SOUND OF SOAY
Passenger ship · United Kingdom · built 2013 · AIS Class A
In short
SOUND OF SOAY (Passenger ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 7 kn, near Greenock (North Atlantic Ocean). Its crew-entered AIS destination is HUNTERS QUAY+MCPOINT; its reported draught is 2.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 12:38 UTC).
Current voyage: from Gourock (departed Sep 21, 2026, 05:05 UTC) to HUNTERS QUAY+MCPOINT
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Year built
- 2013
- Gross tonnage
- 497
- Size (length × beam)
- 49 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 55.954° N, 4.8524° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 7 kn
- Course
- 315°
- Heading
- 123°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Gourock).
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
- SOUND OF SOAY
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9665229
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 235101063
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 2GWI3
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 497
- Length overall
- 48.6 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2013
United KingdomA 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left GourockAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at GourockAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left BlairmoreAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at BlairmoreAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left GourockAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at GourockAIS-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourock GBGUR | Sep 20, 2026, 22:55 UTC | Sep 21, 2026, 05:05 UTC | 6 h 10 min |
| Blairmore GBBLJ | Jun 20, 2026, 12:47 UTC | Jun 21, 2026, 09:35 UTC | 20 h 48 min |
| Gourock GBGUR | Jun 15, 2026, 20:31 UTC | Jun 15, 2026, 21:02 UTC | 31 min |
| Blairmore GBBLJ | Jun 14, 2026, 23:16 UTC | Jun 15, 2026, 05:04 UTC | 5 h 48 min |
| Gourock GBGUR | Jun 13, 2026, 10:19 UTC | Jun 13, 2026, 11:10 UTC | 51 min |
| Gourock GBGUR | Jun 13, 2026, 07:19 UTC | Jun 13, 2026, 08:14 UTC | 55 min |
| Blairmore GBBLJ | Jun 12, 2026, 23:22 UTC | Jun 13, 2026, 07:03 UTC | 7 h 41 min |
| Gourock GBGUR | Jun 12, 2026, 21:34 UTC | Jun 12, 2026, 22:33 UTC | 59 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 SOUND OF SOAY
MV Sound of Soay is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the upper Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is SOUND OF SOAY now?
- SOUND OF SOAY (Passenger ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 16:33 UTC, under way at 7 kn, near Greenock (North Atlantic Ocean). The crew-entered destination was HUNTERS QUAY+MCPOINT (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 12:38 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is SOUND OF SOAY?
- SOUND OF SOAY is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 2013 by Cammell Laird. The vessel is 48.6 m long and has a gross tonnage of 497.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SOUND OF SOAY?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SOUND OF SOAY 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 SOUND OF SOAY. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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