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LITTLE DOLPHIN

Cargo ship · Liberia · AIS Class A

IMO9972127MMSI636022814Call sign5LKO9Last AIS position Oct 3, 2026, 13:35 UTC

In short

LITTLE DOLPHIN (Cargo ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 17.8 kn, in the South China Sea. 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 CNSHA, with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 18:30 UTC; its reported draught is 8.2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 11:21 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Yau Ma Tei: arrived Oct 2, 2026, left Oct 3, 2026.

Vessel type
Cargo ship
Year built
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Gross tonnage
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Size (length × beam)
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Registered owner
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Last reported position

received
Position
22.113° N, 114.5434° E
Area
South China Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
Under way using engine
Speed
17.8 kn
Course
86°
Heading
85°
22.113° N, 114.5434° E
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Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Yau Ma Tei and Phra Khanong).

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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Identity & particulars

Name
LITTLE DOLPHIN
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
9972127
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
636022814
Call signWhat is a call sign?
5LKO9
Vessel type
Cargo ship
AIS ship type
Cargo
Length overall
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Beam
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Year built
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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.

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.

DateEventSource
Left Yau Ma TeiAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Arrived at Yau Ma TeiAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Left Phra KhanongAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Arrived at Phra KhanongAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong 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.

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

PortArrivedDepartedTime in port
Yau Ma Tei HK9YMOct 2, 2026, 19:26 UTCOct 3, 2026, 11:28 UTC16 h 2 min
Phra Khanong THKRUSep 26, 2026, 14:01 UTCSep 27, 2026, 21:31 UTC31 h 30 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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

PortRecordDate (UTC)BerthSource
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalOct 2, 2026, 19:47 UTCKC13Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalSep 2, 2026, 10:42 UTCKWAICHUNG CONTR. BERTH NO. 9 (TERMINAL 7)Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalAug 3, 2026, 16:23 UTCKWAICHUNG CONTR. BERTH NO. 7 (TERMINAL 6)Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Jul 10, 2026, 03:52 UTCKC12Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Jun 19, 2026, 07:35 UTCKC6Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)May 20, 2026, 23:18 UTCKC6Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)May 1, 2026, 06:06 UTCKC6Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalApr 10, 2026, 05:53 UTCKWAICHUNG CONTR. BERTH NO.1 (TERMINAL 1)Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalMar 19, 2026, 15:08 UTCKC7Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalFeb 27, 2026, 15:42 UTCKC10Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalFeb 6, 2026, 14:03 UTCKC6Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Jan 25, 2026, 00:58 UTCSELAHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: November 11, 2024.

Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.

Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived

Patterns Voydar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.

WhenWhat we observedConfidence
Oct 3, 2026, 10:49 UTC
Draught change

Reported draught went from 9.5 m to 8.2 m while in port at Yau Ma Tei. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (65%)

Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.

Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is LITTLE DOLPHIN now?
LITTLE DOLPHIN (Cargo ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 13:35 UTC, under way at 17.8 kn, in the South China Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was CNSHA (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 11:21 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is LITTLE DOLPHIN?
LITTLE DOLPHIN is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Liberia.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for LITTLE DOLPHIN?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for LITTLE DOLPHIN 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 LITTLE DOLPHIN. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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