Where is Northern Bell now?

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

What kind of ship is Northern Bell?

Northern Bell is a tanker, built in 1990 by 3. Maj. The vessel is 228 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 44,324.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Northern Bell?

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

Northern Bell

Tanker · built 1990

IMO8701662No AIS position on record

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In short

Northern Bell (Tanker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Tanker
Flag: —
Year built: 1990
Gross tonnage: 44,324
Size (length × beam): 228 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Northern Bell
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8701662
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 44,324
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117065993. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.83,651 t
Length overall: 228 m
Beam: 32 m
Year built: 1990

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: 3. Maj
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
Oct 21, 2010	Reported departure from New YorkAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 18, 2010	Reported arrival at New YorkAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jan 13, 2009	Reported departure from New YorkAuthority-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.

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
New York USNYC	Departure	Oct 21, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Arrival	Oct 18, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Departure	Jan 13, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Arrival	Jan 10, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Feb 11, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Feb 10, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New Haven USHVN	Departure	Nov 8, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New Haven USHVN	Arrival	Nov 8, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Departure	Nov 3, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Arrival	Nov 3, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Departure	Feb 28, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Everglades USPEF	Arrival	Feb 27, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: November 2, 2004.

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 Northern Bell now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Northern Bell in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Northern Bell?: Northern Bell is a tanker, built in 1990 by 3. Maj. The vessel is 228 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 44,324.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Northern Bell?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Northern Bell 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 Northern Bell. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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