Orcadia

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

Identity & particulars

Name

Orcadia

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7615490

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

Ferry

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

899

Length overall

70 m

Beam

13.8 m

Year built

1977

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Timeline

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Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

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About Orcadia

MV Orion (formerly MV Saturn and MV Orcadia) is a ro-ro passenger and vehicle ferry. Saturn was operated by Caledonian MacBrayne in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland between 1978 and 2011, for the first decade of her career on the Rothesay crossing. Later, she also saw service on the Dunoon and Brodick crossings, as well as on short cruises around the Clyde. After a lengthy lay-up, she was sold in 2015 to Pentland Ferries, renamed Orcadia, and converted for ferry services work with the renewable energy sector around Orkney and the Pentland Firth. In 2021 she was sold to Creta Cargo Lines, Greece, renamed Orion, and towed to Perama for conversion to increase freight capacity.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Orcadia now?

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

What kind of ship is Orcadia?

Orcadia is a ferry, built in 1977 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 70 m long with a beam of 13.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 899.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Orcadia?

Pentland Ferries is recorded as Registered owner for Orcadia (source: Wikidata; since 2015). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Orcadia?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Orcadia from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Orcadia. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.