Where is Golden Fan now?

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

What kind of ship is Golden Fan?

Golden Fan is a car carrier, built in 1985 by Shimanami Shipyard. The vessel is 162 m long with a beam of 26 m and has a gross tonnage of 27,650.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Golden Fan?

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

Golden Fan

Car carrier · built 1985

IMO8511263No AIS position on record

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In short

Golden Fan (Car carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Car carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1985
Gross tonnage: 27,650
Size (length × beam): 162 m × 26 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Golden Fan
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8511263
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Car carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 27,650
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q115572678. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.11,241 t
Length overall: 162 m
Beam: 26 m
Year built: 1985

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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Builder: Shimanami Shipyard
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.

Date	Event	Source
Jan 30, 2012	Reported departure from San DiegoAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jan 30, 2012	Reported arrival at San DiegoAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jan 29, 2012	Reported departure from Port HuenemeAuthority-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.

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 Jun 22, 2013火災 · 貨物船運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)京浜港横浜第3区の大黒ふ頭T-6岸壁神奈川県横浜市所在の横浜大黒防波堤西灯台から真方位313°940m付近
自動車運搬船GOLDEN FAN火災Report published Aug 29, 2014
本船は、船長ほか22人が乗り組み、積荷の中古車両765台を積載して平成25年6月22日07時06分ごろ京浜港横浜第3区の大黒ふ頭T-6岸壁に着岸した。本船は、船首側から順に水密戸を備えた隔壁で仕切られた船倉が1番~4番まであり、カーデッキが、1番及び4番船倉には下方から順に5番~10番まで、2番及び3番船倉には船底側から順に1番~10番まで設けられ、10番カーデッキの上方は居住甲板となり、その上は船橋甲板となっていた。本船は、08時30分ごろ中古車両の積荷作業を10番カーデッキから開始し、順次下方の1番カーデッキまで計771台(積荷車両合計1,536台)の積載を行い、15時00分ごろ5番カーデッキ船尾にあるランプウェイ(船と岸壁とを橋渡しする斜道であり、車両が自走して積み降ろしできる荷役設備、以下「ランプ」という。)の揚収作業を始めた。本船は、15時08分ごろファン付き通風口を含む全

Source: 運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).

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
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Jan 30, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Arrival	Jan 30, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Departure	Jan 29, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Arrival	Jan 29, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Jan 25, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Jan 24, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA)	Departure	Nov 8, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA)	Arrival	Nov 8, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Nov 7, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Nov 7, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Departure	Nov 2, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Arrival	Nov 2, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: July 7, 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 Golden Fan now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Golden Fan in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Golden Fan?: Golden Fan is a car carrier, built in 1985 by Shimanami Shipyard. The vessel is 162 m long with a beam of 26 m and has a gross tonnage of 27,650.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Golden Fan?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Golden Fan 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 Golden Fan. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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