URCA III
Passenger ship · Brazil · AIS Class A
In short
URCA III (Passenger ship, Brazil flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 10.4 kn, near Niteroi (South Atlantic Ocean). Its crew-entered AIS destination is RIO DE JANEIRO; its reported draught is 1.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 03:25 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Rio de Janeiro: arrived Oct 5, 2026, left Oct 6, 2026.
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- Brazil
- Year built
- —
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- —
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 22.8538° S, 43.1566° W
- Area
- South Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 10.4 kn
- Course
- 186°
- Heading
- —
Last 30 days: at least 12 port calls (Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi).
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
- URCA III
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- —
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 710019710
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- PS8854
- Flag
- Brazil
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- —
BrazilA 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 Rio de JaneiroAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Rio de JaneiroAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Rio de JaneiroAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Rio de JaneiroAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Rio de JaneiroAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Rio de JaneiroAIS-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Oct 5, 2026, 21:07 UTC | Oct 6, 2026, 08:54 UTC | 11 h 47 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Oct 5, 2026, 17:13 UTC | Oct 5, 2026, 19:18 UTC | 2 h 5 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Oct 5, 2026, 13:34 UTC | Oct 5, 2026, 15:16 UTC | 1 h 42 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Oct 5, 2026, 10:42 UTC | Oct 5, 2026, 11:55 UTC | 1 h 13 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Oct 4, 2026, 19:21 UTC | Oct 5, 2026, 09:38 UTC | 14 h 17 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Oct 4, 2026, 00:32 UTC | Oct 4, 2026, 17:20 UTC | 16 h 47 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Oct 1, 2026, 19:22 UTC | Oct 3, 2026, 23:00 UTC | 2 d 3 h |
| Niteroi BRNTR | Sep 30, 2026, 00:04 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 10:33 UTC | 10 h 29 min |
| Niteroi BRNTR | Sep 29, 2026, 11:10 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 19:50 UTC | 8 h 40 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Sep 28, 2026, 00:36 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 09:11 UTC | 32 h 35 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Sep 27, 2026, 18:47 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 22:48 UTC | 4 h 2 min |
| Rio de Janeiro BRRIO | Sep 26, 2026, 13:03 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 10:51 UTC | 21 h 48 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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is URCA III now?
- URCA III (Passenger ship, Brazil flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 12:48 UTC, under way at 10.4 kn, near Niteroi (South Atlantic Ocean). The crew-entered destination was RIO DE JANEIRO (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 03:25 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is URCA III?
- URCA III is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Brazil.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for URCA III?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for URCA III 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 URCA III. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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