EMS 315

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

Built: 2005
Last inspected: 16 May 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 34
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 14 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 16 May 2025

Recorded inspections34

…physical examinations25

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 18 calendar years (2005–2025)

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

1164700

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728493

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-728493

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 2005

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUMA, LA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

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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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 14

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.

RICHARD Towing Vessel · MISLE 952920 · 13 March 2024 · activity 7882457 MATTY T Towing Vessel · MISLE 206628 · 14 January 2014 · activity 4782609 DAN L Towing Vessel · MISLE 1178588 · 14 January 2014 · activity 4782609 KIRBY 29086 Tank Barge · MISLE 1227410 · 14 January 2014 · activity 4782609 EMS 385 Tank Barge · MISLE 1233905 · 14 January 2014 · activity 4782609 EMS 386 Tank Barge · MISLE 1233907 · 14 January 2014 · activity 4782609 QUENTIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 36506 · 5 November 2012 · activity 4479237 SUGARLAND Towing Vessel · MISLE 97165 · 5 November 2012 · activity 4479237 EMS 348 Tank Barge · MISLE 568507 · 5 November 2012 · activity 4479237 APEX 3509 Tank Barge · MISLE 47610 · 14 December 2008 · activity 3379732 JASON BELCHER Towing Vessel · MISLE 72127 · 14 December 2008 · activity 3379732 M/V DIANE DENISE Towing Vessel · MISLE 126171 · 14 December 2008 · activity 3379732 ANDREW CANNAVA Towing Vessel · MISLE 147092 · 14 December 2008 · activity 3379732 LYDIA Towing Vessel · MISLE 417733 · 14 December 2008 · activity 3379732

Inspection history · 34

16 May 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8135296

21 April 2025 Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8117183

13 March 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7882457

27 June 2023 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7725061

15 June 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7716288

11 March 2020 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6924111

20 February 2020 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6912467

11 April 2019 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6660624

29 March 2019 Annual Survey · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6919656

18 March 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6644908

3 April 2018 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6384087

17 February 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6102068

1 March 2016 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5838362

8 May 2015 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5119812

20 March 2015 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5085570

28 July 2014 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5009633

14 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4782609

22 August 2013 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4690029

6 November 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4479653

5 November 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4479237

7 May 2012 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4630221

29 August 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4129844

8 June 2010 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3760879

24 April 2009 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3658881

10 March 2009 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3431201

14 December 2008 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3379728

14 December 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3379732

28 May 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3228758

1 May 2007 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2953583

22 November 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2539198

1 November 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2526588

2 May 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2347372

25 April 2005 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2342121

15 March 2005 Construction Oversight · Deadweight Survey

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2310754

Deficiency record · 4

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Decks - cracking

Issued 15 June 2023 Resolved

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. Vessel reported a pin hole cargo leak on the bow rake adjoining corner of cargo tank 1 STBD. Vessel authorized one-time cargo discharge followed by permanent repairs completed to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector prior to next cargo loading operation.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 30 June 2023
Resolution: Repairs complete

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Overfill Devices

Issued 8 May 2015 Resolved

The light was inop for the stbd. no.3 cargo tank.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 8 May 2015
Resolution: Vessel rep replaced lamp, all sat.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 14 December 2008 Resolved

3" inset on port side headlog. Area is 1' wide x 1' long. Damaged by collision.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 February 2009
Resolved 10 March 2009
Resolution: Witnessed sat air test.

Deck/Cargo › Towing › Tackle

Issued 14 December 2008 Resolved

Weld is cracked on deck fitting on port side of the barge deck.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 February 2009
Resolved 10 March 2009
Resolution: Witnessed sat air test.

Recorded names · 1

CTCO 315 (2008–2012). 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

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