BBC ICELAND
Cargo ship · Antigua & Barbuda · AIS Class A
In short
BBC ICELAND (Cargo ship, Antigua & Barbuda flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 12.4 kn, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its last detected port call was at Paardeneiland: arrived Sep 10, 2026, left Sep 13, 2026.
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- Year built
- —
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 161 m × 27 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 29.128° S, 12.8157° E
- Area
- South Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 12.4 kn
- Course
- 317°
- Heading
- 315°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Paardeneiland).
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
- BBC ICELAND
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9605906
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 305657000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- V2HL3
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 161 m
- Beam
- 27 m
- Year built
- —
Antigua & BarbudaA 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.
No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left PaardeneilandAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at PaardeneilandAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Inspection at Mobile, Alabama | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Brownsville, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Brownsville, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Savannah, Georgia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at New Orleans, Louisiana | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at TEXAS CITY, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
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
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| May 31, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Brownsville, Texas | clean |
| May 30, 2024 | Boarding | CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas | clean |
| May 30, 2024 | Vessel Operational Control | CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas | clean |
| May 27, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Brownsville, Texas | clean |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Savannah, Georgia | clean |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | New Orleans, Louisiana | clean |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | TEXAS CITY, Texas | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,447 t | 770 t | 34 days | 248 kg |
| 2023 | 3,440 t | 1,095 t | 47 days | 265 kg |
Technical efficiency: Not Applicable. 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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paardeneiland ZAPNL | Sep 10, 2026, 16:07 UTC | Sep 13, 2026, 21:57 UTC | 3 d 5 h |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Feb 19, 2022, 04:54 UTC | SSKA2 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 19, 2022.
Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is BBC ICELAND now?
- BBC ICELAND (Cargo ship, Antigua & Barbuda flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 15, 2026, 07:55 UTC, under way at 12.4 kn, in the South Atlantic 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 BBC ICELAND?
- BBC ICELAND is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Antigua & Barbuda. The vessel is 161 m long with a beam of 27 m.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for BBC ICELAND?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for BBC ICELAND 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. BBC ICELAND has 9 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
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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