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RV Vema

Sailing vessel · built 1923

IMO7738383No AIS position on record

In short

RV Vema (Sailing vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: Windjammer Barefoot Cruises (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type
Sailing vessel
Flag
—
Year built
1923
Gross tonnage
420
Size (length × beam)
70 m

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Photo of RV Vema
Photo: RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
RV Vema
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
7738383
Flag
—
Vessel type
Sailing vessel
Length overall
70 m
Beam
—
Year built
1923

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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Registered owner
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Operator
Source: Wikidata · since 1981 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Source: Wikidata · 1953–1981 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder
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.

DateEventSource
Operator: Windjammer Barefoot Cruises (previously Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory)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.

About RV Vema

SV Mandalay is a three-masted schooner measuring 163.75 ft (49.91 m) pp, with a wrought iron hull. It was built as the private yacht Hussar (IV), and would later become the research vessel Vema, one of the world's most productive oceanographic research vessels. The ship currently sails as the cruising yacht Mandalay in the Caribbean.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is RV Vema now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for RV Vema in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is RV Vema?
RV Vema is a sailing vessel, built in 1923 by Burmeister & Wain. The vessel is 70 m long and has a gross tonnage of 420.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of RV Vema?
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises is recorded as Registered owner for RV Vema (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for RV Vema?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RV Vema 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 RV Vema. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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