What kind of ship is ARCTIC SUNRISE?

ARCTIC SUNRISE is an icebreaker sailing under the flag of Netherlands, built in 1975 by Vaagen Verft. The vessel is 49.6 m long with a beam of 11.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 949.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for ARCTIC SUNRISE?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for ARCTIC SUNRISE 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. ARCTIC SUNRISE has 26 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

ARCTIC SUNRISE

Icebreaker · Netherlands · built 1975 · AIS Class A

IMO7382902MMSI244538000Call signPE6851Last AIS position Oct 3, 2026, 07:15 UTC

Open in Terminal

In short

ARCTIC SUNRISE (Icebreaker, Netherlands flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 07:15 UTC, under way at 9.5 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is FR LPE (la Pallice), with an ETA of Oct 7, 2026, 09:00 UTC; its reported draught is 5.3 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 06:17 UTC). Its last detected port call was at IJmuiden/Velsen: arrived Jun 10, 2026, left Jun 10, 2026.

Vessel type: Icebreaker
Flag: Netherlands
Year built: 1975
Gross tonnage: 949
Size (length × beam): 50 m × 12 m
Registered owner: —

Watch this ship

ARCTIC SUNRISE has not been received for a while. Follow it and we will email you as soon as it is heard again, then when it reaches or leaves port.

Free forever. No card. A free account follows up to 5 ships and ports.

Last reported position

received Oct 3, 2026, 07:15 UTC

Position: 39.3916° N, 9.8501° W
Area: North Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 9.5 kn
Course: 0°
Heading: 357°

39.3916° N, 9.8501° W

Open the full live map →

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.

Pro shows ARCTIC SUNRISE's track before the last 30 days. Voydar has recorded its port calls since June 10, 2026.Free forever. No card. New accounts include 14 days of Pro.

Try the live demo, no sign-up

Identity & particulars

Name: ARCTIC SUNRISE
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 7382902
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 244538000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: PE6851
Flag: Netherlands
Vessel type: Detailed type from WikidataIcebreaker
AIS ship type: Other
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 949
Net tonnage: Source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data), record 31360. Added to Voydar on September 28, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0 (ilent.nl site-wide).305
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q168474. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.610 t
Length overall: 49.6 m
Beam: 11.6 m
Year built: 1975

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

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Registered owner: Greenpeace International
Source: Wikidata · since 1995 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Stichting Phoenix(not linked to a company record)
Source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
GC Rieber Shipping(Former)
Source: Wikidata · 1975–1995 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Operator: Greenpeace International
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Vaagen Verft
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
Jun 10, 2026, 07:33 UTC	Left IJmuiden/VelsenAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Jun 10, 2026, 06:36 UTC	Arrived at IJmuiden/VelsenAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 8, 2023	Inspection at San Pedro, California	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Sep 5, 2023	Port State Control inspection at San Diego, California	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Oct 13, 2018	Inspection at Honolulu, Hawaii	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Nov 9, 2017	Port State Control inspection at Miami Beach, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Oct 23, 2017	Inspection at Wilmington, North Carolina	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Oct 19, 2017	Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Oct 12, 2017	Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 20, 2011	Inspection at Wilmington, North Carolina	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Aug 30, 2010	Inspection at Tampa, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Aug 5, 2010	Inspection at Tampa, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
during 1995	Owner: Greenpeace International (previously GC Rieber Shipping)	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.

Safety & inspections

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
Sep 8, 2023	Vessel Inspection	San Pedro, California	clean
Sep 5, 2023	Vessel InspectionPSC	San Diego, California	clean
Oct 13, 2018	Vessel Inspection	Honolulu, Hawaii	clean
Nov 9, 2017	Vessel InspectionPSC	Miami Beach, Florida	clean
Oct 23, 2017	Vessel Inspection	Wilmington, North Carolina	clean
Oct 19, 2017	Vessel Inspection	Portsmouth, Virginia	clean
Oct 12, 2017	Vessel InspectionPSC	STATEN ISLAND, New York	clean
Jan 20, 2011	Vessel Inspection	Wilmington, North Carolina	clean
Aug 30, 2010	Vessel Inspection	Tampa, Florida	clean
Aug 5, 2010	Vessel Inspection	Tampa, Florida	clean
Oct 10, 2005	Boarding	DANIA, Florida	clean
Sep 29, 2005	Vessel InspectionPSC	STATEN ISLAND, New York	clean
Sep 28, 2005	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean
Sep 23, 2005	Vessel Inspection	USCG Air Station, Massachusetts	clean
Sep 15, 2005	Boarding	BOSTON, Massachusetts	clean
Sep 15, 2005	Vessel Operational Control	BOSTON, Massachusetts	clean
Aug 23, 2004	Boarding	San Diego, California	clean
Aug 17, 2004	Boarding	Seattle, Washington	clean
Aug 13, 2004	Vessel InspectionPSC	Seattle, Washington	clean
Aug 12, 2004	Boarding	Seattle, Washington	clean

Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.

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.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
IJmuiden/Velsen NLIJM	Jun 10, 2026, 06:36 UTC	Jun 10, 2026, 07:33 UTC	57 min

Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.

About ARCTIC SUNRISE

Arctic Sunrise is an ice-strengthened vessel operated by Greenpeace. The vessel was built in Norway in 1975 and has a gross tonnage of 949, a length of 50.5 metres (166 ft) and a maximum speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph). She is classified by Det Norske Veritas as a "1A1 icebreaker" (the second highest ice strengthening notation at the time of construction). The ship is powered by a single MaK marine diesel engine. Under the original name of Polarbjørn ("polar bear"), she was used as a sealing ship. The vessel was subsequently used by the French government. Greenpeace purchased the ship in 1995.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is ARCTIC SUNRISE now?: ARCTIC SUNRISE (Icebreaker, Netherlands flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 07:15 UTC, under way at 9.5 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was FR LPE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 06:17 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is ARCTIC SUNRISE?: ARCTIC SUNRISE is an icebreaker sailing under the flag of Netherlands, built in 1975 by Vaagen Verft. The vessel is 49.6 m long with a beam of 11.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 949.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for ARCTIC SUNRISE?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for ARCTIC SUNRISE 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. ARCTIC SUNRISE has 26 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/vessels/7382902

View JSON API documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Follow by RSS Open data

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans