KIRBY 28600 is a 2005 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 35 inspections since 2005, most recently in December 2025, along with 8 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2017.
Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 2 December 2025.
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.
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
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)300.0 ft × 54.0 ft × 13.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 1,769 / net 1,769
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderWEST GULF MARINE LTD · GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2005
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUNSPECIFIED
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 21 October 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
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 it1769 - Simplified, Gross Ton 1769 - Simplified, 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.
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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.
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.
A large inset and crushed transverse deck stiffener on the gunwale of #10 STBD wing void was identified as reducing the structural integrity of the barge.
Crop and renew damaged section identified to the satisfaction of an attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector prior to loading cargo.46 CFR 32.60-1(a)
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 25 March 2024
Resolution: Verified repairs. All repairs were satisfactory.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 March 2024Resolved
The following locations in the weather are Class I, Division 1 (Zone 1) locations may have only approved intrinsically safe, explosionproof, or purged and pressurized electrical equipment, and through runs of marine shipboard cable if the location is— (1) Within 10 feet (3 m) of: (i) A cargo tank vent outlet; (ii) A cargo tank ullage opening; (iii) A cargo pipe flange; (iv) A cargo valve; (v) A cargo handling room entrance; or (vi) A cargo handling room ventilation opening; or (2) On a tankship and on the open deck over the cargo area and 10 feet (3 m) forward and aft of the cargo area on the open deck and up to 8 feet (2.4 m) above the deck. (3) Within 5 meters (16 ft) of cargo pressure/vacuum valves with an unlimited height; or (4) Within 10 meters (33 ft) of vent outlets for free flow of vapor mixtures and high velocity vent outlets for the passage of large amounts of vapor, air or inert gas mixtures during cargo loading and ballasting or during discharging.
Vessel's high level overfill solar panel including battery installation is within the hazardous location. Panel is located within 33 ft from a high velocity P/V valve and within 10 ft from a cargo tank gauging device opening.
Vessel shall install the high level/overfill panel outside the hazardous location designation to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector prior its COI renewal, which expires on expiring on 29OCT2025. Vessel is only authorized to carry grade E cargoes until such change is made.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 October 2025
Resolved 13 January 2026
Resolution: Vessel's high level overfill solar panel including battery installed has been relocated outside hazard location.
Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Cargo Tank Arrangement/Size
Issued 14 June 2010Resolved
#1 and #2 cargo tank have three visual pinhole links on weld seam, provide repair proposal to local OCMI.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 30 August 2010
Resolution: Observed repair, cleared deficiency.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 14 June 2010Resolved
Vsl is overdue for its Cargo Tank Internal Exams.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 30 August 2010
Resolution: Cleared deficiency.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 4 October 2008Resolved
Inset with puncture on port bow on knuckle 10' X3'. Puncture 4ft above waterline at 7' draft mark.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 November 2008
Resolved 21 October 2008
Resolution: Conducted repair check. Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air test.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 4 October 2008Resolved
Inset 10' X 3 1/2' #3 port bow void on sideshell 4' above waterline.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 November 2008
Resolved 21 October 2008
Resolution: Conducted repair check. Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air test.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell
Issued 4 October 2008Resolved
Inset 6'X3' rear port wing void on sideshell at 4' above waterline.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 November 2008
Resolved 21 October 2008
Resolution: Conducted repair check. Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air test.
27 January 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2863567
4 October 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3340354
10 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4226200
13 July 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6228181
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
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