Abeille Liberté
Tug · France · built 2005 · AIS Class A
In short
Abeille Liberté (Tug, France flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 5.5 kn, in the English Channel. Its crew-entered AIS destination is FRENCH NAVY ORDERS; its reported draught is 6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 13:20 UTC).
Current voyage: from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (departed Sep 21, 2026, 17:36 UTC) to FRENCH NAVY ORDERS
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Flag
- France
- Year built
- 2005
- Gross tonnage
- 3,249
- Size (length × beam)
- 80 m × 17 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 50.0791° N, 0.8353° W
- Area
- English Channel
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 5.5 kn
- Course
- 36°
- Heading
- 18°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Cherbourg-en-Cotentin).
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
- Abeille Liberté
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9308699
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 226265000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- FMDI
- Flag
- France
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 3,249
- Length overall
- 80 m
- Beam
- 16.5 m
- Year built
- 2005
FranceA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left Cherbourg-en-CotentinAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Cherbourg-en-CotentinAIS-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin FRCER | Sep 14, 2026, 09:21 UTC | Sep 21, 2026, 17:36 UTC | 7 d 8 h |
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 Abeille Liberté
Abeille Liberté (French pronunciation: [abɛj libɛʁte]) is an emergency tow vessel (salvage tug) based in Cherbourg Harbour, France. It is a sister ship of Abeille Bourbon. It was built at the Myklebust Verft shipyard in Gursken, Norway, which is part of the Kleven Maritime group. It was delivered in October 2005 and officially inaugurated on 17 November 2005. Abeille Liberté is owned by Abeilles International, a unit of Groupe Bourbon. The crew is made up of sailors of the merchant marine. It is chartered to the French government and can be called upon by the Maritime Prefect of the English Channel and North Sea at any time.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abeille Liberté now?
- Abeille Liberté (Tug, France flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 14:11 UTC, under way at 5.5 kn, in the English Channel. The crew-entered destination was FRENCH NAVY ORDERS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 13:20 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Abeille Liberté?
- Abeille Liberté is a tug sailing under the flag of France, built in 2005 by Myklebust Verft. The vessel is 80 m long with a beam of 16.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 3,249.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Abeille Liberté?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Abeille Liberté 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 Abeille Liberté. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Ships of the same class, Bourbon-class salvage tug (source: Wikidata).
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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