What kind of ship is SEA ELEPHANT?

SEA ELEPHANT is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Guinea-Bissau, built in 1997 by Higaki Shipbuilding. The vessel is 100 m long with a beam of 19 m and has a gross tonnage of 6,448.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SEA ELEPHANT?

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

SEA ELEPHANT

Cargo ship · Guinea-Bissau · built 1997 · AIS Class A

IMO9175872MMSI630001223Call signJ5AZ5Last AIS position Sep 27, 2026, 14:22 UTC

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In short

SEA ELEPHANT (Cargo ship, Guinea-Bissau flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 14:22 UTC, at anchor, near Ambarli (Sea of Marmara). 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 ALIAGA; its reported draught is 5 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 13:40 UTC).

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: Guinea-Bissau
Year built: 1997
Gross tonnage: 6,448
Size (length × beam): 100 m × 19 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 27, 2026, 14:22 UTC

Position: 40.9018° N, 28.618° E
Area: Sea of Marmara
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: At anchor
Speed: 8.8 kn
Course: 260°
Heading: 257°

40.9018° N, 28.618° E

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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: SEA ELEPHANT
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9175872
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 630001223
Call signWhat is a call sign?: J5AZ5
Flag: Guinea-Bissau
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 6,448
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117082655. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.9,727 t
Length overall: 100 m
Beam: 19 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: Higaki Shipbuilding
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
May 15, 2020, 04:21 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
May 14, 2020, 21:28 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Feb 17, 2020, 19:44 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Feb 17, 2020, 13:00 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 14, 2020, 07:02 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 13, 2020, 20:13 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

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
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	May 14, 2020, 21:28 UTC	SWLA	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Feb 17, 2020, 13:00 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jan 13, 2020, 20:13 UTC	WA2	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Feb 26, 2019, 16:15 UTC	KA3	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Dec 11, 2018, 09:16 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Oct 6, 2018, 03:45 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Aug 25, 2018, 09:59 UTC	KA3	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Aug 13, 2018, 01:52 UTC	PT	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: August 13, 2018.

Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.

Frequently asked questions

Where is SEA ELEPHANT now?: SEA ELEPHANT (Cargo ship, Guinea-Bissau flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 14:22 UTC, at anchor, near Ambarli (Sea of Marmara). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was ALIAGA (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 13:40 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is SEA ELEPHANT?: SEA ELEPHANT is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Guinea-Bissau, built in 1997 by Higaki Shipbuilding. The vessel is 100 m long with a beam of 19 m and has a gross tonnage of 6,448.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SEA ELEPHANT?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SEA ELEPHANT 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 SEA ELEPHANT. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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