Celtic Ambassador
General cargo ship · United Kingdom · built 2005 · AIS Class A
In short
Celtic Ambassador (General cargo ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 12.3 kn, near Scrabster (North Sea). Its crew-entered AIS destination is VASTERAS, with an ETA of Oct 7, 2026, 22:00 UTC; its reported draught is 5.8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 00:34 UTC). ISM manager: Charles M Willie & Co Shipping (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting year 2025).
Current voyage: from Garlieston (departed Sep 30, 2026, 12:39 UTC) to VASTERAS
- Vessel type
- General cargo ship
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Year built
- 2005
- Gross tonnage
- 3,870
- Size (length × beam)
- 106 m × 15 m
- ISM manager
- Charles M Willie & Co Shipping
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 58.7238° N, 3.7001° W
- Area
- North Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 12.3 kn
- Course
- 90°
- Heading
- 89°
Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Garlieston and Carboneras).
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
- Celtic Ambassador
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9312705
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 232033027
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- MIPT9
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 3,870
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q84265051. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.5,699 t
- Length overall
- 106.2 m
- Beam
- 14.5 m
- Year built
- 2005
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.
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
- 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 GarliestonAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at GarliestonAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left CarbonerasAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at CarbonerasAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Inspection at New Orleans, Louisiana | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at New Orleans, Louisiana | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at New Orleans, Louisiana | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from New OrleansAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at New OrleansAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from SavannahAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Port State Control inspection at PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections |
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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2006 | Vessel Inspection | New Orleans, Louisiana | clean |
| May 4, 2006 | Vessel Operational Control | New Orleans, Louisiana | clean |
| May 3, 2006 | Boarding | New Orleans, Louisiana | clean |
| Apr 25, 2006 | Vessel InspectionPSC | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.
Emissions & fuel consumption
Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,979 t | 1,241 t | 163 days | 97 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (12.53 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlieston GBGIS | Sep 28, 2026, 11:59 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 12:39 UTC | 2 d 0 h |
| Carboneras ESCRS | Sep 14, 2026, 17:23 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 11:59 UTC | 13 d 18 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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans USMSY | Departure | May 3, 2006(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Arrival | May 2, 2006(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Departure | Apr 28, 2006(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | Apr 27, 2006(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DELAWARE RIVER AT CAMDEN, NJ (INCLUDED IN DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA | Departure | Apr 24, 2006(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DELAWARE RIVER AT CAMDEN, NJ (INCLUDED IN DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA | Arrival | Apr 24, 2006(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 24, 2006.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
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, 11:01 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 6.6 m to 4.4 m while in port at Garlieston. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged 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 Celtic Ambassador now?
- Celtic Ambassador (General cargo ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 00:36 UTC, under way at 12.3 kn, near Scrabster (North Sea). The crew-entered destination was VASTERAS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 00:34 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Celtic Ambassador?
- Celtic Ambassador is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 2005 by Royal Niestern Sander. The vessel is 106.2 m long with a beam of 14.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 3,870.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Celtic Ambassador?
- Charles M Willie & Co Shipping is recorded as ISM manager for Celtic Ambassador (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions; reporting year 2025). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Celtic Ambassador?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Celtic Ambassador 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. Celtic Ambassador has 4 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Royal Niestern Sander, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- Amber SkyIMO 9312688General cargo ship · built 2005 · 3,870 GT
- KjervaagsundIMO 9312690General cargo ship · built 2005 · 3,870 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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