Where is Discovery Sun now?

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

What kind of ship is Discovery Sun?

Discovery Sun is a cruise ship, built in 1968 by Orenstein & Koppel. The vessel is 134.5 m long with a beam of 21.9 m and has a gross tonnage of 11,979.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Discovery Sun?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Discovery Sun 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 Discovery Sun. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Discovery Sun

Cruise ship · built 1968

IMO6815158No AIS position on record

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In short

Discovery Sun (Cruise ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 1,400 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1968
Gross tonnage: 11,979
Size (length × beam): 134 m × 22 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Discovery Sun
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 6815158
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Cruise ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 11,979
Length overall: 134.5 m
Beam: 21.9 m
Year built: 1968
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q6719448. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,400

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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Builder: Orenstein & Koppel
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft
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
Sep 7, 2011	Reported departure from Port EvergladesAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 6, 2011	Reported departure from Port EvergladesAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 6, 2011	Reported arrival at Port EvergladesAuthority-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
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Sep 7, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Sep 6, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Sep 6, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Sep 5, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Sep 5, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Sep 4, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Aug 24, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Aug 23, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Aug 22, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Aug 21, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Aug 17, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Aug 16, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 10, 2004.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About Discovery Sun

MV Discovery Sun was the flagship and sole ship of Discovery Cruise Lines, a Miami-based tour operator. She was built at the Orenstein & Koppel shipyard in Lübeck, Germany in 1968 and was renovated in 1995 and then updated in 2000. She was previously named Scandinavian Sun for day cruise operator SeaEscape. MV Discovery Sun provided a regular service from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale to Grand Bahama Island and acted as a passenger cruise ferry service. On 20 August 1984, while operating as the Scandinavian Sun, a fire broke as the ship was docking at the Port of Miami. The fire was started by lubricating oil leaking from a diesel generator, and spread through a ladder access way and open passageways to the passenger areas of the ship. One crew member and one passenger were killed, and 57 passengers and crew were injured.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Discovery Sun now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Discovery Sun in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Discovery Sun?: Discovery Sun is a cruise ship, built in 1968 by Orenstein & Koppel. The vessel is 134.5 m long with a beam of 21.9 m and has a gross tonnage of 11,979.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Discovery Sun?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Discovery Sun 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 Discovery Sun. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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