EMS 317

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

EMS 317 is a 2004 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 37 inspections since 2004, most recently in January 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2018.

Records from 2004 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 7 January 2025.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 7 January 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 37
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2005–2018
Inspected with: 12 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

1164698

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728491

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-728491

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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections37

…physical examinations26

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded10

Years with a record 19 calendar years (2004–2025)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)297.5 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,619 / net 1,619

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderWEST GULF MARINE INC · GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2004

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUMA, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 16 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it1619 - Simplified, Net Ton
1619 - Simplified, Gross 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 12

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 · 37

7 January 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8049415

5 December 2024 Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8044260

5 July 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7732955

26 March 2020 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6931725

11 March 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6924459

29 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6638679

4 April 2018 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6385094

16 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6360340

24 April 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6155644

15 June 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5960382

17 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5106955

25 March 2015 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5090545

20 February 2015 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5071622

10 February 2015 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5066385

10 November 2014 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5021100

25 October 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5014203

25 October 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5017228

12 May 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4856757

1 May 2014 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4922418

13 April 2012 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4328516

12 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4262444

29 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4248792

7 April 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3711385

1 March 2010 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3687686

10 March 2009 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3563097

29 January 2008 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3138252

12 March 2007 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2886170

24 February 2007 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2877252

12 January 2007 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2854736

22 November 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2829168

15 March 2006 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2603143

22 November 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2539202

6 September 2005 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2565656

29 April 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2347246

6 March 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2305374

4 January 2005 Initial Certification · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2294329

10 August 2004 Construction Oversight

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2238894

Deficiency record · 5

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 5 July 2023 Resolved

All tank vessels, the construction or conversion of which is started on or after July 1, 1951, shall conform to the requirements in this subpart in construction of hulls. The hull and deckhouses shall be of steel or iron construction except that the pilothouse and decks over quarters may be constructed of wood. Scantlings, material, and workmanship, subdivision of cargo spaces, fitting of cofferdams, and testing of tanks shall be at least equivalent to the requirements of the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society. Received report of allision of vessel with Algiers Lock. Provide third party survey report attesting to the suitability of vessel for its intended service.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 5 July 2023
Resolution: Received surveyor report attesting to the suitability of vessel for its intended service.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Piping/Hoses

Issued 4 April 2018 Resolved

During periodic inspection, marine inspectors found that the vapor connection flange face on the starboard side is missing a permanant stud.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 May 2018
Resolved 5 April 2018
Resolution: Vessel rep submitted photos and documentation to the satisfaction of Marine Inspectors indicating appropriate repairs have been made.

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Liquid Level Gaging

Issued 4 April 2018 Resolved

During Periodic inspection, Marine Inspectors found at number two cargo tank sight glass, vessel was not vapor tight. Sight glasses determined to be leaking vapors.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 May 2018
Resolved 5 April 2018
Resolution: Vessel rep submitted photos and documentation to the satisfaction of Marine Inspectors indicating appropriate repairs have been made.

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Stowage › General

Issued 25 October 2014 Resolved

Barge was hit by an empty barge. Barge received a 10'X1' inset with a 3" fracture on the port #1 cargo tank. Barge issued CG835 for one time off load and to proceed directly to the nearest repair facility in the HOUMS AOR for repair.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 November 2014
Resolved 10 November 2014
Resolution: Visually inspected 10'' x 4" cargo tank top repair, including soap bubble tightness test at 2 psi. All Satitifactory, Cleared 835.

Stability › Weathertight Integrity › General

Issued 24 February 2007 Resolved

has a 15 ft clean cut in the deck portside bow void approx one foot from the side. No set-ins on deck or hull plating. Repair prior to reloading cargo.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 24 March 2007
Resolved 24 March 2007
Resolution: Properly repaired at Mississippi Marine.

Casualty record · 3

6 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2305374

22 November 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2829168

16 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6360340

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

CTCO 317 (2005–2006). 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.