Vasiliy Golovnin
Cargo ship · Russia · built 1970 · AIS Class A
In short
Vasiliy Golovnin (Cargo ship, Russia flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, near Cape Town (South Atlantic Ocean). Its crew-entered AIS destination is CAPE TOWN; its reported draught is 6.5 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 11:40 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- Flag
- Russia
- Year built
- 1970
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- —
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 33.9047° S, 18.4398° E
- Area
- South Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Moored
- Speed
- 0.2 kn
- Course
- 325°
- Heading
- 45°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
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
- Vasiliy Golovnin
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8723426
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 273149510
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- UGWJ
- Flag
- Russia
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1970
RussiaA 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Port State Control inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Port State Control inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections |
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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2010 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Jul 9, 2009 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| May 24, 2008 | Boarding | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Mar 27, 2008 | Vessel Operational Control | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Mar 25, 2008 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Jun 20, 2007 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Apr 16, 2007 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Apr 13, 2007 | Boarding | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| May 25, 2006 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Apr 3, 1998 | Vessel Inspection | Seattle, Washington | clean |
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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Departure | Aug 5, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Arrival | Aug 5, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Departure | Jul 7, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Arrival | Jul 7, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Departure | Jul 8, 2009(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Arrival | Jul 8, 2009(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Departure | Aug 8, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Arrival | Aug 7, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Departure | Jul 10, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Arrival | Jul 8, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Departure | May 28, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA | Arrival | May 24, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 26, 2006.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About Vasiliy Golovnin
Vasiliy Golovnin (Russian: «Василий Головнин»; IMO 8723426) is a Russian Project 10620 icebreaking cargo ship built in 1988 in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and named after the Russian navigator, vice admiral Vasily Golovnin (1776–1831). The vessel is operated by Russia's Far East Shipping Company (FESCO). The Vasiliy Golovnin has regularly been chartered for entire seasons, including by Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina. On April 29, 2019, TASS reported that 2 crew members died from methanol poisoning.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vasiliy Golovnin now?
- Vasiliy Golovnin (Cargo ship, Russia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 12:42 UTC, moored, near Cape Town (South Atlantic Ocean). The crew-entered destination was CAPE TOWN (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 11:40 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Vasiliy Golovnin?
- Vasiliy Golovnin is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Russia, built in 1970 by Kherson Shipyard.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Vasiliy Golovnin?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Vasiliy Golovnin 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. Vasiliy Golovnin has 10 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
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