LA B

Freight Barge · Barge class · Built 2000s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

LA B is a 2007 freight barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 33 inspections since 2007, most recently in March 2026, along with 9 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2019.

Records from 2007 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 26 March 2026.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 26 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 33
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2011–2019
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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 26 March 2026

Recorded inspections33

…physical examinations23

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 19 calendar years (2007–2026)

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

1194640

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868557

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-868557

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)234.2 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,083 / net 324

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)234.2 ft × 54.0 ft × 12.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 1,083 / net 324

BuilderHALIMAR SHIPYARD LLC · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2007

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portFAIRBANKS, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 4 September 2025 · expires 30 September 2026

Service, as the file records itFreight Barge

Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it1083 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
324 - Convention (Subpart B), 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 · 1

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.

SAM B Towing Vessel · MISLE 868555 · 13 July 2020 · activity 7012716 SAM B Towing Vessel · MISLE 868555 · 23 October 2019 · activity 6903555 SAM B Towing Vessel · MISLE 868555 · 30 September 2019 · activity 6825936 SAM B Towing Vessel · MISLE 868555 · 2 June 2016 · activity 5896613 SAM B Towing Vessel · MISLE 868555 · 22 July 2013 · activity 4663224

Inspection history · 33

26 March 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8332673

21 November 2024 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8038699

9 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7892816

8 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7683543

26 January 2022 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7385726

22 August 2021 Explosive Handling Operation-Commercial

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7294712

14 April 2021 Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7201523

13 July 2020 Explosive Handling Operation-Administrative · Explosive Handling Operation-Commercial

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7012716

30 April 2020 Explosive Handling Operation-Administrative

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7064417

16 December 2019 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Seward · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6897448

23 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6903555

30 September 2019 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6825032

30 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6825936

11 April 2019 MARPOL Annex VI Survey · MARPOL Annex II Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6708696

16 February 2018 Annual Inspection · MARPOL Annex I Examination · MARPOL Annex VI Survey

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6708682

17 January 2017 MARPOL Annex VI Survey · Internal Structural Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6068343

2 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5896613

21 April 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5858781

4 May 2015 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5117598

19 December 2014 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5042245

7 May 2014 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4853730

22 July 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4663224

27 June 2012 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4357453

21 June 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4351507

1 June 2012 Drydock Extension · Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4331495

1 June 2011 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4043662

19 February 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3735828

21 January 2010 MARPOL Annex VI Survey · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3667678

29 June 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3602445

26 September 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3333371

31 August 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3309538

11 January 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3128595

1 March 2007 COI Inspection · Initial Certification · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2959698

Deficiency record · 9

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 19 December 2014 Resolved

#4 P/C/S major damage sustained from previous grounding. Crop out and renew to the good metal.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 9 January 2015
Resolution: All repairs have been made, hull insert has been vacuum box tested. Final repair results breakdown have been added to vessel MISLE file

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Transverse Frame

Issued 19 December 2014 Resolved

#5C significany damage to main transverse framing 5 vertical stiffeners IVO Frames 35-39. Cropout and renew to the good metal.

Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Transfer Procedures

Issued 27 June 2012 Resolved

Amend transfer procedures to indicate PIC required on barge during transfers of fuel oil (33CFR155.760).

Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 27 July 2012
Resolved 12 July 2012
Resolution: Rcvd satisfactory e-mail amended portion of xfer procedures fm Ops Mgr dtd 28Jun2012.

Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › PIC

Issued 27 June 2012 Resolved

Provide copy of designation of PICs in charge of a transfer of fuel oil to or from the barge (33CFR155.700).

Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 27 July 2012
Resolved 12 July 2012
Resolution: Rcvd satisfactory e-mail PIC designation ltr fm Ops Mgr dtd 28Jun2012.

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Number

Issued 27 June 2012 Resolved

Provide spare BII portable fire extinguisher (46CFR95.50-15).

Due 4 July 2012
Resolved 12 July 2012
Resolution: Rcvd satisfactory e-mail pictures of spare portable fire extinguisher dtd 28Jun2012.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Rake

Issued 1 June 2011 Resolved

CG-835 was issued by MSD Santa Barbara to make permanent repairs to heavy weather damaged bow ramp prior to next cargo loading.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 July 2011
Resolved 10 June 2011
Resolution: found all repairs to bow ramp and kingpost completed properly. all sat.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Stiffener

Issued 8 February 2010 Resolved

In #2 Port void, fracture noted at weld-round on #3 sidelong, FR 14 reweld to orginal per NVIC 7-68.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 March 2010
Resolved 19 February 2010
Resolution: Fracture gauged rewelded to satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 21 January 2010 Resolved

In starboard aft rake, fracture at the #6 sidelong by the previous reinforcement work, repair to original per NVIC 7-68.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 March 2010
Resolved 19 February 2010
Resolution: Fracture guaged and rewelded to satisfaction of Marine Inspector.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Financial Responsibility

Issued 11 January 2008 Resolved

Vessel to provide a valid COFR prior to departure.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 January 2008
Resolved 11 January 2008
Resolution: NPFC confirmed COFR was issued.

Casualty record · 5

19 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4032045

22 July 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4663224

2 June 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5896613

30 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6825936

23 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6903555

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.