EMS 352

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

EMS 352 is a 2005 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2005, most recently in March 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2015.

Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 March 2026.

Built: 2005
Last inspected: 27 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2010–2015
Inspected with: 3 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 27 March 2026

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations22

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 15 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

1178539

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795730

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-795730

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 LTD · GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2005

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUMA, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

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, Gross Ton
1619 - 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.

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 · 3

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 29328 Tank Barge · MISLE 722972 · 10 March 2015 · activity 5221768 RIVERS C Towing Vessel · MISLE 446702 · 10 December 2010 · activity 4013193 EMS 357 Tank Barge · MISLE 795732 · 10 December 2010 · activity 4013193

Inspection history · 27

27 March 2026 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8332968

17 March 2026 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8327551

5 May 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7195320

1 April 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7165457

5 March 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7150255

24 June 2019 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6720415

26 February 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6372627

9 March 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6132453

11 April 2016 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5851813

18 February 2016 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5817794

10 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5221768

23 February 2015 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5107028

3 March 2014 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4809328

2 December 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4244161

9 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4165442

5 August 2011 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4105761

28 June 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4060202

28 June 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4062651

10 December 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4013193

18 January 2010 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3727063

19 January 2009 Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3659174

13 March 2008 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3163073

21 March 2007 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3021843

17 January 2007 Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2857230

26 January 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2573924

13 January 2006 Initial Certification · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2565159

22 August 2005 Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2564464

Deficiency record · 5

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Draft Marks/Indicating System

Issued 2 February 2015 Resolved

Draft marks needed to be painted

Due 9 February 2015
Resolved 2 February 2015
Resolution: Draft marks repainted white

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 2 February 2015 Resolved

Navigation light stands needed to be repainted flat black

Due 9 March 2015
Resolved 5 February 2015
Resolution: Navigation light stands painted flat black

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Ventilators

Issued 28 June 2011 Resolved

Repair ullage opening on #2 & #3 wing void tanks. IAW D8 policy, vsl has 45 days to undergo permanent repairs for minor damage.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 August 2011
Resolved 5 August 2011
Resolution: Vessel has replaced #2 and # 3 wing tank ullages and air teste3d satisfactory.

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

Issued 18 January 2010 Resolved

Cargo Transfer Hose needs replacing

Due 22 January 2010
Resolved 22 January 2010
Resolution: Replaced 6" cargo Hose

Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Piping (exhaust)

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Water pump on engine leaking.

Due 21 March 2007
Resolved 21 March 2007
Resolution: Repaired water pump.

Casualty record · 4

10 December 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4013193

10 March 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3961383

9 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4165442

10 March 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5221768

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.