Where is Oriental Bluebird now?

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

What kind of ship is Oriental Bluebird?

Oriental Bluebird is a ship, built in 1979. The vessel is 143.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 8,725.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Oriental Bluebird?

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

Oriental Bluebird

ship · built 1979

IMO7818078No AIS position on record

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In short

Oriental Bluebird (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1979
Gross tonnage: 8,725
Size (length × beam): 143 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Oriental Bluebird
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 7818078
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 8,725
Length overall: 143.3 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1979

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Ownership & management

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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
Jul 6, 2006	Reported departure from HonoluluAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jul 1, 2006	Reported arrival at HonoluluAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Apr 12, 2006	Reported departure from HonoluluAuthority-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
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Jul 6, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Jul 1, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Apr 12, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Apr 11, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BARBERS POINT, HI (NET TABLE)	Departure	Jun 18, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Jun 14, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Mar 21, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Mar 21, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Mar 21, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Feb 1, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Jan 27, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Oct 19, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 8, 2002.

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

About Oriental Bluebird

The 8,725 ton Hiyo Maru (飛鷹丸) was the largest member of the Japanese whaling fleet; providing fuel, resources, and stock storage space for that fleet and its crew. In 1992, it was renamed and re-flagged to Panama as the Oriental Bluebird. According to Greenpeace, after a dispute with the Panamanian Government in 2008, it was de-flagged and re-registered to Japan. The Hiyo Maru served as the fuel tanker for Japan's whaling fleet, and was alleged by Greenpeace to also transport whale meat. In August 2010, the ship was sold to China to be scrapped.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Oriental Bluebird now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Oriental Bluebird in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Oriental Bluebird?: Oriental Bluebird is a ship, built in 1979. The vessel is 143.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 8,725.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Oriental Bluebird?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Oriental Bluebird 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 Oriental Bluebird. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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