Where is Empress of the North now?

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

What kind of ship is Empress of the North?

Empress of the North is a ship, built in 2003. The vessel is 116 m long and has a gross tonnage of 3,388.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Empress of the North?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Empress of the North 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 Empress of the North. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Empress of the North

ship · built 2003

IMO9263538No AIS position on record

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In short

Empress of the North (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 217 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 2003
Gross tonnage: 3,388
Size (length × beam): 116 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Empress of the North
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9263538
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 3,388
Length overall: 116 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2003
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q5374683. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.217

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
Oct 26, 2007	Reported arrival at Port AngelesAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 19, 2007	Reported departure from Port AngelesAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 27, 2007	Reported arrival at SeattleAuthority-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
Port Angeles USCLM	Arrival	Oct 26, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Angeles USCLM	Departure	Oct 19, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Arrival	Sep 27, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Ketchikan USKTN	Departure	Sep 21, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Ketchikan USKTN	Arrival	May 5, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Departure	Apr 30, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Arrival	Sep 19, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Ketchikan USKTN	Departure	Sep 14, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Departure	May 9, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Arrival	Sep 20, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Ketchikan USKTN	Departure	Sep 15, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Ketchikan USKTN	Arrival	May 22, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: August 7, 2004.

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

About Empress of the North

American Empress is a 360-foot (110 m) diesel-electric powered paddle-wheeler that was formerly operated by Majestic America Line and named the Empress of the North. She was built in 2002 at the Nichols Brothers Boat Builders shipyard on Whidbey Island, in the U.S. state of Washington, for $50 million and debuted as a cruise ship in 2003. She is listed as accommodating 223 guests, and originally cruised Alaska's Inside Passage, the Pacific Northwest, and the Columbia River. While being operated by Majestic America Line, the ship was decorated with a 19th century Russian theme, but with Alaskan touches in the form of carvings and masks. During the ship's time in Alaska, several smaller port cities such as Wrangell and Petersburg depended on the visits by the Empress of the North for a substantial amount of tourist-related commerce.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Empress of the North now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Empress of the North in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Empress of the North?: Empress of the North is a ship, built in 2003. The vessel is 116 m long and has a gross tonnage of 3,388.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Empress of the North?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Empress of the North 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 Empress of the North. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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