Where is MV Minerva now?

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

What kind of ship is MV Minerva?

MV Minerva is a cruise ship, built in 1996. The vessel is 133.6 m long with a beam of 20 m and has a gross tonnage of 12,892.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Minerva?

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

MV Minerva

Cruise ship · built 1996

IMO9144196No AIS position on record

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In short

MV Minerva (Cruise ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 350 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Cruise ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1996
Gross tonnage: 12,892
Size (length × beam): 134 m × 20 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: MV Minerva
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9144196
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Cruise ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 12,892
Length overall: 133.6 m
Beam: 20 m
Year built: 1996
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q738211. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.350

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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No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.

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
May 5, 2008	Reported departure from BostonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 5, 2008	Reported arrival at BostonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 4, 2008	Reported departure from NARRAGANSETT BAY, RIAuthority-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
Boston USBOS	Departure	May 5, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Boston USBOS	Arrival	May 5, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI	Departure	May 4, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI	Arrival	May 4, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Departure	May 3, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Arrival	May 2, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Departure	Apr 30, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Arrival	Apr 30, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Apr 28, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Apr 28, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL	Departure	Apr 27, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL	Arrival	Apr 27, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 23, 2006.

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

About MV Minerva

The Minerva is a cruise ship built in 1989, and originally intended as a Soviet research vessel, the Okean. The deal to purchase her fell through and Swan Hellenic (at the time a subsidiary of P&O Cruises) purchased her in 1996 and renamed her Minerva.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MV Minerva now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Minerva in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is MV Minerva?: MV Minerva is a cruise ship, built in 1996. The vessel is 133.6 m long with a beam of 20 m and has a gross tonnage of 12,892.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Minerva?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Minerva 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 MV Minerva. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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