Where is Nippon Maru now?

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

What kind of ship is Nippon Maru?

Nippon Maru is a cruise ship, built in 1990 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 166.4 m long with a beam of 24 m and has a gross tonnage of 21,903.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Nippon Maru?

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

Nippon Maru

Cruise ship · built 1990

IMO8817631No AIS position on record

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In short

Nippon Maru (Cruise ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 607 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1990
Gross tonnage: 21,903
Size (length × beam): 166 m × 24 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Nippon Maru
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8817631
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Cruise ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 21,903
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q11274805. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.4,840 t
Length overall: 166.4 m
Beam: 24 m
Year built: 1990
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q11274805. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.607

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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Operator: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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
Jun 11, 2012	Reported departure from HonoluluAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jun 10, 2012	Reported arrival at HonoluluAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jun 29, 2011	Reported departure from HonoluluAuthority-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 Dec 20, 2018PassengerNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Apra, Guam, USA
Nippon Maru, Apra, Guam, USA (NTSB DCA19FM012)Report published Oct 23, 2019
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the passenger vessel Nippon Maru’s contact with the mooring dolphins at the US Navy wharf D in Apra Harbor, Guam, was alcohol impairment of the master while he conned the vessel, resulting in an errant astern engine input.

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Jun 11, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Jun 10, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Jun 29, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Jun 29, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Boston USBOS	Departure	Jun 8, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Boston USBOS	Arrival	Jun 8, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Juneau USJNU	Departure	Jun 19, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Juneau USJNU	Arrival	Jun 19, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Astoria USAST	Departure	Jun 14, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Astoria USAST	Arrival	Jun 14, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Francisco USSFO	Departure	Jun 12, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Francisco USSFO	Arrival	Jun 11, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 9, 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 Nippon Maru now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Nippon Maru in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Nippon Maru?: Nippon Maru is a cruise ship, built in 1990 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 166.4 m long with a beam of 24 m and has a gross tonnage of 21,903.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Nippon Maru?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Nippon Maru 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 Nippon Maru. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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