Elbe

Identity & particulars

Name

Elbe

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

5100427

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

244532000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

PDWN

Flag

Netherlands

Vessel type

Tug

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

657

Net tonnage

ILTSource: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data), record 5679. Added to Voydar on September 28, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0 (ilent.nl site-wide).197

Length overall

58.1 m

Beam

11.2 m

Year built

1959

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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.

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.

Safety & inspections

Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.

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.

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.

How these are computed →

About Elbe

The MV Greenpeace (formerly (1959–1977) and since 2002 known as the Elbe) was a Greenpeace ship built in 1959 as an oceangoing tug/salvage vessel. She was purchased by Greenpeace in 1985 from the Maryland Pilotage Company, the vessel then being named MV Maryland, and transferred back to the Netherlands to be refitted with modern equipment before being recommissioned. She took over from the first Rainbow Warrior, which had been sunk in 1985 by French commandos. In 2001 she was replaced by the MV Esperanza.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Elbe now?

Elbe (Tug, Netherlands flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:15 UTC, moored, near Maassluis (North Sea). The crew-entered destination was NLRTM (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 21:04 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Elbe?

Elbe is a tug sailing under the flag of Netherlands, built in 1959 by J. & K. Smit. The vessel is 58.1 m long with a beam of 11.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 657.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Elbe?

Stichting Maritieme Collectie Rijnmond is recorded as Registered owner for Elbe (source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data)). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Elbe?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Elbe 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. Elbe has 13 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.