What kind of ship is Tara Polar Station?

Tara Polar Station is a other sailing under the flag of France, built in 2025 by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie. The vessel is 26 m long with a beam of 16 m.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Tara Polar Station?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Tara Polar Station from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Tara Polar Station. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Tara Polar Station

Other · France · built 2025 · AIS Class A

IMO1090064MMSI228471700Call signFNWPLast AIS position Sep 21, 2026, 07:48 UTC

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In short

Tara Polar Station (Other, France flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 21, 2026, 07:48 UTC, under way at 1 kn, in the Barents Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its last detected port call was at Kirkenes: arrived Aug 22, 2026, left Aug 22, 2026.

Vessel type: Other
Flag: France
Year built: 2025
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 26 m × 16 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 21, 2026, 07:48 UTC

Position: 79.9226° N, 22.3102° E
Area: Barents Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 1 kn
Course: 223°
Heading: 112°

79.9226° N, 22.3102° E

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: Tara Polar Station
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 1090064
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 228471700
Call signWhat is a call sign?: FNWP
Flag: France
Vessel type: Other
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 26 m
Beam: 16 m
Year built: 2025

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Operator: Tara Ocean Foundation
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Aug 22, 2026, 08:30 UTC	Left KirkenesAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Aug 22, 2026, 07:09 UTC	Arrived at KirkenesAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Aug 22, 2026, 05:40 UTC	Left KirkenesAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Aug 22, 2026, 04:36 UTC	Arrived at KirkenesAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Aug 22, 2026, 04:06 UTC	Left KirkenesAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Aug 22, 2026, 03:24 UTC	Arrived at KirkenesAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
Kirkenes NOKKN	Aug 22, 2026, 07:09 UTC	Aug 22, 2026, 08:30 UTC	1 h 21 min
Kirkenes NOKKN	Aug 22, 2026, 04:36 UTC	Aug 22, 2026, 05:40 UTC	1 h 5 min
Kirkenes NOKKN	Aug 22, 2026, 03:24 UTC	Aug 22, 2026, 04:06 UTC	42 min
Jakobsnes NOJAN	Aug 21, 2026, 18:42 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 19:42 UTC	1 h 0 min
Kirkenes NOKKN	Aug 21, 2026, 16:18 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 17:08 UTC	50 min
Kirkenes NOKKN	Aug 21, 2026, 15:33 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 16:15 UTC	41 min
Jakobsnes NOJAN	Aug 21, 2026, 13:33 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 14:06 UTC	33 min
Kirkenes NOKKN	Aug 21, 2026, 10:38 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 11:17 UTC	39 min
Kirkenes NOKKN	Aug 21, 2026, 07:09 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 08:09 UTC	1 h 0 min
Kirkenes NOKKN	Aug 21, 2026, 05:36 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 06:06 UTC	31 min
Jakobsnes NOJAN	Aug 21, 2026, 04:07 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 04:40 UTC	34 min
Jakobsnes NOJAN	Aug 21, 2026, 01:30 UTC	Aug 21, 2026, 02:18 UTC	48 min

Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.

About Tara Polar Station

Tara Polar Station is a French drifting scientific base aimed for Arctic Ocean expeditions and operated by the Tara Oceans Foundation and its collaborators.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Tara Polar Station now?: Tara Polar Station (Other, France flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 21, 2026, 07:48 UTC, under way at 1 kn, in the Barents Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is Tara Polar Station?: Tara Polar Station is a other sailing under the flag of France, built in 2025 by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie. The vessel is 26 m long with a beam of 16 m.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Tara Polar Station?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Tara Polar Station from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Tara Polar Station. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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