Search and rescue vessels
A vessel used to search for and rescue people in distress at sea, including lifeboats. Voydar tracks 196 ships of this type by IMO number, 121 of them heard on AIS in the last 7 days.
Ship types explainedLargest search and rescue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB ABEILLE NORMANDIE | 7,473 | 2010 | France | Sep 30, 2026, 21:21 UTC |
| STRIL MERKUR | 6,272 | 2011 | Norway | Oct 3, 2026, 03:24 UTC |
| STRIL HERKULES | 6,251 | 2008 | Norway | Oct 3, 2026, 03:24 UTC |
| HENRY LARSEN | 6,166 | 1988 | Canada | Oct 3, 2026, 03:27 UTC |
| AMUNDSEN | 5,910 | 1979 | Canada | Jul 25, 2026, 12:20 UTC |
| Esperanza del Mar | 4,983 | 2001 | Spain | Oct 2, 2026, 20:07 UTC |
| STRIL POSEIDON | 4,785 | 2003 | Norway | Oct 3, 2026, 00:39 UTC |
| Murman | 4,766 | 2015 | Russia | Oct 3, 2026, 01:11 UTC |
| NAALAK NAPPAALUK | 4,640 | 2021 | Canada | Oct 3, 2026, 02:58 UTC |
| Freyja | 4,566 | 2010 | Iceland | Jul 9, 2026, 23:05 UTC |
Newest search and rescue vessels
By year built, from the ship's registered particulars.
| Ship | GT | Built | Flag | Last AIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAMI | — | 2025 | Japan | Sep 25, 2026, 07:41 UTC |
| Guardamar Urania | — | 2023 | Spain | Oct 1, 2026, 19:30 UTC |
| NAALAK NAPPAALUK | 4,640 | 2021 | Canada | Oct 3, 2026, 02:58 UTC |
| R7-ORINOCO | — | 2021 | Belgium | Oct 3, 2026, 02:53 UTC |
| SIR JOHN FRANKLIN | 2,701 | 2019 | Canada | Sep 27, 2026, 08:23 UTC |
| GRAMPIAN FORTRESS | 1,771 | 2016 | United Kingdom | Oct 2, 2026, 16:25 UTC |
| GRAMPIAN FREEDOM | 1,771 | 2016 | United Kingdom | Oct 1, 2026, 00:47 UTC |
| Murman | 4,766 | 2015 | Russia | Oct 3, 2026, 01:11 UTC |
| CCGS JACQUES CARTIER | 2,701 | 2015 | Canada | Oct 1, 2026, 23:24 UTC |
| Spasatel Demidov | 2,532 | 2015 | Russia | Oct 2, 2026, 13:04 UTC |
BelgiumFlags
The flags search and rescue vessels in Voydar's records sail under most often.
Recently seen on AIS
RESCUERIMO 9778777Search and rescue · Class A- ESVAGT CAROLINEIMO 9412593Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CORONAIMO 9302035Search and rescue · Class A
USCGC ELMIMO 9155561Search and rescue · Class A
VOS EXPLORERIMO 9366043Search and rescue · Class A
PIONNIERIMO 9239757Search and rescue · Class A- ESVAGT CARPATHIAIMO 9362114Search and rescue · Class A
- EAGLE 1IMO 8325171Search and rescue · Class A
- VOS FANTASTICIMO 9647239Search and rescue · Class A
STRIL HERKULESIMO 9404259Search and rescue · Class A- STRIL MERKURIMO 9407897Search and rescue · Class A
ANN HARVEYIMO 8320468Search and rescue · Class A- HAVILA TROLLIMO 9283576Search and rescue · Class A
- OCEAN RESPONSEIMO 9616163Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CELINAIMO 9641649Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CORNELIAIMO 9678434Search and rescue · Class A
KAPITAN POINCIMO 9072290Search and rescue · Class A- ESVAGT CONTENDERIMO 9373228Search and rescue · Class A
AITA MARIIMO 9248851Search and rescue · Class A- SIR WILFRED GRENFELLIMO 8415495Search and rescue · Class A
ADV STOKERIMO 9707998Search and rescue · Class A- SAR MESANAIMO 9525754Search and rescue · Class A
- DON INDAIMO 9338010Search and rescue · Class A
- KOPIT HOPSON 1752IMO 8320470Search and rescue · Class A
- REIDAR VON KOSSIMO 9144548Search and rescue · Class A
LIFE SUPPORTIMO 9250206Search and rescue · Class A- CYGNUSIMO 7927831Search and rescue · Class A
- MOYTELIMO 4908420Search and rescue · Class A
- EARL GREYIMO 8412340Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT BERGENIMO 9431563Search and rescue · Class A
- CORPORAL TEATHER CVIMO 9586057Search and rescue · Class A
- STRIL POSEIDONIMO 9269099Search and rescue · Class A
- TELEOSTIMO 8714346Search and rescue · Class A
- JEAN GOODWILLIMO 9199634Search and rescue · Class A
- VOS PROSPECTORIMO 9366093Search and rescue · Class A
- HENRY LARSENIMO 8409329Search and rescue · Class A
- JOHN P. TULLYIMO 8320420Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN DONIMO 9599468Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CHRISTINAIMO 9536882Search and rescue · Class A
- ESPERANZA DEL MARIMO 9220536Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT DONIMO 9198068Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN DEEIMO 9599470Search and rescue · Class A
- MARIA PITAIMO 9429118Search and rescue · Class A
MURMANIMO 9682423Search and rescue · Class A- SPASATEL KAREVIMO 9497531Search and rescue · Class A
IZUIMO 8933370Search and rescue · Class A- VERA IIIMO 5408221Search and rescue · Class A
- MIGUEL DE CERVANTESIMO 9320116Search and rescue · Class A
- FASTNET SENTINELIMO 9696656Search and rescue · Class A
- GLOMAR PATRIOTIMO 7404176Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN CONQUERORIMO 9319234Search and rescue · Class A
- SPASATEL DEMIDOVIMO 9681443Search and rescue · Class A
