Empire Sandy
Sailing vessel · Canada · built 1943 · AIS Class A
In short
Empire Sandy (Sailing vessel, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on , not moving, near Toronto (Great Lakes). Its crew-entered AIS destination is XX XXX> (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 13:01 UTC). It can carry up to 275 passengers (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Sailing vessel
- Flag
- Canada
- Year built
- 1943
- Gross tonnage
- 338
- Size (length × beam)
- 44 m × 9 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 43.6369° N, 79.3916° W
- Area
- Great Lakes
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Restricted manoeuvrability
- Speed
- 0.1 kn
- Course
- 125°
- Heading
- —
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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- Name
- Empire Sandy
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5071561
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 316225000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- VCTG
- Flag
- Canada
- Vessel type
- Sailing vessel
- AIS ship type
- Sailing
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 338
- Length overall
- 43.6 m
- Year built
- 1943
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q3053251. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.275
CanadaA 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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No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from BuffaloAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at BuffaloAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from BuffaloAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo USBUF | Departure | Aug 8, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Buffalo USBUF | Arrival | Aug 5, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Buffalo USBUF | Departure | Aug 7, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Buffalo USBUF | Arrival | Aug 6, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: August 6, 2012.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About Empire Sandy
Empire Sandy is a three-masted schooner providing chartered tall ship tours from Toronto, Canada. She was built in 1943 as an Englishman/Larch Deep Sea-class tugboat for World War II service by the British government. After the end of World War II she was repeatedly sold, renamed Ashford and then Chris M, before being substantially enlarged in a conversion to a schooner and reverting to her original name.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Empire Sandy now?
- Empire Sandy (Sailing vessel, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 13:28 UTC, not moving, near Toronto (Great Lakes). The crew-entered destination was XX XXX> (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 13:01 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Empire Sandy?
- Empire Sandy is a sailing vessel sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 1943. The vessel is 43.6 m long with a beam of 9.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 338.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Empire Sandy?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Empire Sandy 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 Empire Sandy. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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