CHARLES NORMAN SHAY
Passenger ship · United States · AIS Class A
In short
CHARLES NORMAN SHAY (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , not moving, near Rockland (North Atlantic Ocean). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is XX XXX>US 0LXC (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 17:41 UTC).
Current voyage: from Rockland (departed Sep 30, 2026, 13:32 UTC) to XX XXX>US 0LXC
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- —
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 32 m × 8 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 44.1064° N, 69.1076° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 0.1 kn
- Course
- 202°
- Heading
- 188°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Rockland).
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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- Name
- CHARLES NORMAN SHAY
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 1344283
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 368363010
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- WDP5797
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 32 m
- Beam
- 8 m
- Year built
- —
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
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Ship radio licensee (FCC)
- Maine State Ferry Service(not linked to a company record)Source: FCC Universal Licensing System — ship station licences · since 2024 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 6, 2026Licence matched to this ship by MMSI and call sign. The licensee holds the radio licence; it is not necessarily the owner.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left RocklandAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at RocklandAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Inspection at Belfast, Maine | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Belfast, Maine | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Belfast, Maine | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Mobile, Alabama | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Mobile, Alabama | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Mobile, Alabama | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Mobile, Alabama | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections |
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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Belfast, Maine | clean |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| May 27, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Belfast, Maine | clean |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Belfast, Maine | clean |
| May 24, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland USRKD | Sep 29, 2026, 16:29 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 13:32 UTC | 21 h 3 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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is CHARLES NORMAN SHAY now?
- CHARLES NORMAN SHAY (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 18:05 UTC, not moving, near Rockland (North Atlantic Ocean). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was XX XXX>US 0LXC (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 17:41 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is CHARLES NORMAN SHAY?
- CHARLES NORMAN SHAY is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United States. The vessel is 32 m long with a beam of 8 m.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CHARLES NORMAN SHAY?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CHARLES NORMAN SHAY 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. CHARLES NORMAN SHAY has 9 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
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