Friendship
Passenger ship · Australia · built 1986 · AIS Class A
In short
Friendship (Passenger ship, Australia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 1.6 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. Its reported AIS draught is 2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 04:17 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Sydney: arrived Sep 18, 2026, left Sep 19, 2026.
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- Australia
- Year built
- 1986
- Gross tonnage
- 186
- Size (length × beam)
- —
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 33.8582° S, 151.2128° E
- Area
- South Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 1.6 kn
- Course
- 204°
- Heading
- 205°
Last 30 days: at least 12 port calls (Sydney, Woolloomooloo, and Rozelle).
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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- Name
- Friendship
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8500848
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 503345400
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- VJ6975
- Flag
- Australia
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 186
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1986
AustraliaA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left SydneyAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at SydneyAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left SydneyAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at SydneyAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left SydneyAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at SydneyAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) |
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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney AUSYD | Sep 18, 2026, 13:37 UTC | Sep 19, 2026, 04:35 UTC | 14 h 57 min |
| Sydney AUSYD | Sep 18, 2026, 12:39 UTC | Sep 18, 2026, 13:33 UTC | 54 min |
| Sydney AUSYD | Sep 18, 2026, 10:29 UTC | Sep 18, 2026, 11:36 UTC | 1 h 7 min |
| Sydney AUSYD | Sep 18, 2026, 06:42 UTC | Sep 18, 2026, 07:49 UTC | 1 h 7 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 18, 2026, 06:02 UTC | Sep 18, 2026, 06:40 UTC | 38 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 18, 2026, 04:51 UTC | Sep 18, 2026, 05:35 UTC | 45 min |
| Sydney AUSYD | Sep 18, 2026, 02:37 UTC | Sep 18, 2026, 03:28 UTC | 51 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 17, 2026, 20:04 UTC | Sep 17, 2026, 22:02 UTC | 1 h 57 min |
| Sydney AUSYD | Sep 17, 2026, 09:16 UTC | Sep 17, 2026, 10:46 UTC | 1 h 30 min |
| Rozelle AUROZ | Sep 17, 2026, 07:12 UTC | Sep 17, 2026, 07:47 UTC | 35 min |
| Rozelle AUROZ | Sep 17, 2026, 05:21 UTC | Sep 17, 2026, 07:01 UTC | 1 h 40 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 17, 2026, 04:14 UTC | Sep 17, 2026, 05:03 UTC | 49 min |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Friendship now?
- Friendship (Passenger ship, Australia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 04:47 UTC, under way at 1.6 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean.
- What kind of ship is Friendship?
- Friendship is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Australia, built in 1986. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 186.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Friendship?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Friendship 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 Friendship. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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