- VECTORIMO 6717760Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CONNECTORIMO 9198044Search and rescue · Class A
- VLADYKOVIMO 9656149Search and rescue · Class A
LTU SAR SHIP SAKIAIIMO 8727721Search and rescue · Class A- LIMNOSIMO 6804903Search and rescue · Class A
- CCGS JACQUES CARTIERIMO 9781841Search and rescue · Class A
- SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDEIMO 8320482Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN DYNAMICIMO 9709910Search and rescue · Class A
- GUARDAMAR URANIAIMO 9967770Search and rescue · Class A
GEO OCEAN VIIIMO 9212228Search and rescue · Class A- GRAMPIAN DYNASTYIMO 9709922Search and rescue · Class A
- RIDENSIMO 7432226Search and rescue · Class A
HERMANN MARWEDEIMO 9282601Search and rescue · Class A- VB ABEILLE NORMANDIEIMO 9442421Search and rescue · Class A
- GLOMAR VENTUREIMO 8822648Search and rescue · Class A
- GEORGE R PEARKESIMO 8320444Search and rescue · Class A
- COMMANDER 1IMO 9103893Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN COMMANDERIMO 9319210Search and rescue · Class A
- GLOMAR BALTICIMO 7368255Search and rescue · Class A
- SAR MASTELEROIMO 9525730Search and rescue · Class A
- SIR JOHN FRANKLINIMO 9781839Search and rescue · Class A
- CAPT. GODDARD M.S.MIMO 9586112Search and rescue · Class A
- A.LEBLANCIMO 9586095Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN CONTENDERIMO 9319246Search and rescue · Class A
- GUARDAMAR C.ARENALIMO 9541655Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT DEEIMO 9198056Search and rescue · Class A
- TANUIMO 6817754Search and rescue · Class A
SIGMAIMO 9235309Search and rescue · Class A- AMAMIIMO 9996202Search and rescue · Class A
- SUZUKAIMO 9589906Search and rescue · Class A
- VOS TRACKERIMO 9391907Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN CITADELIMO 9503495Search and rescue · Class A
NAVE GREGORETTIIMO 9655523Search and rescue · Class A- MARTA MATAIMO 9429120Search and rescue · Class A
- VOS FAITHFULIMO 9647215Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CASSIOPEIAIMO 9362126Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT OBSERVERIMO 9198032Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CHAMPIONIMO 9378515Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CHASTINEIMO 9733387Search and rescue · Class A
- SAGAMIIMO 7934779Search and rescue · Class A
TONIJNIMO 7505358Search and rescue · Class A
MULTRASHIP COMMANDERIMO 9344966Search and rescue · Class A- GRAMPIAN CONQUESTIMO 9319222Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN DEFIANCEIMO 9599494Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT COBRAIMO 9508744Search and rescue · Class A
- VOS INSPIRERIMO 9366067Search and rescue · Class A
- VOS GUARDIANIMO 9064188Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN CAVALIERIMO 9368455Search and rescue · Class A
- GUARDAMAR CALIOPEIMO 9541643Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CAPRIIMO 9536870Search and rescue · Class A
- SAR GAVIAIMO 9525742Search and rescue · Class A
- GORDON REIDIMO 8818568Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN CORINTHIANIMO 9503471Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN CALGARYIMO 9503483Search and rescue · Class A
- OPEN ARMSIMO 7325887Search and rescue · Class A
- PUNTA MAYORIMO 8305066Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN COURAGEOUSIMO 9361421Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN DEVOTIONIMO 9709946Search and rescue · Class A
- GUARDAMAR POLIMNIAIMO 9541679Search and rescue · Class A
- GRAMPIAN DELIVERANCEIMO 9709934Search and rescue · Class A
- ESVAGT CASTORIMO 9508756Search and rescue · Class A
NENE HATUNIMO 9675004Search and rescue · Class A- KIIIMO 9749752Search and rescue · Class A
- GLOMAR PRIDEIMO 9608764Search and rescue · Class A
- IRMANS GARCIA NODALIMO 9329265Search and rescue · Class A
- MARIA ZAMBRANOIMO 9429106Search and rescue · Class A
- BALTIKAIMO 9649237Search and rescue · Class A
- CAPE ROGERIMO 7503180Search and rescue · Class A
- CAPTAIN MOLLY KOOLIMO 9199646Search and rescue · Class A
- PUTFORD ARIESIMO 7502966Search and rescue · Class A
- SAMUEL RISLEYIMO 8322442Search and rescue · Class A
- AMUNDSENIMO 7510846Search and rescue · Class A
- VOS VICTORYIMO 9070668Search and rescue · Class A
FREYJAIMO 9455105Search and rescue · Class A- ESVAGT CLAUDINEIMO 9678422Search and rescue · Class A
- MED SURVEYORIMO 7629946Search and rescue · Class A
- MIURAIMO 9200055Search and rescue · Class A
- VINCENT MASSEYIMO 9199622Search and rescue · Class A
- CCGS GRIFFONIMO 7022887Search and rescue
- Wilhelm KaisenIMO 7700166sea rescue cruiser
- Emile RobinIMO 8717439sea rescue vessel
- RS Haakon VIIIMO 8133176sea rescue vessel
- LifelineIMO 6825842sea rescue vessel
- RS Skomvær IIIMO 8931188sea rescue vessel