INVESTIGATOR

Identity & particulars

Name

INVESTIGATOR

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9616888

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

503791000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

VLMJ

Flag

Australia

Vessel type

Other

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

6,082

Length overall

94 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.

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 INVESTIGATOR

RV Investigator is an Australian marine research vessel owned by the CSIRO and operated by its Marine National Facility, undertaking oceanographic, geoscience, ecosystem and fisheries research. In May 2009 the Government of Australia allocated $120 million for a new ocean-going research vessel to replace the 1972 built RV Southern Surveyor, which has served as the principal research ship for Australia's Marine National Facility since 1988. RV Investigator was designed by RALion (joint venture between Robert Allan Limited and Alion Science & Technology) and constructed in Singapore. It was transferred from Sembawang Shipyard to the delivery crew on 5 August 2014 for pre-departure testing and setup. The vessel arrived at its home port of Hobart on 9 September 2014 and was officially launched on 12 December 2014.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is INVESTIGATOR now?

INVESTIGATOR (Other, Australia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 11:42 UTC, under way at 11.7 kn, in the South Pacific 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 WELLINGTON NZ (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 11:37 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is INVESTIGATOR?

INVESTIGATOR is a other sailing under the flag of Australia, built in 2014. The vessel is 94 m long and has a gross tonnage of 6,082.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for INVESTIGATOR?

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