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CHEM 296

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 296 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 296 is a 2006 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2006, most recently in July 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.

Records from 2006 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 14 July 2026.

Built: 2006
Last inspected: 14 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 29
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2006
Inspected with: 13 other vessels

Identity

1177647

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791789

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UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-791789

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations21

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 17 calendar years (2006–2026)

The 29 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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)200.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 735 / net 735

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT LLC · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 2006

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 8 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 it735 - Simplified, Gross Ton
735 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspected as a tow unit · 13

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 · 29

14 July 2026 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8438082

12 September 2025 MTSA Verification · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8229560

16 April 2025 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8113111

25 March 2024 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7884405

10 January 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7847729

11 June 2021 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7222119

11 May 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7205360

14 October 2020 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7077209

16 September 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7059022

8 January 2019 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6607215

1 November 2017 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6302247

25 October 2016 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6029082

14 October 2015 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5742541

2 December 2014 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5038015

1 November 2012 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4476513

5 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4218806

15 November 2011 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4189036

29 November 2010 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3900192

5 February 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3678166

20 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3479812

13 February 2009 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3417378

2 December 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3374970

1 August 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · USCG Heartland District · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3308703

8 July 2008 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3261389

11 May 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2927827

22 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2764858

7 July 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2704353

11 April 2006 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Initial Certification · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2621876

13 February 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2584080

Deficiency record · 2

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Drains/Scuppers (means of closure)

Issued 2 December 2014 Resolved

Renewed during course of inspection.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 2 December 2014
Resolved 2 December 2014

Deck/Cargo › Cargo Transfer/Lightering (liquid) › Cargo Pump

Issued 11 April 2006 Resolved

Vessel owners are to prove that cargo pump engine unit is in complete compliance with 46 CFR 111.105-31(l).

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 July 2009
Resolved 13 February 2009
Resolution: Vessel changed back to a non-electronically controlled engine to become compliant with 46 CFR 111.105-31(l).

Casualty record · 1

22 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2764858

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.