MY Sam Simon

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

MY Sam Simon

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9053452

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

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Vessel type

ship

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

484

Net tonnage

ILTSource: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data), record 55857. Added to Voydar on September 28, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0 (ilent.nl site-wide).216

Length overall

55.5 m

Beam

9.8 m

Year built

1993

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About MY Sam Simon

MY Age of Union is a vessel of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fleet, the ship was previously named after American television producer and writer Sam Simon, who donated the money to purchase the vessel. The ship's identity was kept secret, to be revealed when she met the Japanese whaling fleet in 2012, but was identified when her registration was discovered on the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's list of registered ships. Age of Union is the former Japanese weather survey ship Kaiko Maru No 8. Sea Shepherd paid the Government of Japan AUD $2,000,000 for the vessel. She was renamed MV New Atlantis shortly before being moved to Brisbane, Queensland. She was subsequently re-registered under the Australian flag as a pleasure craft called Sam Simon.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MY Sam Simon now?

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

What kind of ship is MY Sam Simon?

MY Sam Simon is a ship, built in 1993 by IHI Corporation. The vessel is 55.5 m long with a beam of 9.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 484.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of MY Sam Simon?

Simpson Stichting is recorded as Registered owner for MY Sam Simon (source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data)). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MY Sam Simon?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MY Sam Simon 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 MY Sam Simon. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.