Merlin Champion
Oil tanker · built 1983
In short
Merlin Champion (Oil tanker) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.
- Vessel type
- Oil tanker
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1983
- Gross tonnage
- 21,963
- Size (length × beam)
- 171 m × 30 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.
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- Name
- Merlin Champion
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8005795
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Oil tanker
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 21,963
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q117070871. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.37,658 t
- Length overall
- 171 m
- Beam
- 30 m
- Year built
- 1983
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.
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Seadar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from StocktonAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at StocktonAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from OaklandAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
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 Seadar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton USSCK | Departure | Mar 20, 2009(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Stockton USSCK | Arrival | Mar 19, 2009(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Departure | Sep 27, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Arrival | Sep 27, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Port Hueneme USNTD | Departure | Sep 23, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Port Hueneme USNTD | Arrival | Sep 23, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| PORT HESS ST. CROIX ISLAND, VI | Departure | May 17, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| PORT HESS ST. CROIX ISLAND, VI | Arrival | May 15, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Ponce PRPSE | Departure | May 10, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Ponce PRPSE | Arrival | May 9, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Dec 17, 2007(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Arrival | Dec 17, 2007(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 31, 2007.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Merlin Champion now?
- Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Merlin Champion in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Merlin Champion?
- Merlin Champion is an oil tanker, built in 1983 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries. The vessel is 171 m long with a beam of 30 m and has a gross tonnage of 21,963.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Merlin Champion?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Merlin Champion 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. No matched inspection records are displayed for Merlin Champion. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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