What kind of ship is SIKULIAQ?

SIKULIAQ is a research vessel sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2014 by Marinette Marine. The vessel is 79.7 m long and has a gross tonnage of 3,429.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of SIKULIAQ?

National Science Foundation is recorded as Registered owner for SIKULIAQ (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SIKULIAQ?

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

SIKULIAQ

Research vessel · United States · built 2014 · AIS Class A

IMO9578945MMSI303364000Call signWDN7246Last AIS position Aug 19, 2026, 02:39 UTC

Open in Terminal

In short

SIKULIAQ (Research vessel, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Aug 19, 2026, 02:39 UTC, moored, near Seattle (North Pacific Ocean). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Registered owner: National Science Foundation (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Research vessel
Flag: United States
Year built: 2014
Gross tonnage: 3,429
Size (length × beam): 80 m
Registered owner: National Science Foundation

Watch this ship

Get an email when SIKULIAQ arrives or leaves port, changes destination, name, flag or owner, or is sanctioned, detained or named in an official release.

We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows SIKULIAQ.

Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.

By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.

Last reported position

received Aug 19, 2026, 02:39 UTC

Position: 47.6318° N, 122.3794° W
Area: North Pacific Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 90°
Heading: 178°

47.6318° N, 122.3794° W

Open the full live map →

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.

A year of history in the Terminal (Plus) · the full archive since June 1, 2026 (Pro)

Try the live demo, no sign-up

Identity & particulars

Name: SIKULIAQ
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9578945
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 303364000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: WDN7246
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Detailed type from WikidataResearch vessel
AIS ship type: Other
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 3,429
Length overall: 79.7 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2014

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.

Registered owner: National Science Foundation
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Operator: College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Marinette Marine
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
Dec 19, 2016	Reported departure from San DiegoAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jul 6, 2016	Reported arrival at SeattleAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jun 2, 2016	Reported departure from YAQUINA BAY AND HARBOR, ORAuthority-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.

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
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Dec 19, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Arrival	Jul 6, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
YAQUINA BAY AND HARBOR, OR	Departure	Jun 2, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Departure	May 27, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Dec 16, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MA	Arrival	Jul 31, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: July 31, 2014.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About SIKULIAQ

RV Sikuliaq is an American research vessel owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Built in 2014 by Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wisconsin, the $200 million vessel replaced the 1966-built research vessel Alpha Helix that was retired in 2007. Sikuliaq, named after the Iñupiaq word for "young sea ice" and pronounced "see-KOO-lee-auk", is homeported in Seward, Alaska.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is SIKULIAQ now?: SIKULIAQ (Research vessel, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Aug 19, 2026, 02:39 UTC, moored, near Seattle (North Pacific 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 SIKULIAQ?: SIKULIAQ is a research vessel sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2014 by Marinette Marine. The vessel is 79.7 m long and has a gross tonnage of 3,429.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of SIKULIAQ?: National Science Foundation is recorded as Registered owner for SIKULIAQ (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SIKULIAQ?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SIKULIAQ 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 SIKULIAQ. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/vessels/9578945

View JSON API documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Follow by RSS Open data

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans