Where is KAMINISTIQUA now?

KAMINISTIQUA (Cargo ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 11:25 UTC, not moving, near Thunder Bay (Great Lakes). The crew-entered destination was SOREL (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 10:57 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is KAMINISTIQUA?

KAMINISTIQUA is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 1983. The vessel is 223 m long with a beam of 23 m and has a gross tonnage of 22,388.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for KAMINISTIQUA?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for KAMINISTIQUA 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. KAMINISTIQUA has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

KAMINISTIQUA

Cargo ship · Canada · built 1983 · AIS Class A

IMO8119285MMSI316009457Call signCFN4612Last AIS position Oct 6, 2026, 11:25 UTC

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In short

KAMINISTIQUA (Cargo ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 11:25 UTC, not moving, near Thunder Bay (Great Lakes). Its crew-entered AIS destination is SOREL, with an ETA of Oct 12, 2026, 16:00 UTC; its reported draught is 8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 10:57 UTC).

Current voyage: from Sault Sainte Marie (departed Oct 5, 2026, 02:58 UTC) to SOREL

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: Canada
Year built: 1983
Gross tonnage: 22,388
Size (length × beam): 223 m × 23 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 6, 2026, 11:25 UTC

Position: 48.4478° N, 89.182° W
Area: Great Lakes
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 100°
Heading: 322°

48.4478° N, 89.182° W

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Last 30 days: 9 port calls (Sault Sainte Marie, Detroit, Port Colborne, Saint-Catharines, Port Weller, Sainte-Catherine, and Montreal).

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: KAMINISTIQUA
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8119285
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 316009457
Call signWhat is a call sign?: CFN4612
Flag: Canada
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 395510. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.22,388
Net tonnage: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 395510. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.11,648
Length overall: 223 m
Beam: 23 m
Year built: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 395510. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.1983

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
Oct 5, 2026, 02:58 UTC	Left Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 5, 2026, 01:30 UTC	Arrived at Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 23:11 UTC	Left DetroitAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 19:47 UTC	Arrived at DetroitAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 01:36 UTC	Left Port ColborneAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 00:45 UTC	Arrived at Port ColborneAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Feb 3, 2026	Inspection at Buffalo, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 7, 2025	Inspection at Duluth, Minnesota	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 1, 2024	Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 1, 2024	Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Dec 18, 2021	Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Aug 29, 2021	Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jun 17, 2020	Port State Control inspection at Duluth, Minnesota	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jun 13, 2020	Port State Control inspection at Duluth, Minnesota	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Dec 20, 2019	Port State Control inspection at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Sep 21, 2019	Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 14, 2014	Reported departure from ErieAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jan 16, 2014	Reported arrival at ErieAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Aug 17, 2013	Reported departure from DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WIAuthority-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.

Safety & inspections

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
Feb 3, 2026	Vessel Inspection	Buffalo, New York	clean
Jan 7, 2025	Vessel Inspection	Duluth, Minnesota	clean
Jan 1, 2024	Vessel Inspection	Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	clean
Jan 1, 2024	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean
Dec 18, 2021	Vessel Inspection	Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	clean
Aug 29, 2021	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean
Jun 17, 2020	Vessel InspectionPSC	Duluth, Minnesota	clean
Jun 13, 2020	Vessel InspectionPSC	Duluth, Minnesota	clean
Dec 20, 2019	Vessel InspectionPSC	Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	clean
Sep 21, 2019	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean
Sep 20, 2019	Vessel Inspection	Duluth, Minnesota	clean
Jul 8, 2013	Vessel InspectionPSC	Duluth, Minnesota	clean
Feb 7, 2013	Enforcement	Alameda, California	clean
Nov 27, 2012	Vessel Inspection	Duluth, Minnesota	clean
Nov 25, 2012	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean
Aug 26, 2012	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean
Apr 10, 2012	Boarding	Sault Ste Marie, Michigan	clean
Oct 24, 2011	Vessel InspectionPSC	TOLEDO, Ohio	clean
Oct 12, 2010	Vessel InspectionPSC	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	clean
Jul 19, 2010	Incident Investigation	WASHINGTON, District of Columbia	clean

Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.

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.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
Sault Sainte Marie USSSM	Oct 5, 2026, 01:30 UTC	Oct 5, 2026, 02:58 UTC	1 h 28 min
Detroit USDET	Oct 3, 2026, 19:47 UTC	Oct 3, 2026, 23:11 UTC	3 h 24 min
Port Colborne CAPCO	Oct 3, 2026, 00:45 UTC	Oct 3, 2026, 01:36 UTC	52 min
Saint-Catharines CASCA	Oct 2, 2026, 18:03 UTC	Oct 2, 2026, 22:55 UTC	4 h 52 min
Port Weller CAPWE	Oct 2, 2026, 17:04 UTC	Oct 2, 2026, 18:03 UTC	59 min
Sainte-Catherine CASCT	Oct 1, 2026, 07:50 UTC	Oct 1, 2026, 09:24 UTC	1 h 33 min
Montreal CAMTR	Oct 1, 2026, 06:00 UTC	Oct 1, 2026, 07:27 UTC	1 h 28 min
Montreal CAMTR	Sep 27, 2026, 17:21 UTC	Sep 27, 2026, 19:03 UTC	1 h 42 min
Sainte-Catherine CASCT	Sep 23, 2026, 04:37 UTC	Sep 23, 2026, 07:02 UTC	2 h 25 min
Sainte-Catherine CASCT	Jun 9, 2026, 10:52 UTC	Jun 19, 2026, 04:58 UTC	9 d 18 h

Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Erie USERI	Departure	Apr 14, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Erie USERI	Arrival	Jan 16, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Departure	Aug 17, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Arrival	Aug 17, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Departure	Aug 4, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Arrival	Aug 4, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Departure	Jul 21, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Arrival	Jul 21, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Departure	Jul 8, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Arrival	Jul 8, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Departure	May 23, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Arrival	May 23, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 13, 2002.

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

Frequently asked questions

Where is KAMINISTIQUA now?: KAMINISTIQUA (Cargo ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 11:25 UTC, not moving, near Thunder Bay (Great Lakes). The crew-entered destination was SOREL (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 10:57 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is KAMINISTIQUA?: KAMINISTIQUA is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 1983. The vessel is 223 m long with a beam of 23 m and has a gross tonnage of 22,388.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for KAMINISTIQUA?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for KAMINISTIQUA 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. KAMINISTIQUA has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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