What kind of ship is American Star?

American Star is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2007 by Chesapeake Shipbuilding. The vessel is 60 m long with a beam of 14 m and has a gross tonnage of 1,973.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for American Star?

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

American Star

Passenger ship · United States · built 2007 · AIS Class A

IMO9427615MMSI367184740Call signWDD7311Last AIS position Oct 4, 2026, 12:47 UTC

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In short

American Star (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 12:47 UTC, under way at 11.5 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is BLOCK ISLAND, with an ETA of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC; its reported draught is 2.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 UTC).

Current voyage: from Oak Bluffs (departed Oct 4, 2026, 10:50 UTC) to BLOCK ISLAND

Vessel type: Passenger ship
Flag: United States
Year built: 2007
Gross tonnage: 1,973
Size (length × beam): 60 m × 14 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 4, 2026, 12:47 UTC

Position: 41.3304° N, 71.1138° W
Area: North Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 11.5 kn
Course: 264°
Heading: —

41.3304° N, 71.1138° W

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Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Oak Bluffs).

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: American Star
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9427615
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 367184740
Call signWhat is a call sign?: WDD7311
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Passenger ship
AIS ship type: Passenger
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 1,973
Length overall: 60 m
Beam: 14 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: Chesapeake Shipbuilding
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 4, 2026, 10:50 UTC	Left Oak BluffsAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 2, 2026, 11:20 UTC	Arrived at Oak BluffsAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 29, 2026, 08:38 UTC	Left Oak BluffsAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 28, 2026, 10:59 UTC	Arrived at Oak BluffsAIS-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
Oak Bluffs USOB2	Oct 2, 2026, 11:20 UTC	Oct 4, 2026, 10:50 UTC	47 h 30 min
Oak Bluffs USOB2	Sep 28, 2026, 10:59 UTC	Sep 29, 2026, 08:38 UTC	21 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.

About American Star

American Cruise Lines is the largest river and small-ship cruise line in the United States with its headquarters in Guilford, Connecticut. The line has 28 small U.S.-flagged cruise ships that cruise along the Eastern Seaboard (Maine to Florida, Hudson River, and Chesapeake Bay) and Western Seaboard (including Alaska and Puget Sound) as well as the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, Arkansas, and Tennessee rivers and the Columbia-Snake river system in the United States.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is American Star now?: American Star (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 12:47 UTC, under way at 11.5 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was BLOCK ISLAND (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is American Star?: American Star is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2007 by Chesapeake Shipbuilding. The vessel is 60 m long with a beam of 14 m and has a gross tonnage of 1,973.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for American Star?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for American Star 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 American Star. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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