What kind of ship is VETERAN?

VETERAN is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 2015 by Damen Group. The vessel is 80.9 m long with a beam of 17.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,459.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for VETERAN?

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

VETERAN

Passenger ship · Canada · built 2015 · AIS Class A

IMO9736901MMSI316014210Call signXJCALast AIS position Sep 29, 2026, 09:05 UTC

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In short

VETERAN (Passenger ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 09:05 UTC, at anchor, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is ST. JOHNS; its reported draught is 4.3 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 08:09 UTC).

Vessel type: Passenger ship
Flag: Canada
Year built: 2015
Gross tonnage: 4,459
Size (length × beam): 81 m × 17 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 29, 2026, 09:05 UTC

Position: 47.5661° N, 52.6982° W
Area: North Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: At anchor
Speed: 4.5 kn
Course: 72°
Heading: 76°

47.5661° N, 52.6982° W

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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Identity & particulars

Name: VETERAN
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9736901
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 316014210
Call signWhat is a call sign?: XJCA
Flag: Canada
Vessel type: Passenger ship
AIS ship type: Passenger
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 4,459
Net tonnage: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 839400. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.1,337
Length overall: 80.9 m
Beam: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 839400. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.17.2 m
Year built: 2015

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Builder: Damen Group
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About VETERAN

MV Veteran is a ferry operating in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She is operated by the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, entering service on the route from Newfoundland to Fogo Island and Change Islands at the end of 2015. Veteran is the first of two vessels built for the province by Damen Group in Galați, Romania. The second, MV Legionnaire, currently serves the Portugal Cove-St. Philip's to Bell Island route, alongside the MV Flanders. The vessels' names commemorate the centennial of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's landing at Gallipoli, in the Ottoman Empire in 1915.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is VETERAN now?: VETERAN (Passenger ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 09:05 UTC, at anchor, in the North Atlantic 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 ST. JOHNS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 08:09 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is VETERAN?: VETERAN is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 2015 by Damen Group. The vessel is 80.9 m long with a beam of 17.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,459.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for VETERAN?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for VETERAN 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 VETERAN. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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