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BUFFALO 409

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named BUFFALO 409 · BUFFALO MARINE SERVICE, INC. operator of record, 2023

BUFFALO 409 is a 2008 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2008, most recently in September 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2008.

Records from 2008 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 9 September 2025.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 9 September 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2008
Inspected with: 5 other vessels

Identity

1214479

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953632

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-953632

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations22

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 17 calendar years (2008–2025)

The 27 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)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

BuilderTRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS INC · ASHLAND CITY, TN, UNITED STATES · built 2008

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 17 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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 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 · 5

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.

AMAZON FORTITUDE Tank Ship · MISLE 1488751 · 13 April 2022 · activity 7430476 ATALANTE Freight Ship · MISLE 943853 · 17 July 2015 · activity 5197868 SAN LEANDRO Towing Vessel · MISLE 439035 · 17 October 2011 · activity 4169768 BUFFALO 406 Tank Barge · MISLE 683726 · 17 October 2011 · activity 4169768 SAN LEANDRO Towing Vessel · MISLE 439035 · 19 August 2011 · activity 4123705 BUFFALO 406 Tank Barge · MISLE 683726 · 19 August 2011 · activity 4123705 LION Towing Vessel · MISLE 176590 · 16 December 2008 · activity 3385008

Inspection history · 27

9 September 2025 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8214449

23 August 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7987462

6 June 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7704922

25 July 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7516218

13 April 2022 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7430476

12 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7253256

21 July 2020 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7012274

5 December 2019 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6868223

20 May 2019 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6688509

9 May 2018 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6409910

12 December 2017 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6323200

11 October 2017 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6285594

3 October 2016 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6015067

17 December 2015 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5783804

17 July 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5197868

14 January 2015 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5053346

24 September 2013 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4721867

7 November 2012 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4480025

5 November 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4478495

2 November 2011 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4181133

17 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4169768

19 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4123705

23 September 2010 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3855601

10 August 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3561513

16 December 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3385008

17 November 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3366019

22 September 2008 MTSA Verification · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Initial Certification · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3330242

Deficiency record · 5

06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo operation

Issued 5 December 2019 Resolved

Thermal fluid heater not installed as per approved plans from MSC, serial number E1-1902172. Company representative stated updated plans have been sent to MSC for approval. Proof of submittal must be provided to the Coast Guard of the thermal fluid heater must be installed in accordance with approved plans.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 16 December 2019
Resolution: Received photos of the BUFFALO 409, thermal fluid heater fuel bypass installed IAW 46 CFR 63.15-5 and approved plans from MSC.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 24 May 2019 Resolved

EPA's VGP eNOI system does not show 2017 and 2018 annual reports. Provide documentation that the annual report for discharges have been completed and filed with the EPA.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 June 2019
Resolved 5 June 2019
Resolution: Received copies of the annual report and verified it was submitted electronically to the EPA

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

Issued 24 May 2019 Resolved

The thermal fluid heater test procedures have not been approved by the Marine Safety Center. Submit procedures meeting 46 CFR 63.15 63.25-5, and 61.30 in accordance with 63.10-1. Provide an approved copy to attending inspector within 90 days.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 December 2019
Resolved 6 August 2020
Resolution: Attached test procedures in documents (activity number 7012274) and documents submitted from MSC for test procedure approval and plan approval.

Pollution Prevention/Response › Response Equipment › Containers

Issued 30 September 2008 Resolved

Company is to provide a pollution response spill kit on board the vessel prior to loading cargo.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 17 November 2008
Resolved 17 November 2008
Resolution: Item corrected

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan

Issued 30 September 2008 Resolved

Company is to provide proof that the vessel has been added to Vessel Response Program.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 17 November 2008
Resolution: VRP Letter onboard.

Casualty record · 1

16 December 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3385008

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.