ORTELIUS
Cruise ship · Netherlands · built 1989 · AIS Class A
In short
ORTELIUS (Cruise ship, Netherlands flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, near Vlissingen (North Sea). Its crew-entered AIS destination is VLISSINGEN; its reported draught is 5.3 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 13:28 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Longyearbyen: arrived Jul 29, 2026, left Jul 29, 2026. Registered owner: Ortelius Scheepsreizen B.V. (source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data)). It can carry up to 106 passengers (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Cruise ship
- Flag
- Netherlands
- Year built
- 1989
- Gross tonnage
- 4,575
- Size (length × beam)
- 91 m × 18 m
- Registered owner
- Ortelius Scheepsreizen B.V.
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 51.462° N, 3.6997° E
- Area
- North Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Moored
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 346°
- Heading
- 60°
Seadar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
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
- ORTELIUS
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8509181
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 244180151
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- PCGQ
- Flag
- Netherlands
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataCruise ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 4,575
- Length overall
- 91.3 m
- Beam
- 17.6 m
- Year built
- 1989
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q6719888. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.106
NetherlandsA 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.
- Registered owner
- Ortelius Scheepsreizen B.V.(not linked to a company record)Source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026STOCZNIA IM KOMUNY PARYSKIEJ(not linked to a company record)Source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left LongyearbyenAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at LongyearbyenAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Ny-AlesundAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Ny-AlesundAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections |
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
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2009 | Vessel Inspection | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Seadar; the incumbents charge for this.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longyearbyen SJLYR | Jul 29, 2026, 20:13 UTC | Jul 29, 2026, 21:07 UTC | 54 min |
| Ny-Alesund SJNYA | Jun 20, 2026, 10:14 UTC | Jun 20, 2026, 11:19 UTC | 1 h 4 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.
About ORTELIUS
MV Ortelius is an ice-strengthened vessel currently employed for expedition-style polar cruises by owner and operator Oceanwide Expeditions. She was originally named Marina Svetaeva and was built in Gdynia, Poland, in 1989 as a special-purpose vessel for the LLC RN-Sakhalinmorneftegaz. The ship operated in the Russian Far East for the Marine Company Sakhalin-Kurils LLC, as a passenger and supply vessel, then as an accommodation and supply ship to oil fields in the northern Pacific Ocean. In December 2007, she was chartered by Aurora Expeditions of Sydney, Australia, as a cruise ship in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. Marina Svetaeva was acquired in 2011 by the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, based in Vlissingen, Netherlands. She was renamed Ortelius and registered in Cyprus. On 16 January 2014, Ortelius was scheduled to sail for a 10-day Antarctic Peninsula voyage.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is ORTELIUS now?
- ORTELIUS (Cruise ship, Netherlands flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 13:51 UTC, moored, near Vlissingen (North Sea). The crew-entered destination was VLISSINGEN (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 13:28 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is ORTELIUS?
- ORTELIUS is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Netherlands, built in 1989 by Stocznia Gdynia. The vessel is 91.3 m long with a beam of 17.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,575.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of ORTELIUS?
- Ortelius Scheepsreizen B.V. is recorded as Registered owner for ORTELIUS (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 Seadar hold for ORTELIUS?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for ORTELIUS 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. ORTELIUS has 1 recorded Port State Control inspection. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
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