Pilot vessels
A boat that takes marine pilots to and from ships entering or leaving port. Voydar tracks 117 ships of this type by IMO number, 80 of them heard on AIS in the last 7 days.
Ship types explainedLargest pilot vessels by gross tonnage
Gross tonnage measures a ship's enclosed volume, not its weight. From the ship's registered particulars (Wikidata, EU MRV and other public sources).
| Ship | GT | Built | Flag | Last AIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAUPHINE | 91,418 | 1969 | United States | not on AIS |
| Hua Xiang 936 | 18,502 | 1997 | Panama | Sep 26, 2026, 23:12 UTC |
| ESVAGT AURORA | 4,462 | 2012 | Denmark | Oct 2, 2026, 03:06 UTC |
| RAYA | 4,177 | 1980 | Panama | Sep 26, 2026, 07:50 UTC |
| POLARIS (PILOTS) | 2,501 | 2012 | Netherlands | Oct 2, 2026, 02:52 UTC |
| POLLUX (PILOTVESSEL) | 2,501 | 2013 | Netherlands | Oct 2, 2026, 02:55 UTC |
| PROCYON | 2,501 | 2014 | Netherlands | Oct 2, 2026, 02:46 UTC |
| Elbe | 2,462 | 2009 | Germany | Oct 2, 2026, 02:50 UTC |
| WESER PILOT | 2,462 | 2010 | Germany | Oct 2, 2026, 02:31 UTC |
| WANDELAAR PILOT | 2,462 | 2012 | Belgium | Oct 2, 2026, 03:00 UTC |
Newest pilot vessels
By year built, from the ship's registered particulars.
| Ship | GT | Built | Flag | Last AIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDEM | 34 | 2022 | Germany | Sep 30, 2026, 08:15 UTC |
| PILOT BUTT | 32 | 2020 | Germany | Oct 2, 2026, 03:08 UTC |
| SCHONEVELD | — | 2019 | Belgium | Oct 2, 2026, 03:03 UTC |
| Seifur | 195 | 2018 | — | not on AIS |
| DANPILOT FOXTROT | 18 | 2018 | Denmark | Oct 1, 2026, 02:29 UTC |
| DANPILOT GOLF | 18 | 2018 | Denmark | Oct 2, 2026, 02:45 UTC |
| DANPILOT HOTEL | 18 | 2018 | Denmark | Oct 2, 2026, 02:24 UTC |
| DANPILOT LIMA | 18 | 2018 | Denmark | Oct 2, 2026, 02:52 UTC |
| PILOT KNURRHAHN | — | 2017 | Germany | Aug 4, 2026, 04:15 UTC |
| DANPILOT BRAVO | 56 | 2016 | Denmark | Oct 1, 2026, 21:18 UTC |
Flags
The flags pilot vessels in Voydar's records sail under most often.
Canada Recently seen on AIS
PILOTT.WANGEROOGIMO 8993887Pilot vessel · Class A
DEURLOOIMO 9680126Pilot vessel · Class A
MERCUURIMO 8432974Pilot vessel · Class A- PILOT BUTTIMO 9882231Pilot vessel · Class A
- PERSEUS (PILOTS)IMO 9367114Pilot vessel · Class A
- EXPLORER(PILOTS)IMO 8434049Pilot vessel · Class A
- WANDELAAR PILOTIMO 9569011Pilot vessel · Class A
PILOT-BOAT COURONNEEIMO 9413846Pilot vessel · Class A- WESTERSCHELDE PILOTIMO 9569009Pilot vessel · Class A
- POLLUX (PILOTVESSEL)IMO 9496953Pilot vessel · Class A
- HONTEIMO 9680138Pilot vessel · Class A
DANPILOT LIMAIMO 9839583Pilot vessel · Class A- POLARIS (PILOTS)IMO 9496915Pilot vessel · Class A
- ELBEIMO 9514793Pilot vessel · Class A
- RAANIMO 9680140Pilot vessel · Class A
- CETUS (PILOTS)IMO 9367102Pilot vessel · Class A
- WESERLOTSEIMO 9154804Pilot vessel · Class A
- PROCYONIMO 9496965Pilot vessel · Class A
- DANPILOT GOLFIMO 9839533Pilot vessel · Class A
- LOODSBOOT 1 PILOTIMO 8422395Pilot vessel · Class A
- WESTDIEP PILOTIMO 9568988Pilot vessel · Class A
SD SOLENT RACERIMO 8748634Pilot vessel · Class A- WESER PILOTIMO 9514808Pilot vessel · Class A
- TENDER IIMO 8134039Pilot vessel · Class A
- SC AMETHYSTIMO 9685229Pilot vessel · Class A
- DANPILOT HOTELIMO 9839545Pilot vessel · Class A
- PILOTTENDER BORKUMIMO 8993875Pilot vessel · Class A
HERDISIMO 9518737Pilot vessel · Class A
PACIFIC ARROWIMO 1073741823Pilot vessel · Class A- DANPILOT BRAVOIMO 9812092Pilot vessel · Class A
NOBLE JEWEL TG45IMO 9386108Pilot vessel · Class A
RIX CRYSTALIMO 9050125Pilot vessel · Class A- SD SOLENT SPIRITIMO 8748622Pilot vessel · Class A
- DANPILOT FOXTROTIMO 9839521Pilot vessel · Class A
- TRIUMPH IVIMO 9311555Pilot vessel · Class B
- PILOTVESSEL HANSEIMO 9199957Pilot vessel · Class A
- MEDEMIMO 9922342Pilot vessel · Class A
- PILOTTENDER DUHNENIMO 9199945Pilot vessel · Class A
- PILOTTENDER DOESEIMO 9199933Pilot vessel · Class A
RAYAIMO 7615347Pilot vessel · Class A- PILOT JASMUNDIMO 9734331Pilot vessel · Class A
- PATUXENTIMO 8434336Pilot vessel · Class A
- SD TAMAR RACERIMO 8748593Pilot vessel · Class A
- WATERFRONT 2IMO 9174529Pilot vessel · Class A
- SEA PILOTIMO 7404229Pilot vessel
- DAUPHINEIMO 6922626Pilot vessel
- SD Tamar SpiritIMO 8748581pilot boat
- SD Clyde RacerIMO 8748610pilot boat
- PolluxIMO 9084530pilot boat
- MarsIMO 9130377pilot boat
- EndeavourIMO 8434025pilot boat
- SD Clyde SpiritIMO 8748608pilot boat
- Ibn Majid 7IMO 9001851pilot boat
- Ibn Majid 8IMO 9001863pilot boat
- EnterpriseIMO 8434037pilot boat