L'Austral
Cruise ship · Wallis & Futuna · built 2010 · AIS Class A
In short
L'Austral (Cruise ship, Wallis & Futuna flag) was last seen on AIS on , at anchor, in the Arctic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Registered owner: Ponant (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Wallis & Futuna
- Year built
- 2010
- Gross tonnage
- 10,700
- Size (length × beam)
- 142 m × 18 m
- Registered owner
- Ponant
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 66.9552° N, 50.9578° W
- Area
- Arctic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- At anchor
- Speed
- 0.4 kn
- Course
- 289°
- Heading
- 38°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
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
- L'Austral
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9502518
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 578000700
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- FLTU
- Flag
- Wallis & Futuna
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 10,700
- Deadweight (DWT)
- 1,441 t
- Length overall
- 142.1 m
- Beam
- 18 m
- Year built
- 2010
Wallis & FutunaA 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.
- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from NomeAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at KING COVE LAGOON, AKAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at TELLER, AKAuthority-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.
Incidents & investigations Authority-reported
Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.
- Occurred Feb 9, 2017Investigation reportTAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)Milford Sound, Fiordland, in approximate position 44° 36’.33S 167°49’.17EPossible match
Passenger vessel L’Austral, grounding, Milford Sound, Fiordland, 9 February 2017Report published Jul 26, 2018
The ship was entering Milford Sound in the dark. The pilot lost awareness and bridge crew did not alert him or use on-board navigation gear correctly. The ship hit a stony bank causing light damage to the hull, no injuries. Safety issues related to electronic navigation use; standard of bridge resource management; and risk management of blind pilotage. The operator and Environment Southland have b
The report names a ship "L’Austral" but prints no IMO number; the name matches this vessel only. It may be a different ship.
- Occurred Jan 9, 2017Investigation reportTAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)South of Alert Stack, Snares IslandsPossible match
Passenger vessel L’Austral contact with rock Snares Islands, 9 January 2017Report published Apr 12, 2018
The standard of bridge resource management and unfamiliarity with the ship’s electronic navigation equipment were factors in a January 2017 grounding of a cruise ship at the Snares Islands south of New Zealand. While the master focused on recovering boats from a shoreline excursion, the ship inadvertently entered the 300-metre zone that the ship was not permitted to enter. It struck an uncharted r
The report names a ship "L’Austral" but prints no IMO number; the name matches this vessel only. It may be a different ship.
Source: Transport Accident Investigation Commission (taic.org.nz), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 t | 0 t | 0 days | — |
| 2019 | 2,624 t | 819 t | 56 days | 256 kg |
| 2020 | 5,008 t | 1,562 t | 54 days | 611 kg |
| 2021 | 5,479 t | 1,709 t | 27 days | 695 kg |
| 2022 | 3,585 t | 1,118 t | 67 days | 246 kg |
| 2023 | 2,040 t | 636 t | 33 days | 233 kg |
| 2024 | 7,952 t | 2,480 t | 141 days | 251 kg |
| 2025 | 7,846 t | 2,447 t | 135 days | 246 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (21.9 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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nome USOME | Departure | Sep 7, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| KING COVE LAGOON, AK | Arrival | Sep 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TELLER, AK | Arrival | Sep 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TELLER, AK | Departure | Sep 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Nome USOME | Departure | Sep 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| BARROW, AK | Departure | Sep 3, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| BARROW, AK | Arrival | Sep 3, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Hilo USITO | Departure | Sep 19, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Hilo USITO | Arrival | Sep 19, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Departure | Sep 18, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA PORTS, HAWAII (NET) | Arrival | Sep 18, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Honolulu USHNL | Departure | Sep 17, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 11, 2014.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About L'Austral
L'Austral is a cruise ship operated by the French cruise line company Compagnie du Ponant. It is the sister vessel of Le Boréal and Le Soléal, being the same weight, length and breadth, along with having 132 cabins and suites for 264 passengers and 140 crew members like the other two ships. L'Austral was built in 2010 at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard, Italy. L'Austral was put into service on April 20, 2011. On 9 February 2017, L’Austral collided with a stony bank near Milford Sound, New Zealand. In 2018, Compagnie du Ponant and ship master of the L'Austral, Captain Regis Daumesnil, were charged by both Maritime NZ and the Department of Conservation (DoC) for "or endangering human life and entering a prohibited zone" following the grounding of the cruise ship L'Austral on an uncharted rock near North East Island, the main island of the Snares Islands group, on 9 January 2017.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is L'Austral now?
- L'Austral (Cruise ship, Wallis & Futuna flag) was last seen on AIS on Aug 2, 2026, 12:20 UTC, at anchor, in the Arctic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- What kind of ship is L'Austral?
- L'Austral is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Wallis & Futuna, built in 2010 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 142.1 m long with a beam of 18 m and has a gross tonnage of 10,700.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of L'Austral?
- Ponant is recorded as Registered owner for L'Austral (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for L'Austral?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for L'Austral from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for L'Austral. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Fincantieri, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
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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