SOUND OF SCARBA
Passenger ship · United Kingdom · built 2001 · AIS Class A
In short
SOUND OF SCARBA (Passenger ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on , not moving, in the port of Holy Loch. 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 HUNTERS QY/MCINROYS; its reported draught is 2.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 14:10 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 5, 2026, 08:31 UTC.
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Year built
- 2001
- Gross tonnage
- 489
- Size (length × beam)
- 50 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 55.9711° N, 4.9081° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 228°
- Heading
- 194°
Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Holy Loch and Blairmore).
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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- Name
- SOUND OF SCARBA
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9237424
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 235001902
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- ZNGH7
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 489
- Length overall
- 50 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2001
United KingdomA 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.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived at Holy LochAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left BlairmoreAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at BlairmoreAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left BlairmoreAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at BlairmoreAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) |
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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Loch GBHLO | Oct 5, 2026, 08:31 UTC | in port | — |
| Blairmore GBBLJ | Sep 15, 2026, 10:05 UTC | Sep 15, 2026, 14:25 UTC | 4 h 20 min |
| Blairmore GBBLJ | Sep 4, 2026, 17:04 UTC | Sep 4, 2026, 18:48 UTC | 1 h 44 min |
| Blairmore GBBLJ | Jun 19, 2026, 19:06 UTC | Jun 20, 2026, 08:03 UTC | 12 h 57 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.
About SOUND OF SCARBA
MV Sound of Scarba is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the River Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is SOUND OF SCARBA now?
- SOUND OF SCARBA (Passenger ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 14:12 UTC, not moving, in the port of Holy Loch. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was HUNTERS QY/MCINROYS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 14:10 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is SOUND OF SCARBA?
- SOUND OF SCARBA is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 2001 by Ferguson Marine. The vessel is 50 m long and has a gross tonnage of 489.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SOUND OF SCARBA?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SOUND OF SCARBA 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 SOUND OF SCARBA. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Ferguson Marine, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Voydar profile.
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