Where is CCGS John Cabot now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for CCGS John Cabot 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 John Cabot?

CCGS John Cabot is an icebreaker, built in 1965 by Canadian Vickers. The vessel is 313.3 m long with a beam of 18.4 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,097.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CCGS John Cabot?

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

CCGS John Cabot

Icebreaker · built 1965

IMO6514974No AIS position on record

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In short

CCGS John Cabot (Icebreaker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Icebreaker
Flag: —
Year built: 1965
Gross tonnage: 5,097
Size (length × beam): 313 m × 18 m
Registered owner: —

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Photo of CCGS John Cabot — Photo: Unknown / Canada. Dept. of Transport · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: CCGS John Cabot
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 6514974
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Icebreaker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 5,097
Length overall: 313.3 m
Beam: 18.4 m
Year built: 1965

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: Orange(Former)
Source: Wikidata · 1997–2014 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
McDermott International(Former)
Source: Wikidata · 1996–1997 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
VSNL International Canada(Former)
Source: Wikidata · 1994–1996 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Canadian Coast Guard(Former)
Source: Wikidata · 1965–1994 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Canadian Vickers
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
during 1997	Operator: Orange (previously McDermott International)	Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from Wikidata)
during 1996	Operator: McDermott International (previously VSNL International Canada)	Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from Wikidata)
during 1994	Operator: VSNL International Canada (previously Canadian Coast Guard)	Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from Wikidata)

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.

About CCGS John Cabot

CCGS John Cabot (id: 320951;IMO number: 6514974; MMSI number: 247253000) was a Canadian Coast Guard heavy icebreaker and cable ship in service starting 1965. It passed out of CCG service and entered private service in 1994, as the cable ship CS John Cabot. In 1997, it was again renamed, becoming CS Certamen. The ship was scrapped in 2014, under the name Certa. It was the world's first icebreaking cable repair ship built. In 1985, it recovered the black boxes from Air India Flight 182. As of 2023, the John Cabot participated in the deepest submarine rescue ever performed, in 1973, retrieving Pisces III from the seafloor at 480 m (1,570 ft) and rescuing the crew of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is CCGS John Cabot now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for CCGS John Cabot 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 John Cabot?: CCGS John Cabot is an icebreaker, built in 1965 by Canadian Vickers. The vessel is 313.3 m long with a beam of 18.4 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,097.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CCGS John Cabot?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CCGS John Cabot 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 John Cabot. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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