What kind of ship is CAPE RISE?

CAPE RISE is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1977 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The vessel is 198 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 31,236.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CAPE RISE?

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

CAPE RISE

Cargo ship · United States · built 1977 · AIS Class A

IMO7530808MMSI366839000Call signKAFGLast AIS position Sep 23, 2026, 17:35 UTC

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In short

CAPE RISE (Cargo ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 23, 2026, 17:35 UTC, not moving, near Norfolk (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 USPTM (Portsmouth); its reported draught is 7.3 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 23, 2026, 17:00 UTC).

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: United States
Year built: 1977
Gross tonnage: 31,236
Size (length × beam): 198 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 23, 2026, 17:35 UTC

Position: 36.8532° N, 76.3105° W
Area: North Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 291°
Heading: 43°

36.8532° N, 76.3105° W

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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Identity & particulars

Name: CAPE RISE
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 7530808
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 366839000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: KAFG
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 31,236
Length overall: 198 m
Beam: 32 m
Year built: 1977

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Ownership & management

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Operator: United States Navy
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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
Dec 15, 2014	Reported arrival at BeaumontAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 7, 2014	Reported departure from BeaumontAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Apr 4, 2009	Reported departure from GeorgetownAuthority-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
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Dec 15, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Nov 7, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Georgetown USGGE	Departure	Apr 4, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Oct 27, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	May 5, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	May 2, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	Jan 31, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 31, 2003.

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

About CAPE RISE

The MV Cape Rise (T-AKR-9678), formerly Saudi Riyadh, formerly Seaspeed Arabia, is a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) and container ship built in 1977. Built in Japan in 1977 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Limited, the ship was delivered to Ro-Ro Charterers Corporation as MV SEASPEED ARABIA. Later renamed SAUDI RIYADH, she was purchased by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) in August 1993 and was subsequently converted for military use at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point Shipyard at Baltimore, Maryland. Renamed MV CAPE RISE (T-AKR 9678), she was assigned to the MARAD's Ready Reserve Force (RRF) on November 21, 1994. Since then, she is maintained in reduced operating status (ROS) in a layberth at Portsmouth, Virginia with a maintenance crew of nine (9) commercial mariners. If required, MV CAPE RISE can be fully activated within 5 days.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is CAPE RISE now?: CAPE RISE (Cargo ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 23, 2026, 17:35 UTC, not moving, near Norfolk (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 USPTM (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 23, 2026, 17:00 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is CAPE RISE?: CAPE RISE is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1977 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The vessel is 198 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 31,236.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CAPE RISE?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CAPE RISE 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 CAPE RISE. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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