Where is MV S Venus now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV S Venus in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is MV S Venus?

MV S Venus is a bulk carrier. The vessel is 189.7 m long and has a gross tonnage of 22,221.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV S Venus?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV S Venus 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 MV S Venus. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

MV S Venus

Bulk carrier

IMO8323111No AIS position on record

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In short

MV S Venus (Bulk carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: —
Year built: —
Gross tonnage: 22,221
Size (length × beam): 190 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: MV S Venus
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8323111
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 22,221
Length overall: 189.7 m
Beam: —
Year built: —

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

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Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding Marugame Headquarters
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

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
Dec 14, 2005	Reported departure from OaklandAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 12, 2005	Reported arrival at OaklandAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 28, 2005	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 Voydar 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
Oakland USOAK	Departure	Dec 14, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Dec 12, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Departure	Oct 28, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Oct 22, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Sep 9, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Sep 4, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Departure	Jul 23, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Jul 18, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Jun 9, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Jun 7, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Mar 21, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Mar 17, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 5, 2002.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About MV S Venus

MV S Venus is a freighter of Panamanian registry, attacked by Somali pirates on January 1, 2009. It was successfully defended by defensive actions by members of Anti Piracy Maritime Security Solutions who used paint thinner, Molotov cocktails and a flare gun to set the attacking vessel ablaze. After receiving a distress call from the freighter, French naval frigate Premier-Maître L'Her headed for the rescue. However, before the frigate's arrival, the pirates ceased their attack. After that, S Venus reiterated its distress call because of another attack about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the position, and the frigate once again responded and found two small boats nearby, designated by the crew of the ship as the skiffs for assault pirates. The special force of the French navy ordered two skiffs carrying eight Somalis to stop.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MV S Venus now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV S Venus in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is MV S Venus?: MV S Venus is a bulk carrier. The vessel is 189.7 m long and has a gross tonnage of 22,221.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV S Venus?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV S Venus 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 MV S Venus. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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