Texas Star
ship · built 1977
In short
Texas Star (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- ship
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1977
- Gross tonnage
- 169
- Size (length × beam)
- 50 m × 11 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.
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- Name
- Texas Star
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7722047
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 169
- Length overall
- 50 m
- Beam
- 11 m
- Year built
- 1977
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.
No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported arrival at FreeportAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from SavannahAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at SavannahAuthority-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport USFPO | Arrival | Jun 1, 2005(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Departure | May 20, 2005(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | May 19, 2004(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Tampa USTPA | Departure | Apr 30, 2004(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 30, 2004.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About Texas Star
Texas Star, formerly known as the Stardancer V, the Europa Star, the Walter M, and originally the Southern Prince, was a 167-foot (51 m) ship that was put to various uses between 1977 and 2022. Most notably, it was a gambling ship which operated from various ports in the United States between 1987 and 2004. In 2022, it was deliberately sunk off the coast of Delaware to build up the artificial Redbird Reef.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Texas Star now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Texas Star in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Texas Star?
- Texas Star is a ship, built in 1977. The vessel is 50 m long with a beam of 11 m and has a gross tonnage of 169.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Texas Star?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Texas Star 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 Texas Star. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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