EMS 353

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

EMS 353 is a 2005 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 34 inspections since 2005, most recently in December 2025, along with 1 deficiency and 5 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2015.

Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 10 December 2025.

Built: 2005
Last inspected: 10 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 34
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2006–2015
Inspected with: 9 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

1164701

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728494

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-728494

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations26

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded7

Years with a record 17 calendar years (2005–2025)

The 34 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.

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)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

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 19 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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.

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 · 9

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.

KITTY Towing Vessel · MISLE 5480 · 12 November 2015 · activity 5765975 EMS 359 Tank Barge · MISLE 795738 · 12 November 2015 · activity 5765975 KITTY Towing Vessel · MISLE 5480 · 11 January 2014 · activity 4782273 GONSOULIN 507 Tank Barge · MISLE 1000819 · 11 January 2014 · activity 4782273 BEA SONIER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1101909 · 11 January 2014 · activity 4782273 NATHAN P Towing Vessel · MISLE 27567 · 6 March 2008 · activity 3163850 NATHAN P Towing Vessel · MISLE 27567 · 28 December 2007 · activity 3122235 JEAN PIERRE Towing Vessel · MISLE 71545 · 28 December 2007 · activity 3122235 EMS 354 Tank Barge · MISLE 727285 · 28 December 2007 · activity 3122235 REDDING C Towing Vessel · MISLE 450565 · 12 May 2006 · activity 2677706 EMS 337 Tank Barge · MISLE 497221 · 12 May 2006 · activity 2677706

Inspection history · 34

10 December 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8276449

7 November 2025 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8265072

9 December 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7365473

10 November 2020 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7093283

5 November 2020 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7090103

19 October 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7079795

1 September 2020 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7049120

4 December 2018 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6591917

20 July 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6265325

14 July 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5969611

12 November 2015 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5762753

12 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5765975

8 October 2015 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5738430

4 September 2015 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5719900

7 August 2015 Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5207946

31 July 2014 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5009658

11 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4782273

2 October 2013 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4726793

2 July 2012 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4533346

29 June 2012 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4361012

12 July 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4130122

16 August 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3825792

16 July 2010 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3774699

30 July 2009 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3658845

12 June 2008 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3402780

6 March 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3163850

28 December 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3122235

5 July 2007 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2982066

17 January 2007 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2857233

12 May 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2647864

12 May 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2677706

22 November 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2539204

16 May 2005 MTSA Verification · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2359674

18 April 2005 Construction Oversight · Deadweight Survey

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2336404

Deficiency record · 1

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Pump

Issued 12 November 2015 Resolved

Cargo pump PTO bearing failed, creating a fire hazard. Conduct permanent repairs to the cargo pump to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector prior to cargo operations.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 20 November 2015
Resolved 12 November 2015
Resolution: PTO was replaced and satisfactory test of cargo pump was conducted. Def Cleared.

Casualty record · 5

12 May 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2677706

28 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3122235

6 March 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3163850

21 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4580924

12 November 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5765975

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 353 (2006–2013). 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.