Where is Leif Ericson now?

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

What kind of ship is Leif Ericson?

Leif Ericson is a ship, built in 1991 by Fosen Yard. The vessel is 154 m long with a beam of 24 m and has a gross tonnage of 18,523.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Leif Ericson?

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

Leif Ericson

ship · built 1991

IMO8917388No AIS position on record

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In short

Leif Ericson (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 592 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1991
Gross tonnage: 18,523
Size (length × beam): 154 m × 24 m
Registered owner: —

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Identity & particulars

Name: Leif Ericson
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8917388
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 18,523
Net tonnage: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 821679. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.5,556
Length overall: 154 m
Beam: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 821679. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.24 m
Year built: 1991
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q6719729. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.592

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Ownership & management

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Builder: Fosen Yard
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 17, 2015	Reported departure from CharlestonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 22, 2015	Reported arrival at CharlestonAuthority-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
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Jun 17, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	May 22, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 22, 2015.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About Leif Ericson

MV Leif Ericson is a commercial passenger/vehicle ferry in service with the Canadian operator Marine Atlantic. She is currently the oldest vessel in the Marine Atlantic fleet. She was built along with two sister ships by the Fosen Yard, Norway in the early 1990s. These two are Oslofjord and Patria Seaways. She also has two half sisters in Gryf and Lider Express. Leif Ericson and Patria Seaways were originally owned by the Swedish Company Stena Line as their Stena Challenger and Stena Traveller respectively.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Leif Ericson now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Leif Ericson in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Leif Ericson?: Leif Ericson is a ship, built in 1991 by Fosen Yard. The vessel is 154 m long with a beam of 24 m and has a gross tonnage of 18,523.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Leif Ericson?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Leif Ericson 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 Leif Ericson. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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