SPIRIT OF NORFOLK
Passenger ship · United States · built 1990 · AIS Class A
In short
SPIRIT OF NORFOLK (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 1.7 kn, near Norfolk (North Atlantic Ocean). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is NORFOLK,VA; its reported draught is 2.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 22:59 UTC).
Current voyage: from Norfolk (departed Sep 27, 2026, 21:59 UTC) to NORFOLK,VA
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- 1990
- Gross tonnage
- 867
- Size (length × beam)
- 50 m × 11 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 36.8457° N, 76.297° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 1.7 kn
- Course
- 135°
- Heading
- 129°
Last 30 days: 3 port calls (Norfolk).
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
- SPIRIT OF NORFOLK
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8992998
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 367022930
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- WDC4321
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 867
- Length overall
- 50 m
- Beam
- 11 m
- Year built
- 1990
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.
- Ship radio licensee (FCC)
- Hornblower Cruises and Events, LLC(not linked to a company record)Source: FCC Universal Licensing System — ship station licences · since 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 6, 2026Licence matched to this ship by MMSI and call sign. The licensee holds the radio licence; it is not necessarily the owner.
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 NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left NorfolkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at NorfolkAIS-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk USORF | Sep 27, 2026, 18:55 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 21:59 UTC | 3 h 4 min |
| Norfolk USORF | Sep 26, 2026, 01:19 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 15:57 UTC | 14 h 38 min |
| Norfolk USORF | Sep 25, 2026, 17:55 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 00:07 UTC | 6 h 12 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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is SPIRIT OF NORFOLK now?
- SPIRIT OF NORFOLK (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 23:08 UTC, under way at 1.7 kn, near Norfolk (North Atlantic Ocean). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was NORFOLK,VA (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 22:59 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is SPIRIT OF NORFOLK?
- SPIRIT OF NORFOLK is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1990. The vessel is 50 m long with a beam of 11 m and has a gross tonnage of 867.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SPIRIT OF NORFOLK?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SPIRIT OF NORFOLK 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 SPIRIT OF NORFOLK. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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