KIRBY 27725

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

KIRBY 27725 is a 2005 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 2005, most recently in February 2026, along with 5 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded — and 4 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2026.

Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 February 2026.

Built: 2005
Last inspected: 12 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 31
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2008–2026
Inspected with: 9 other vessels

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 12 February 2026

Recorded inspections31

…physical examinations20

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded10

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 18 calendar years (2005–2026)

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

1166475

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734140

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-734140

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)300.0 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,632 / net 1,632

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderTRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS INC · ASHLAND CITY, TN, UNITED STATES · built 2005

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it1632 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1632 - Simplified, Net Ton
5459 - Displacement, 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 · 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.

KIRBY 27751 Tank Barge · MISLE 936554 · 12 February 2026 · activity 8312556 LAKE BORGNE Towing Vessel · MISLE 1219287 · 12 February 2026 · activity 8312556 RON MOOK Towing Vessel · MISLE 93223 · 7 December 2014 · activity 5045792 KIRBY 27753 Tank Barge · MISLE 936556 · 7 December 2014 · activity 5045792 LUCILLE BROOKS Towing Vessel · MISLE 206814 · 26 November 2012 · activity 4490329 KIRBY 27721 Tank Barge · MISLE 713863 · 26 November 2012 · activity 4490329 CAPT JEFF IRBY Towing Vessel · MISLE 122847 · 28 March 2010 · activity 3711419 DUPLICATE OF JOHN T. STELLMAN (542081) Towing Vessel · MISLE 697220 · 22 June 2008 · activity 3248683 KIRBY 27724 Tank Barge · MISLE 734139 · 22 June 2008 · activity 3248683

Inspection history · 31

12 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8312556

12 December 2023 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7838696

30 January 2023 Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7629313

22 June 2020 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6983774

23 April 2019 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6761973

4 August 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6542053

24 July 2017 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6218991

1 July 2016 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5935467

1 June 2015 Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5137525

7 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5045792

11 October 2014 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5003856

4 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4979103

9 April 2014 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4934470

2 August 2013 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4675698

26 November 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4490329

11 July 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4463162

16 December 2011 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4209547

16 June 2011 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4135760

24 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3900191

16 July 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3797146

25 May 2010 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3747484

28 March 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3711419

14 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3474921

10 April 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3519325

5 November 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3357953

30 October 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3354272

22 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3248683

24 July 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3027598

16 February 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2610328

28 April 2005 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Initial Certification · Internal Structural Exam · Construction Oversight · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2302158

2 March 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2302107

Deficiency record · 5

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 29 June 2020 No resolution recorded

Thermal Fluid Heater must be tested in presence of marine inspector once vessel comes out of lay up status.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 29 June 2020 No resolution recorded

P/V valaves must be bench tested prior to vessel conducting cargo operations after coming out of Lay-up status.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 22 June 2020 No resolution recorded

Barge owner/operator has requested for the barge to be placed in "Lay Up" status. The barge shall maintain the COI as required under 46 CFR 31.01-1 except for those stated in MSM Vol II, Chapter 3, which included Internal Structure Examination (ISE), Drydock Examination (DDE), and Cargo tank Internal Examination (CTIE). Barge owner/operator has agreed to maintain the COI to include weekly checks by the company. Notify USCG Sector Houston-Galveston if anything changes to this plan. Additional notification is necessary upon desire to remove the barge from "Lay-UP" status to complete all necessary inspections as per COI conditions.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank

Issued 16 December 2011 Resolved

Fuel found to be weeping at port lower side of independent fuel tank.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 December 2011
Resolved 16 December 2011
Resolution: Fuel tank repaired to satisfaction of attending marine inspector. //s// [name withheld]

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 25 May 2010 Resolved

Four welds found broken in stbd #3 wing void.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 June 2010
Resolution: All welds repaired

Casualty record · 4

22 June 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3248683

28 March 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3711419

26 November 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4490329

12 February 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8312556

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.