VIKING POLARIS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2020s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

VIKING POLARIS is a 2022 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2022, most recently in April 2026, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 2022 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 April 2026.

Built: 2022
Last inspected: 5 April 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 10 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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 5 April 2026

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations9

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 5 calendar years (2022–2026)

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

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9863209

LAGZ8

1602718

Flag

NORWAY

Maury page id

psix-1602718

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it30114 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
4059 - Dead Weight, Ton
9423 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 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.

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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.

VIKING POLARIS ZODIAC #22 Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 1766294 · 28 November 2022 · activity 7606150

Inspection history · 12

5 April 2026 COC-CVE Annual · Polar Code Examination · PSC A

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8332501

6 October 2025 PSC B · COC-CVE Quarterly

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8239001

9 June 2025 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8155486

28 March 2025 COC-CVE Annual · PSC A

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8099374

22 October 2024 COC-CVE Quarterly · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8022072

3 October 2024 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8013600

2 April 2024 PSC A · COC-CVE Annual

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7881913

10 October 2023 COC-CVE Quarterly · PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7805793

15 May 2023 PSC A · COC-CVE Initial

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7685800

29 April 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Massena · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7677828

28 November 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Activities Europe · Activity 7606150

28 January 2022 COC-CVE Initial Prep

Type not classified · Activities Europe · Activity 7387064

Deficiency record · 10

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 28 March 2025 Resolved

The purpose of this regulations is to provide means of escape so that the persons on board can safely and swiftly escape to the lifeboat and life raft embarkation deck. For this purpose, the following functional requirements shall be met. Safe escape routes shall be provided. PSCO observed broadcast room on deck 5 does not have means of immediate and clear motivations of fire in surrounding space. Fire detection does not contain audible alarm 74 SOLAS 20 II-2/13.1.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 April 2025
Resolved 2 April 2025
Resolution: The broadcast room on deck 5 frames 171-181 behind fire door 5.2.21 was assessed and a new smoke detector with an audible buzzer alarm was installed replacing the original without an audible feature. The new detector was tested and found to be working

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 28 March 2025 Resolved

Machinery spaces of category A above 500 m3 in volume shall, in addition to the fixed fire-extinguishing system required in paragraph 5.1.1, be protected by an approved type of fixed water-based or equivalent local application fire-extinguishing system. PSCO observed fixed local Application system local activation for fuel oil purifier ooc. 74 SOLAS II-2/10.5.6.2

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 28 March 2025
Resolved 28 March 2025
Resolution: Fixed local application system for fuel oil purifier was repaired.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 28 March 2025 Resolved

Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries and stairway enclosures shall be self-closing and be capable of closing with an angle of inclination of up to 3.5" opposing closure. PSCO observed FSD B.1.01 not latching fully closed due to high ventilation and FSD B.1.05 fitted with hold back hook. 74 SOLAS 20 II-2/9.4.1.1.5.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 28 March 2025
Resolved 28 March 2025
Resolution: FSD B.1.01 was adjusted to latch when fully closed despite high ventilation and FSD B.1.05 hold back hook was removed.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 22 October 2024 Resolved

The following functional requirements shall be met: escape routes shall be maintained in a safe condition, clear of obstacles... additional aids for escape shall be provided as necessary to ensure accessibility, clear marking, and adequate design for emergency situations. On deck 04 mid passenger evacuation stairway, PSCOs observed a missing emergency exit sign by cabin 4026. 74 SOLAS 20 II-2/13.1.2

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 22 October 2024
Resolved 25 October 2024

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 2 April 2024 Resolved

A fixed fire-extinguishing system, required by this chapter shall comply with the provisions of the FSS Code. PSCOs observed that one nozzel located in the engine room workshop located on deck B was obstructed. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/10.4.1.1.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 April 2024
Resolution: The hot work curtain obstructing the nozzle was removed.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 2 April 2024 Resolved

The fixed fire detection and alarm system required in paragraph 4.1.1 shall be so designed and the detectors so positioned as to detect rapidly the onset of fire in any part of those spaces and under any normal conditions. PSCOs observed a flame detector at the forward mooring station that was facing straight downward when it was supposed to be facing machinery it was intended to view. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/7.4.2

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 April 2024
Resolution: The flame detector was repositioned facing the machinery it was intended to view.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 2 April 2024 Resolved

Lockers or housings must be vented to the open air near the top and bottom for positive circulation of vapors. PSCOs observed an acetylene bottle fixed with rope to a staircase withing the engine room workshop located behind FD A.3.20. 46 CFR 147.60(b)(2)

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 April 2024
Resolution: Acetylene bottle was remove from the workshop.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm

Issued 2 April 2024 Resolved

Oil fuel pipes, which if damaged, would allow oil to escape from a storage, settling, or daily service tank having a capacity of 500 l and above situated above the double bottom, shall be fitted with a cock or valve directly on the tank capable of being closed from a safe position outside the space concerned in the event of a fire occurring in the space in which such tanks are situated. PSCOs observed that after activation of quick closing valve 701.5511 on group 3c the indicator showed that it was open, however the valve did in fact close. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/4.2.2.3.4

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 April 2024
Resolution: The quick closing vavle was reset and the test was performed again satisfactorily.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions

Issued 2 April 2024 Resolved

Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries, and stairway enclosures shall be self-closing and be capable of closing with an angle of inclination of up to 3.5o opposing closure. PSCOs observed that when fire door 5.2.06 was activated it failed to close as intended. 74 SOLAS (20) II-1/4.1.1.5.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 April 2024
Resolution: The fire door was reset and upon release closed satisfactorily.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems

Issued 2 April 2024 Resolved

Fire protection systems and fire-fighting systems and appliances shall be maintained ready for use. PSCOs observed a high pressure water mist bulb within the dry storage locker on deck A aft that did not have fluid within the ampule. 74 SOLAS (20) II-2/14.1.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 2 April 2024
Resolution: The nozzle was replaced.

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.