MER 13

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

MER 13 is a 2009 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2008, most recently in October 2025, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 2008 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 10 October 2025.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 10 October 2025
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
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 10 October 2025

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations22

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 16 calendar years (2008–2025)

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

1221201

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929900

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-929900

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)200.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 13.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 764 / net 764

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderKENNEDY CON INC. · GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2009

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 8 December 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it764 - Simplified, Gross Ton
764 - 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 · 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.

MER 2 Tank Barge · MISLE 47318 · 13 January 2010 · activity 3663477

Inspection history · 27

10 October 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8250421

16 September 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8235505

8 October 2024 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8013612

31 October 2023 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7818305

29 September 2022 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7568788

16 June 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7479659

3 August 2021 Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7276199

2 September 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7048510

15 August 2020 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7035216

21 July 2020 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7012551

17 July 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7008793

12 August 2019 Administrative Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6781188

4 December 2018 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6591964

1 February 2018 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6347770

13 March 2017 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6103653

15 December 2015 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5783195

26 August 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5226894

1 December 2014 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5032111

3 November 2014 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5017101

3 October 2013 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4728366

16 September 2013 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4716362

6 June 2012 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4341029

28 June 2011 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4069803

1 December 2010 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3901991

1 December 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3902259

13 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3663477

24 April 2008 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Spot Check · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3191585

Deficiency record · 5

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)

Issued 16 June 2022 Resolved

Any tank vessel which is equipped with an internal combustion engine driven cargo pump on the weather deck shall be provided with a minimum of one remote manual shutdown station. The remote quick acting manual shutdown shall be installed on the engine so as to provide a quick and effective means of stopping the engine. Marine Inspectors observed inoperable remote manual shutdown for prime mover. Vessel is restricted from cargo operations until repairs have been verified by authorized Coast Guard personnel. 46 CFR 32.50-35

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 July 2022
Resolved 23 June 2022
Resolution: Repairs have been enacted to the cargo pump prime mover shutdown and shutdown has been tested satisfactorily.

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

Issued 16 September 2013 Resolved

Replace exhaust muffler and piping.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 October 2013
Resolved 3 October 2013
Resolution: Witnessed new exhaust muffler and piping installed.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Piping/Hoses

Issued 16 September 2013 Resolved

Replace vapor 1 inch stud starboard side

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 October 2013
Resolved 3 October 2013
Resolution: 1" stud correctly installed.

Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items › Waste Receptacles

Issued 16 September 2013 Resolved

Replace flame screen #1 stbd wing void gooseneck vent

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 October 2013
Resolved 3 October 2013
Resolution: Flame screen replaced.

Deck/Cargo › Vapor Control Systems › Vessel Vapor Overpressure/Vacuum Protection

Issued 16 September 2013 Resolved

PV valve is not in accordance to PRIS. Valve must be changed to match the PRIS. PRIS c2-0402994 26NOV 04 req pressure of 1/7. The current pv is 1.5. PRIs calls for a 4 inch vapor p/v, the build sheet also show a 4 inch line. currently 6 inch is installed.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 October 2013
Resolved 3 October 2013
Resolution: Witnessed that PV Valve had been replaced with the correct pressure of 1.7 and 4" line.

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.