CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

5329566

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

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Vessel type

Icebreaker

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

2,062

Length overall

72 m

Beam

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Year built

1959

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Timeline

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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.

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

• Occurred Jun 18, 2023Specialty/OtherNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)AO

  Titan / Polar Prince, AO (NTSB DCA23FM036)Report published Oct 15, 2025

  The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the hull failure and implosion of the submersible Titan was OceanGate’s inadequate engineering process, which failed to establish the actual strength and durability of the Titan pressure vessel and resulted in the company operating a carbon fiber composite vessel that sustained delamination damage that was subsequently

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.

About CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert

CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert is a former Canadian Coast Guard light icebreaker and buoy tender that was later sold to a private owner and renamed Polar Prince. The ship entered service with the Department of Transport Marine Service in 1959 and transferred to the newly created Canadian Coast Guard in 1962, active until 2001. The icebreaker was sold to private interests in Newfoundland and renamed Polar Prince, sitting mostly idle until resold in 2009 to GTX Technology Canada Limited for service in the Arctic Ocean as a commercial icebreaker. In 2017, the vessel was temporarily rechristened Canada C3 and used for a high-profile voyage around Canada's three maritime coasts as part of the nation's 150th anniversary.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert?

CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert is an icebreaker, built in 1959 by Davie Shipbuilding. The vessel is 72 m long and has a gross tonnage of 2,062.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert 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 CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.