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Law enforcement vessels

A patrol vessel of a coast guard, police or customs service. Voydar tracks 396 ships of this type by IMO number, 137 of them heard on AIS in the last 7 days.

Ship types explained

Largest law enforcement vessels by gross tonnage

Gross tonnage measures a ship's enclosed volume, not its weight. From the ship's registered particulars (Wikidata, EU MRV and other public sources).

ShipGTBuiltFlagLast AIS
CG POLAR STAR13,1901976United StatesOct 1, 2026, 20:51 UTC
Haixun 0912,1682021—not on AIS
JCG Shikishima7,500——not on AIS
CDN WARSHIP 4317,449—CanadaSep 29, 2026, 19:03 UTC
AKITSUSHIMA7,3542013JapanAug 1, 2026, 05:16 UTC
KV BISON7,3282014NorwayOct 1, 2026, 21:02 UTC
KV JARL7,3282015NorwayAug 25, 2026, 19:07 UTC
HMCS Harry DeWolf6,6412021—not on AIS
JCG Shikishima6,5001992—not on AIS
KV SVALBARD6,3752002NorwayOct 1, 2026, 20:57 UTC

Newest law enforcement vessels

By year built, from the ship's registered particulars.

ShipGTBuiltFlagLast AIS
ADV Cape Hawke—2026—not on AIS
RMIS Jelmae—2026—not on AIS
Imaduddin (P805)—2026—not on AIS
BRGM WEICHMANN1052025GermanyOct 1, 2026, 20:58 UTC
CENTAUR—2025AustraliaJul 13, 2026, 09:48 UTC
IMO 4772041—2025—not on AIS
ITSUKUSHIMA5,5002024JapanSep 25, 2026, 11:34 UTC
ADV Cape Solander7202024—not on AIS
ADV Cape Schanck7202024—not on AIS
RFNS Timo3312024—not on AIS

Flags

The flags law enforcement vessels in Voydar's records sail under most often.

Recently seen on AIS