Borrowdale
Passenger ship · Australia · built 1985 · AIS Class A
In short
Borrowdale (Passenger ship, Australia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 5.9 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. Its crew-entered AIS destination is SYDNEY; its reported draught is 2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 13:58 UTC).
Current voyage: from Pyrmont (departed Sep 20, 2026, 21:02 UTC) to SYDNEY
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- Australia
- Year built
- 1985
- Gross tonnage
- 186
- Size (length × beam)
- —
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 33.8601° S, 151.2113° E
- Area
- South Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 5.9 kn
- Course
- 187°
- Heading
- 197°
Last 30 days: at least 12 port calls (Pyrmont, Woolloomooloo, and Sydney).
Port calls are detected by Seadar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- Borrowdale
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8317928
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 503345100
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- VJ6988
- Flag
- Australia
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 186
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1985
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.
No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left PyrmontAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at PyrmontAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left WoolloomoolooAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at WoolloomoolooAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left WoolloomoolooAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at WoolloomoolooAIS-detected | Seadar 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 Seadar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrmont AUPYR | Sep 20, 2026, 14:06 UTC | Sep 20, 2026, 21:02 UTC | 6 h 56 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 20, 2026, 02:05 UTC | Sep 20, 2026, 02:35 UTC | 30 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 19, 2026, 12:16 UTC | Sep 19, 2026, 13:02 UTC | 46 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 19, 2026, 09:47 UTC | Sep 19, 2026, 10:42 UTC | 56 min |
| Sydney AUSYD | Sep 19, 2026, 01:55 UTC | Sep 19, 2026, 02:55 UTC | 1 h 0 min |
| Sydney AUSYD | Sep 19, 2026, 00:49 UTC | Sep 19, 2026, 01:28 UTC | 39 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 17, 2026, 07:00 UTC | Sep 17, 2026, 07:52 UTC | 52 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 17, 2026, 05:04 UTC | Sep 17, 2026, 05:55 UTC | 52 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 13, 2026, 07:44 UTC | Sep 13, 2026, 21:17 UTC | 13 h 32 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 12, 2026, 07:52 UTC | Sep 12, 2026, 09:02 UTC | 1 h 10 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 12, 2026, 04:35 UTC | Sep 12, 2026, 06:00 UTC | 1 h 25 min |
| Woolloomooloo AUWOO | Sep 12, 2026, 02:37 UTC | Sep 12, 2026, 03:42 UTC | 1 h 5 min |
Detected by Seadar 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 Borrowdale now?
- Borrowdale (Passenger ship, Australia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 14:36 UTC, under way at 5.9 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. The crew-entered destination was SYDNEY (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 13:58 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Borrowdale?
- Borrowdale is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Australia, built in 1985. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 186.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Borrowdale?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Borrowdale 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 Borrowdale. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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