MSC Sotiria III
Container ship · Liberia · built 2002 · AIS Class A
In short
MSC Sotiria III (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 12.9 kn, in the South Atlantic Ocean. 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 BRSSZ >PACTB; its reported draught is 11.9 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Liberia
- Year built
- 2002
- Gross tonnage
- 28,676
- Size (length × beam)
- 226 m × 32 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 23.4128° S, 42.8153° W
- Area
- South Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 12.9 kn
- Course
- 71°
- Heading
- 70°
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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- Name
- MSC Sotiria III
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9259393
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 636021154
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 5LCO2
- Flag
- Liberia
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 28,676
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q117049831. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.37,087 t
- Length overall
- 226 m
- Beam
- 32 m
- Year built
- 2002
LiberiaA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| 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 | Apr 21, 2023, 11:24 UTC | KC2 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Feb 25, 2023, 03:48 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Dec 26, 2022, 12:01 UTC | KC19 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Nov 28, 2022, 08:17 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: November 28, 2022.
Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.
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.
| When | What we observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026, 17:19 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 9.1 m to 11.9 m while in port at Manaus. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | High (75%) |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MSC Sotiria III now?
- MSC Sotiria III (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 12:49 UTC, under way at 12.9 kn, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was BRSSZ >PACTB (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is MSC Sotiria III?
- MSC Sotiria III is a container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2002 by Shinkurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding. The vessel is 226 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 28,676.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Sotiria III?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Sotiria III 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 MSC Sotiria III. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Shinkurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- HONSINIMO 9252369Container ship · built 2002 · 28,676 GT
- CerusIMO 9259408Container ship · built 2003 · 28,676 GT
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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