Where is BBC China now?

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

What kind of ship is BBC China?

BBC China is a ship, built in 2001 by Qingshan Shipyard. The vessel is 121.4 m long and has a gross tonnage of 5,548.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for BBC China?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for BBC China 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. No matched inspection records are displayed for BBC China. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

BBC China

ship · built 2001

IMO9219082No AIS position on record

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In short

BBC China (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 2001
Gross tonnage: 5,548
Size (length × beam): 121 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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

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Identity & particulars

Name: BBC China
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9219082
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 5,548
Length overall: 121.4 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2001

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: Qingshan Shipyard
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
Sep 18, 2004	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 14, 2004	Reported arrival at HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 30, 2004	Reported departure from BAYOU LAFOURCHE AND LAFOURCHE-JUMP WATERWAY, LAAuthority-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
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Sep 18, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Sep 14, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BAYOU LAFOURCHE AND LAFOURCHE-JUMP WATERWAY, LA	Departure	May 30, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BAYOU LAFOURCHE AND LAFOURCHE-JUMP WATERWAY, LA	Arrival	May 30, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	May 28, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	May 28, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPDX	Departure	Feb 22, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPDX	Arrival	Feb 22, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Feb 13, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Feb 11, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MS	Departure	Nov 20, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MS	Arrival	Nov 14, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: November 17, 2002.

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

About BBC China

MV BBC China was a 5,548 GT general cargo vessel constructed in China that was completed in 2000. The ship was initially named Beluga Superstition, being renamed in 2002. The vessel gained notoriety after it was caught carrying gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment to Libya in 2003. In 2004, the vessel ran aground off the coast of South Africa. The wreck was subsequently demolished with explosives.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is BBC China now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for BBC China in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is BBC China?: BBC China is a ship, built in 2001 by Qingshan Shipyard. The vessel is 121.4 m long and has a gross tonnage of 5,548.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for BBC China?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for BBC China 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. No matched inspection records are displayed for BBC China. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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