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Sonoma

Container ship · United States · built 1997 · AIS Class A

IMO9123520MMSI366969970Call signWZC8517Last AIS position Oct 3, 2026, 03:40 UTC

In short

Sonoma (Container ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , not moving, near Sausalito (North Pacific Ocean). Its crew-entered AIS destination is XX XXX>US 0VC6; its reported draught is 2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 03:16 UTC).

Current voyage: from San Francisco (departed Oct 1, 2026, 03:24 UTC) to XX XXX>US 0VC6

Vessel type
Container ship
Year built
1997
Gross tonnage
16,252
Size (length × beam)
56 m × 10 m
Registered owner
—

Last reported position

received
Position
37.9454° N, 122.5086° W
Area
North Pacific Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
Under way sailing
Speed
0 kn
Course
252°
Heading
318°
37.9454° N, 122.5086° W
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Last 30 days: 11 port calls (San Francisco and Tiburon).

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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Identity & particulars

Name
Sonoma
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
9123520
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
366969970
Call signWhat is a call sign?
WZC8517
AIS ship type
Passenger
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
16,252
Length overall
56 m
Beam
10 m
Year built
1997

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

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.

DateEventSource
Left San FranciscoAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Arrived at San FranciscoAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Left San FranciscoAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Arrived at San FranciscoAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Left San FranciscoAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Arrived at San FranciscoAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Reported departure from OaklandAuthority-reportedUSACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Reported arrival at OaklandAuthority-reportedUSACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Reported departure from Los AngelesAuthority-reportedUSACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Inspection at San Pedro, CaliforniaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at San Pedro, CaliforniaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at San Pedro, CaliforniaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at San Pedro, CaliforniaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at San Pedro, CaliforniaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at Houston, TexasUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at Savannah, GeorgiaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at Savannah, GeorgiaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at Savannah, GeorgiaUSCG 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

9
Inspections
not recorded
Detentions
0
Deficiencies
DateTypePortFindings
Jul 31, 2002Vessel InspectionSan Pedro, Californiaclean
Feb 9, 2002Vessel InspectionSan Pedro, Californiaclean
May 2, 2001Vessel InspectionSan Pedro, Californiaclean
Dec 6, 2000Vessel InspectionSan Pedro, Californiaclean
May 9, 2000Vessel InspectionSan Pedro, Californiaclean
Apr 14, 1999Vessel InspectionHouston, Texasclean
Nov 26, 1997Vessel InspectionSavannah, Georgiaclean
May 15, 1997Vessel Transfer MonitorSavannah, Georgiaclean
May 14, 1997Vessel InspectionSavannah, Georgiaclean

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.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

PortArrivedDepartedTime in port
San Francisco USSFOSep 30, 2026, 16:23 UTCOct 1, 2026, 03:24 UTC11 h 0 min
San Francisco USSFOSep 28, 2026, 17:01 UTCSep 29, 2026, 03:15 UTC10 h 14 min
San Francisco USSFOSep 27, 2026, 18:06 UTCSep 28, 2026, 00:57 UTC6 h 52 min
San Francisco USSFOSep 26, 2026, 16:57 UTCSep 27, 2026, 01:34 UTC8 h 36 min
San Francisco USSFOSep 25, 2026, 17:02 UTCSep 26, 2026, 03:21 UTC10 h 19 min
San Francisco USSFOSep 22, 2026, 18:23 UTCSep 23, 2026, 03:18 UTC8 h 55 min
Tiburon USXTNSep 17, 2026, 23:48 UTCSep 18, 2026, 01:07 UTC1 h 19 min
Tiburon USXTNSep 15, 2026, 17:59 UTCSep 15, 2026, 23:35 UTC5 h 36 min
Tiburon USXTNSep 14, 2026, 23:41 UTCSep 15, 2026, 00:51 UTC1 h 10 min
Tiburon USXTNSep 14, 2026, 18:46 UTCSep 14, 2026, 23:38 UTC4 h 52 min
Tiburon USXTNSep 6, 2026, 21:48 UTCSep 6, 2026, 22:32 UTC44 min
Tiburon USXTNSep 2, 2026, 19:48 UTCSep 2, 2026, 20:37 UTC49 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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

PortRecordDate (UTC)BerthSource
Oakland USOAKDepartureSep 8, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAKArrivalSep 8, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAXDepartureSep 6, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAXArrivalSep 6, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAKDepartureAug 2, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAKArrivalAug 2, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAXDepartureJul 31, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAXArrivalJul 30, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEADepartureJul 1, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEAArrivalJun 29, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Francisco USSFODepartureJun 27, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Francisco USSFOArrivalJun 27, 2002(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 8, 2002.

Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived

Patterns Voydar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.

WhenWhat we observedConfidence
Sep 22, 2026, 02:48 UTC
AIS gap

No AIS position received for 10 h 19 min while our receivers kept hearing other ships there (8 of 10 hours in coverage). Heard again 10 km away.

Method seadar.behaviour.ais_gap v1

High (84%)

Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.

Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sonoma now?
Sonoma (Container ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 03:40 UTC, not moving, near Sausalito (North Pacific Ocean). The crew-entered destination was XX XXX>US 0VC6 (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 03:16 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Sonoma?
Sonoma is a container ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1997 by Szczecin Shipyard. The vessel is 56 m long with a beam of 10 m and has a gross tonnage of 16,252.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Sonoma?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Sonoma from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. Sonoma has 9 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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