Where is MCKEIL SPIRIT now?

MCKEIL SPIRIT (General cargo ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 12:48 UTC, under way at 12.2 kn, near Oswego (Great Lakes). The crew-entered destination was ROCHESTER (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 12:12 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is MCKEIL SPIRIT?

MCKEIL SPIRIT is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 2007 by Royal Niestern Sander. The vessel is 140 m long with a beam of 21 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,472.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MCKEIL SPIRIT?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MCKEIL SPIRIT 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. MCKEIL SPIRIT has 11 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

MCKEIL SPIRIT

General cargo ship · Canada · built 2007 · AIS Class A

IMO9347023MMSI316036419Call signVCASLast AIS position Oct 6, 2026, 12:48 UTC

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In short

MCKEIL SPIRIT (General cargo ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 12:48 UTC, under way at 12.2 kn, near Oswego (Great Lakes). Its crew-entered AIS destination is ROCHESTER, with an ETA of Oct 6, 2026, 18:05 UTC; its reported draught is 5.9 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 12:12 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Oswego: arrived Oct 5, 2026, left Oct 6, 2026.

Vessel type: General cargo ship
Flag: Canada
Year built: 2007
Gross tonnage: 9,472
Size (length × beam): 140 m × 21 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 6, 2026, 12:48 UTC

Position: 43.4731° N, 76.5986° W
Area: Great Lakes
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 12.2 kn
Course: 258°
Heading: 256°

43.4731° N, 76.5986° W

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Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Oswego).

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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Identity & particulars

Name: MCKEIL SPIRIT
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9347023
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 316036419
Call signWhat is a call sign?: VCAS
Flag: Canada
Vessel type: Detailed type from WikidataGeneral cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 9,472
Net tonnage: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 841484. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.3,300
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q105765350. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.15,023 t
Length overall: 140 m
Beam: 21 m
Year built: 2007

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

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Builder: Royal Niestern Sander
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
Oct 6, 2026, 12:43 UTC	Left OswegoAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 5, 2026, 04:54 UTC	Arrived at OswegoAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 29, 2026, 22:50 UTC	Left OswegoAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 28, 2026, 11:11 UTC	Arrived at OswegoAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Mar 19, 2025	Port State Control inspection at Buffalo, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Sep 8, 2023	Port State Control inspection at Cleveland, Ohio	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Oct 29, 2022	Port State Control inspection at Buffalo, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 9, 2021	Port State Control inspection at Buffalo, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jun 18, 2020	Inspection at Buffalo, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 8, 2020	Inspection at Cleveland, Ohio	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 2, 2019	Inspection at Buffalo, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 28, 2018	Port State Control inspection at Cleveland, Ohio	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Feb 27, 2018	Port State Control inspection at Tampa, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 17, 2016	Inspection at MASSENA, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jul 4, 2012	Reported departure from ELIZABETH RIVER (SOUTHERN BRANCH) VAAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jun 29, 2012	Reported arrival at ELIZABETH RIVER (SOUTHERN BRANCH) VAAuthority-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.

Safety & inspections

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
Mar 19, 2025	Vessel InspectionPSC	Buffalo, New York	clean
Sep 8, 2023	Vessel InspectionPSC	Cleveland, Ohio	clean
Oct 29, 2022	Vessel InspectionPSC	Buffalo, New York	clean
Apr 9, 2021	Vessel InspectionPSC	Buffalo, New York	clean
Jun 18, 2020	Vessel Inspection	Buffalo, New York	clean
Apr 8, 2020	Vessel Inspection	Cleveland, Ohio	clean
Apr 2, 2019	Vessel Inspection	Buffalo, New York	clean
Apr 28, 2018	Vessel InspectionPSC	Cleveland, Ohio	clean
Feb 27, 2018	Vessel InspectionPSC	Tampa, Florida	clean
Apr 17, 2016	Vessel Inspection	MASSENA, New York	clean
Jun 29, 2012	Vessel InspectionPSC	Portsmouth, Virginia	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.

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
Oswego USOSW	Oct 5, 2026, 04:54 UTC	Oct 6, 2026, 12:43 UTC	31 h 48 min
Oswego USOSW	Sep 28, 2026, 11:11 UTC	Sep 29, 2026, 22:50 UTC	35 h 39 min

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
ELIZABETH RIVER (SOUTHERN BRANCH) VA	Departure	Jul 4, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER (SOUTHERN BRANCH) VA	Arrival	Jun 29, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: June 29, 2012.

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 29, 2026, 22:21 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 5.4 m to 4.5 m while in port at Oswego. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 29, 2026, 22:21 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 5.4 m to 4.5 m while in port at Oswego. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (65%)

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is MCKEIL SPIRIT now?: MCKEIL SPIRIT (General cargo ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 12:48 UTC, under way at 12.2 kn, near Oswego (Great Lakes). The crew-entered destination was ROCHESTER (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 12:12 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is MCKEIL SPIRIT?: MCKEIL SPIRIT is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 2007 by Royal Niestern Sander. The vessel is 140 m long with a beam of 21 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,472.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MCKEIL SPIRIT?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MCKEIL SPIRIT 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. MCKEIL SPIRIT has 11 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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