SARAH LYNN

Identity & particulars

Name

SARAH LYNN

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9268629

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

338924001

Call signWhat is a call sign?

WDO2003

Flag

United States

Vessel type

Research vessel

AIS ship type

Other

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

3,371

Length overall

76.5 m

Beam

—

Year built

2003

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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.

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.

About SARAH LYNN

RV Petrel, or R/V Petrel (IMO: 9268629, MMSI: 235102789), is a 76.45 m (250.8 ft) research vessel sailing under the UK flag and owned by the United States Navy and once owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The ship is named after the petrel, a sea bird. The ship was completed by Brattvaag Skipsverft, Norway in 2003 as the deepwater offshore inspection vessel Seaway Petrel for service with Stolt Offshore. She was later renamed Acergy Petrel, then Seven Petrel with Subsea 7. In 2016, the ship was purchased by Allen, renamed Petrel and converted for deep-submergence research and archeology. Over two dozen wrecks were explored and recorded between 2017 and 2020, when the ship was laid up. In October 2022, she was purchased by the United States Navy's Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, for operation under Oceaneering International management.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is SARAH LYNN now?

SARAH LYNN (Research vessel, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 17:48 UTC, moored, in the port of Port Angeles. The crew-entered destination was PORT ANGELES P/S (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 13:30 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is SARAH LYNN?

SARAH LYNN is a research vessel sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2003 by Vard Brattvaag. The vessel is 76.5 m long and has a gross tonnage of 3,371.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of SARAH LYNN?

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command is recorded as Registered owner for SARAH LYNN (source: Wikidata; since 2022). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SARAH LYNN?

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