MELSON I

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

MELSON I is a 1968 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 1985, most recently in October 2005, along with 10 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2005.

Records from 1985 to 2005. Most recent: inspection, 26 October 2005.

Built: 1968
Last inspected: 26 October 2005
Documentation: Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 32
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2005
Inspected with: 8 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 21 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 October 2005

Recorded inspections32

…physical examinations21

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded9

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 18 calendar years (1985–2005)

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

516170

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97801

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-97801

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)200.1 ft × 35.1 ft × 9.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 780 / net 780

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHILLMAN BARGE & CONST CO · BROWNSVILLE, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1968

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUnknown

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portMUSCATINE, IA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004

Service, as the file records itTank Barge

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it780 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
780 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 8

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.

Inspection history · 32

26 October 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2522655

10 January 2001 Administrative

Administrative · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 825058

23 May 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1441672

4 June 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1445476

16 July 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1430576

16 June 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1450042

19 July 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1439763

7 December 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 526186

13 September 1995 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1191696

2 August 1995 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1419480

8 September 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1385294

6 October 1993 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 848303

24 August 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1137245

2 October 1992 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1132468

25 October 1991 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 938264

2 October 1991 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1457039

8 February 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 909280

6 December 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 503777

8 August 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1242593

3 January 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 924526

2 August 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 538107

20 December 1988 Administrative

Administrative · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1209904

2 December 1988 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1208133

19 November 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1027967

19 November 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1335771

10 November 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1001871

25 November 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1019179

10 September 1986 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1338840

22 July 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 506608

22 July 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 991408

22 November 1985 COI Inspection · Credit Drydock

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1301314

18 March 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 977998

Deficiency record · 10

Deck/Cargo

Issued 23 May 2000 Resolved

REPAIR LEAKING FUEL LINE LEADING FROM FUEL TANK TO CARGO PUMP.

Condition: Unknown
Due 23 May 2000
Resolved 23 May 2000

Deck/Cargo

Issued 23 May 2000 Resolved

RELABEL DIESEL FUEL TANK FOR CARGO TANK.

Condition: Unknown
Due 23 May 2000
Resolved 23 May 2000

Deck/Cargo

Issued 4 June 1999 Resolved

REPAIR HYDRAULIC LINE LEADING TO CARGO PUMP AND REMOVE ALL LEAKING MATERIALFROM THE DECK TO PREVENT IT ENTERING THE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Condition: Unknown
Due 8 July 1999
Resolved 7 June 1999

Construction/Loadline

Issued 16 July 1998 Resolved

Make permanent repairs to external framing where damaged on the port side just aft of midship.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 August 1998
Resolved 27 July 1998

Documentation

Issued 16 July 1998 Resolved

Prior to loading cargo, provide updated transfer procedure in accordance with Title 33 Code of Federal Regulation subpart 155.750.

Condition: Unknown
Due 16 August 1998
Resolved 27 July 1998

Deck/Cargo

Issued 2 August 1995 Resolved

PROVE ALL CARGO PIPING TESTS AND RELIEF VALVE SETTING.

Condition: Unknown
Due 2 August 1995
Resolved 2 August 1995

Construction/Loadline

Issued 24 August 1993 Resolved

PAINT DRAFT MARKS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 August 1993
Resolved 24 August 1993

Documentation

Issued 24 August 1993 Resolved

PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF CARGO PIPING TEST, OR PERFROM SAME PRIOR TO NEXT CARGO TRANSFER.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 August 1993
Resolved 24 August 1993

Construction/Loadline

Issued 2 October 1991 Resolved

EFFECT REPAIRS TO THE FORWARD PORT BOW RAKE SIDE PLATING. (ABOUT 8 INCH CRACK FWD CORNER) TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 2 October 1991
Resolved 2 October 1991

Documentation

Issued 22 July 1986 Resolved

OBTAIN AND PLACE ON BOARD THE VESSEL A VALID CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 July 1986
Resolved 22 July 1986

Casualty record · 1

26 October 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2522655

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.