HIYU
Passenger ship · United States · built 1967 · AIS Class A
In short
HIYU (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, near Seattle (North Pacific Ocean). Its last detected port call was at Madison Park: arrived Sep 19, 2026, left Sep 21, 2026.
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- 1967
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 45 m × 19 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 47.633° N, 122.3301° W
- Area
- North Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Moored
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- —
- Heading
- —
Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Madison Park).
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
- HIYU
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8645301
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 368032570
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- WDK2116
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 45 m
- Beam
- 19 m
- Year built
- 1967
United StatesA 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.
- Registered owner
- Washington State Ferries(Former)Source: Wikidata · until 2017 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left Madison ParkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Madison ParkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Madison ParkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Madison ParkAIS-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Park USYMD | Sep 19, 2026, 23:17 UTC | Sep 21, 2026, 00:06 UTC | 24 h 49 min |
| Madison Park USYMD | Sep 11, 2026, 03:49 UTC | Sep 11, 2026, 04:29 UTC | 39 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.
About HIYU
MV Hiyu was a ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. Originally built in 1967 to replace an earlier ferry, it was used on the Point Defiance–Tahlequah route during its early years. Upon its retirement in 2016, it was the smallest ferry in the fleet, with a capacity of 34 cars and 200 passengers, and a length of 162 feet (49 m). The vessel's name is Chinook Jargon for "plenty."
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is HIYU now?
- HIYU (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 18:25 UTC, moored, near Seattle (North Pacific Ocean).
- What kind of ship is HIYU?
- HIYU is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1967 by The Greenbrier Companies. The vessel is 45 m long with a beam of 19 m.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for HIYU?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for HIYU 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 HIYU. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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