PELICAN

Identity & particulars

Name

PELICAN

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

8517009

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

367652000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

United States

Vessel type

Reserved

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

291

Length overall

36 m

Beam

8 m

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.

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.

About PELICAN

RV Pelican was built in 1985 as an oceanographic research vessel and is operated by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). The vessel has four laboratories and can support 16 scientists for periods up to three weeks. In May 2010, it was one of the first scientific vessels to arrive at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to begin the process of characterizing the extent and consequences of the spill.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is PELICAN now?

PELICAN (Reserved, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Jul 31, 2026, 03:27 UTC, not moving, in the Gulf of Mexico. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.

What kind of ship is PELICAN?

PELICAN is a reserved sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1985. The vessel is 36 m long with a beam of 8 m and has a gross tonnage of 291.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for PELICAN?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for PELICAN 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. PELICAN has 27 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.