WHALE SONG is a 1997 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2025, along with 4 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2021.
Records from 2010 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 20 November 2025.
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.
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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)29.0 ft × 9.5 ft × 3.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 6 / net 5
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderNORTHWIND MARINE INC · SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1997
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionJet Drive
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portKONA, HI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationCase Pending · issued 30 June 2004
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 it6 - Simplified, Gross Ton 5 - 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 · 12
20 November 2025Vessel Attendance · Examination of Repairs
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 25 May 2021Resolved
Each portable fire extinguisher on a vessel must be of an approved type. The vessel's 2A fire extinguisher was found to be uncharged, and not in a serviceable condition. Replace the 2A fire extinguisher with an approved type.
46CFR181.500(a)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 25 May 2021
Resolution: Fire extinguiser replaced in kind.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 25 May 2021Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump bay be used as a power bilge pump provided that the bilge pump is listed by an independent laboratory as meeting the requirements in UL 1113. The Rule 1100 GPM bilge pump in the E/R is not UL rated. Replace the electric bilge pump with a UL rated bilge pump.
46CFR182.520(e)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 June 2021
Resolved 8 June 2021
Resolution: Received photograph of installed Rule 2000 GPM UL rated bilge pump.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 26 February 2019Resolved
Provide adequate test for the installed bilge pump in both manual & automatic modes. Each test should emit a visual indicator upon showing proper operation.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 February 2019
Resolved 26 February 2019
Resolution: Marine Inspector verified adequate bilge pump test in both automatic and manual modes along with visual indication on the helm.
Provide proof of the vessel holding a valid FCC Radio Safety Certificate.
47CFR13
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 March 2019
Resolved 26 March 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided current FCC Radio Safety Certificate.
17 October 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3883584
15 May 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7359867
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
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