Algoma Discovery

Identity & particulars

Name

Algoma Discovery

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

8505848

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

316018477

Call signWhat is a call sign?

CFK9796

Flag

Canada

Vessel type

Bulk carrier

AIS ship type

Cargo

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

Transport CanadaSource: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 834989. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.23,306

Net tonnage

Transport CanadaSource: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 834989. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.11,667

Length (registered)

Transport CanadaSource: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 834989. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.217.1 m

Beam

Transport CanadaSource: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 834989. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.23.1 m

Year built

1987

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.

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.

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.

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

• Occurred Jul 20, 2024Cargo, Dry BulkNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Superior, WI, USA

  Algoma Discovery, Superior, WI, USA (NTSB DCA24FM052)Report published Jan 20, 2026

  The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the contact of the bulk carrier Algoma Discovery with the BNSF Allouez Taconite Facility was the chief engineer and operating company not sufficiently evaluating and repairing the cause of an online generator’s previous automatic voltage regulator malfunction, resulting in the vessel’s loss of electrical power and propu

Safety & inspections

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.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Algoma Discovery now?

Algoma Discovery (Bulk carrier, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 03:26 UTC, under way at 10.3 kn, in the port of Detroit. The crew-entered destination was SARNIA (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 03:09 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Algoma Discovery?

Algoma Discovery is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 1987 by 3. Maj. The vessel is 217.1 m long with a beam of 23.1 m and has a gross tonnage of 23,306.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Algoma Discovery?

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