Island Home

Identity & particulars

Name

Island Home

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9410478

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

367130910

Call signWhat is a call sign?

WDR47

Flag

United States

Vessel type

WikidataDetailed type from WikidataFerry

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

4,311

Deadweight (DWT)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q16980689. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.800 t

Length overall

78 m

Beam

20 m

Year built

2007

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q16980689. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,200

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.

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 Island Home

MV Island Home is a ferry built by VT Halter Marine in 2005 for the Steamship Authority. She replaced the MV Islander on the Authority's route between Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven. She has been serving the Woods Hole–Martha's Vineyard route since her maiden voyage on March 5, 2007. The Island Home is different from most vessels in the Steamship Authority fleet in that she is a double-ended ferry and does not have to turn around before entering a slip. Island Home was named after the sidewheel steamer Island Home which served Martha's Vineyard for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. Her keel was laid on April 27, 2005 and she was launched on July 21, 2006. Her final construction cost was $32.1 million.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Island Home now?

Island Home (Ferry, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 15:10 UTC, under way at 10.6 kn, near Edgartown (North Atlantic Ocean). The crew-entered destination was VINEYARD ROUTE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 14:59 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Island Home?

Island Home is a ferry sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2007. The vessel is 78 m long with a beam of 20 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,311.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Island Home?

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