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POLE DANCER
POLE DANCER is a 2001 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 17 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2016.
Records from 2007 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 19 May 2026.
- Built
- 2001
- Last inspected
- 19 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2007–2016
Identity
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.
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded1
Years with a record
11 calendar years (2016–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)28.0 ft × 10.0 ft × 4.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 7 / net 6
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBENTZ BOATS LLC · LEWISTON, ID, UNITED STATES · built 2001
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionJet Drive
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portWHITE BIRD, ID
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 18 April 2026 · expires 30 April 2027
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it7 - Simplified, Gross Ton
6 - Simplified, Net Ton
6 - 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.
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Inspection history · 14
19 May 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8382902
21 April 2025
DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8109660
24 April 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7904984
24 May 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7708065
20 April 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7442663
19 May 2021
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7072415
29 July 2020
Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7019637
30 July 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6767800
14 June 2019
Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6718293
12 June 2018
Initial Certification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6444246
7 April 2017
Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6105488
20 June 2016
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5913398
12 April 2016
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5852681
27 January 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5804894
Deficiency record · 17
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 21 April 2025
Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual who was directly involved in the SMI.
No alcohol test strips were present on board vessel at time of inspection. Place alcohol test strips on board vessel. [46 CFR 4.06-15(a)(1)]
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, to the satisfaction of the USCG, generate and mount at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire or man overboard conditions which include the particular equipment, arrangement, and operation of each individual onboard the vessel. Since the vessel is certificated to operate without a deckhand, these instructions should also include the direction of a designated passenger’s actions in the event of Master incapacitation.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, to the satisfaction of the USCG, fit the vessel with ground tackle and mooring lines necessary for the vessel to be safely anchored and moored.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Within 30 days, to the satisfaction of the USCG, mark each life jacket in clearly legible block capital letters with the vessel's name.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Within 30 days, to the satisfaction of the USCG, mark each ring life buoy must be in clearly legible block capital letters with the vessel's name.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, to the satisfaction of the USCG, place into service either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions, which are stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit” and is easily visible and readily available to the crew.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, to the satisfaction of the USCG, prove all portable fire extinguishers underwent annual maintenance, under the supervision of a certified person, IAW NFPA 10.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, to the satisfaction of the USCG, prove the Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing System underwent annual inspection, servicing and testing IAW NFPA 2001 by a qualified Fire Protection Service Technician.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, to the satisfaction of the USCG place into service at least three (03) 9.5 liter (2.5 gallon) buckets, with an attached lanyard which can reach below the waterline from the gunwale, so as to be easily available during an emergency. The words “FIRE BUCKET” must be stenciled in a contrasting color on each bucket.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Owner has submitted the paperwork to NVDIC to change the name. Waiting on NVDIC to process the request. Timeline changed to within one year, to the satisfaction of the USCG, mark on some clearly visible exterior part of the port and starboard bow and the stern of the vessel the name of the vessel.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Within 30 days, to the satisfaction of the USCG mark the hailing port of the vessel on some clearly visible exterior part of the stern of the vessel.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 3 August 2020
Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, to the satisfaction of the USCG, place into service at least two operable portable battery lights; one of these lights must be located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery space.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 12 June 2018
Resolved
Provide Safety Radio Telephony Certificate. 46 CFR 184.502
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Fire Alarm
Issued 20 June 2016
Resolved
Properly repair gasoline vapor detection system. Found vapor detection system inoperable.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Lanyard
Issued 20 June 2016
Resolved
Replace missing lanyard on two of the three fire buckets.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 20 June 2016
Resolved
Post copy of COI and Stability ltr visible to passengers and crew.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate
Issued 20 June 2016
Resolved
FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate missing, not onboard.
Casualty record · 3
5 September 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3089871
23 May 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4599771
27 January 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5804894
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.
Recorded names · 1
CANOPY EXPRESS (2007–2016). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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
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