IMO 5280540
ship · built 1950
In short
IMO 5280540 (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (source: Wikidata, since 2009).
- Vessel type
- ship
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1950
- Gross tonnage
- 488
- Size (length × beam)
- 52 m × 9 m
- Registered owner
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Last reported position
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- Name
- IMO 5280540
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5280540
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 488
- Length overall
- 52.2 m
- Beam
- 9 m
- Year built
- 1950
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Ownership & management
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- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · since 2009 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About IMO 5280540
MY Bob Barker was a ship owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, named after the American television game show host and animal rights activist Bob Barker, whose donation of $5 million to the society facilitated the purchase of the ship. She began operating for the group in late 2009 / early 2010 in its campaign against whaling by Japanese fisheries. In October 2010, Sea Shepherd stated that Bob Barker had completed a major refit in Hobart, Tasmania. Hobart became the ship's honorary home port in 2014.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is IMO 5280540 now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for IMO 5280540 in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is IMO 5280540?
- IMO 5280540 is a ship, built in 1950 by Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted. The vessel is 52.2 m long with a beam of 9 m and has a gross tonnage of 488.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of IMO 5280540?
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is recorded as Registered owner for IMO 5280540 (source: Wikidata; since 2009). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for IMO 5280540?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for IMO 5280540 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 IMO 5280540. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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