KIRBY 28051

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

KIRBY 28051 is a 2007 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 2007, most recently in January 2025, along with 3 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2019.

Records from 2007 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 January 2025.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 21 January 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 25
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2011–2019
Inspected with: 10 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 21 January 2025

Recorded inspections25

…physical examinations19

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 15 calendar years (2007–2025)

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

1193006

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862320

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-862320

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 · GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2007

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 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 · 10

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.

CAPT. JAMES TODD Towing Vessel · MISLE 139470 · 22 August 2019 · activity 6792760 CBC 88 Tank Barge · MISLE 365812 · 22 August 2019 · activity 6792760 KIRBY 28047 Tank Barge · MISLE 818510 · 22 August 2019 · activity 6792760 POINT ISABEL Towing Vessel · MISLE 887559 · 22 August 2019 · activity 6792760 SPIRIT Towing Vessel · MISLE 203647 · 17 May 2018 · activity 6600756 MS RITA Towing Vessel · MISLE 84206 · 5 October 2011 · activity 4162132 KIRBY 13020B Tank Barge · MISLE 997295 · 5 October 2011 · activity 4162132 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Towing Vessel · MISLE 192059 · 19 September 2011 · activity 4159936 LASM-27 Tank Barge · MISLE 364895 · 19 September 2011 · activity 4159936 KIRBY 13020B Tank Barge · MISLE 997295 · 19 September 2011 · activity 4159936 KIRBY 28167 Tank Barge · MISLE 1106976 · 19 September 2011 · activity 4159936

Inspection history · 25

21 January 2025 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8067495

15 September 2022 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7557021

8 April 2022 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7427421

4 September 2019 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6803841

22 August 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6792734

22 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6792760

24 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6518839

17 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6600756

10 July 2017 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · MTSA Verification · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6197817

25 May 2016 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5910558

26 May 2015 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5870876

10 December 2014 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5036922

7 December 2014 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5056711

23 October 2014 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5011049

19 July 2013 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4717425

24 July 2012 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4383530

5 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4162132

19 September 2011 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4149667

19 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4159936

25 March 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3731596

12 May 2009 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3473314

20 November 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3367048

14 October 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3344677

2 December 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3108238

30 April 2007 Internal Structural Exam · Initial Certification · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2918993

Deficiency record · 3

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 21 January 2025 Resolved

The OCMI shall ensure that the vessel's structure is in satisfactory condition and fit for service. Vessel has a 10 foot crack in the side shell plating at the starboard gunnel of the foward rake. Vessel authorized to transit unloaded to Mississippi Marine shipyard in Greenville, MS for permanent repairs. Make repairs to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 March 2025
Resolution: Satisfactory repairs and air test conducted on the stbd bow and #1 wing void knuckle insert.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking

Issued 22 August 2019 Resolved

vessel was discovered to have an approximately 12" crack on the stbd aft knuckle at the deckline doubler connecting deck to sideshell. Vessel placed temporary repairs using epoxy resin. Vessel is allowed to transit to Baton Rouge to conduct offload of cargo and shall conduct permanent repairs upon completion. Vessel shall inform local OCMI prior to commencement of permanent repairs. 46 CFR 30.01-10

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 4 September 2019
Resolution: Repairs completed and tested sat. (air/soap)

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 7 December 2014 Resolved

D8 TBSIP Self-Reported Deficiency. Make permanent repairs to 8 inch X 1/8 inch fracture on the starboard bow corner, where the deck and corner wrapper meet

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 January 2015
Resolved 10 December 2014
Resolution: Satisfactorly closed in MISLE Activity 5036922

Casualty record · 4

19 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4159936

5 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4162132

17 May 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · 1 injured · activity 6600756

22 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6792760

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.