO AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE (SEE COMDT LTR 17611 MVI NO. 01-89 DATED 17 FEB 1989). COPY PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 March 1990
Resolved 8 March 1990

Construction/Loadline

Issued 2 June 1987 Resolved

PROVIDE AND PROPERLY MOUNT A PROPER WARNING SIGN ON BOARD THE BARGE, THIS ITEM IS TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO LOADING THE NEXT VESSEL CARGO BUT NOT LATER THAN 02 JULY 1987.

Condition: Unknown
Due 2 June 1987
Resolved 2 June 1987

Construction/Loadline

Issued 2 June 1987 Resolved

PROVIDE AND PROPERLY MOUNT A RED WARNING FLAG ON BOARD THE VESSEL, THIS ITEM IS TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO LOADING THE NEXT VESSEL CARGO AND NOT LATER THAN 02 JULY 1987.

Condition: Unknown
Due 2 June 1987
Resolved 2 June 1987

Casualty record · 1

14 June 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2392793

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

CHEM 231 (2005). 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.