MFV ARCTURUS PH7979
Fishing vessel · United Kingdom · AIS Class A
In short
MFV ARCTURUS PH7979 (Fishing vessel, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 2.4 kn, in the English Channel. Its crew-entered AIS destination is FISHING (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 07:25 UTC).
Current voyage: from Shoreham (departed Oct 4, 2026, 04:33 UTC) to FISHING
- Vessel type
- Fishing vessel
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Year built
- —
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- —
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 50.5676° N, 0.9227° E
- Area
- English Channel
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Engaged in fishing
- Speed
- 2.4 kn
- Course
- 56°
- Heading
- 76°
Last 30 days: 3 port calls (Shoreham and Fraserburgh).
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
- MFV ARCTURUS PH7979
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- —
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 232007026
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- MATF8
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Vessel type
- Fishing vessel
- AIS ship type
- Fishing
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- —
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.
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 ShorehamAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at ShorehamAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left ShorehamAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at ShorehamAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left FraserburghAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at FraserburghAIS-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham GBSHO | Oct 3, 2026, 15:46 UTC | Oct 4, 2026, 04:33 UTC | 12 h 47 min |
| Shoreham GBSHO | Sep 28, 2026, 13:58 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 17:17 UTC | 3 h 19 min |
| Fraserburgh GBFRB | Sep 22, 2026, 14:39 UTC | Sep 25, 2026, 11:42 UTC | 2 d 21 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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MFV ARCTURUS PH7979 now?
- MFV ARCTURUS PH7979 (Fishing vessel, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 12:22 UTC, under way at 2.4 kn, in the English Channel. The crew-entered destination was FISHING (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 07:25 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is MFV ARCTURUS PH7979?
- MFV ARCTURUS PH7979 is a fishing vessel sailing under the flag of United Kingdom.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MFV ARCTURUS PH7979?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MFV ARCTURUS PH7979 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 MFV ARCTURUS PH7979. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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