What kind of ship is KV SVALBARD?

KV SVALBARD is a law enforcement vessel sailing under the flag of Norway, built in 2002 by Langsten Slip & Båtbyggeri. The vessel is 103 m long with a beam of 19.1 m and has a gross tonnage of 6,375.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for KV SVALBARD?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for KV SVALBARD 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 KV SVALBARD. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

KV SVALBARD

Law enforcement vessel · Norway · built 2002 · AIS Class A

IMO8640387MMSI259040000Call signLBSVLast AIS position Oct 1, 2026, 21:34 UTC

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In short

KV SVALBARD (Law enforcement vessel, Norway flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:34 UTC, under way at 9.8 kn, in the Norwegian Sea. Its reported AIS draught is 6.5 m (voyage report via BarentsWatch AIS API, received Oct 1, 2026, 21:14 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Ramsund: arrived Jul 22, 2026, left Jul 22, 2026.

Vessel type: Law enforcement vessel
Flag: Norway
Year built: 2002
Gross tonnage: 6,375
Size (length × beam): 103 m × 19 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 1, 2026, 21:34 UTC

Position: 63.1137° N, 7.5506° E
Area: Norwegian Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 9.8 kn
Course: 241°
Heading: 238°

63.1137° N, 7.5506° E

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: KV SVALBARD
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8640387
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 259040000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: LBSV
Flag: Norway
Vessel type: Law enforcement vessel
AIS ship type: Law enforcement
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 6,375
Length overall: 103 m
Beam: 19.1 m
Year built: 2002

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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Operator: Norwegian Coast Guard
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Langsten Slip & Båtbyggeri
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
Jul 22, 2026, 13:15 UTC	Left RamsundAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Jul 22, 2026, 06:56 UTC	Arrived at RamsundAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Jul 21, 2026, 10:39 UTC	Left KvalvikaAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Jul 21, 2026, 09:54 UTC	Arrived at KvalvikaAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Jun 13, 2026, 14:06 UTC	Left LongyearbyenAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Jun 13, 2026, 12:09 UTC	Arrived at LongyearbyenAIS-detected	Voydar 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 Voydar 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
Ramsund NORAM	Jul 22, 2026, 06:56 UTC	Jul 22, 2026, 13:15 UTC	6 h 18 min
Kvalvika NOKVV	Jul 21, 2026, 09:54 UTC	Jul 21, 2026, 10:39 UTC	45 min
Longyearbyen SJLYR	Jun 13, 2026, 12:09 UTC	Jun 13, 2026, 14:06 UTC	1 h 57 min

Detected by Voydar 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 KV SVALBARD

NoCGV Svalbard (W303) is a Norwegian Coast Guard icebreaker and offshore patrol vessel. The ship was constructed by Langsten at Tangen Verft shipyard in Kragerø and launched on 17 February 2001. She was named 15 December 2001 in Tomrefjord with Minister of Defence Kristin Krohn Devold as godmother, and delivered to the Coast Guard on 18 January 2002. She entered service in mid-2002 and is homeported in Sortland. Her primary operating area is in the Arctic waters north of Norway, the Barents Sea and around the Svalbard islands. Svalbard is the second largest ship in Norway's military armed forces (by tonnage), designed to supplement the three other helicopter-carrying ships of the Norwegian Coast Guard - the Nordkapp-class offshore patrol vessels. She is NBC-protected with constant overpressure, and is capable of icebreaking and emergency towing up to 100,000 tons.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is KV SVALBARD now?: KV SVALBARD (Law enforcement vessel, Norway flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:34 UTC, under way at 9.8 kn, in the Norwegian Sea.
What kind of ship is KV SVALBARD?: KV SVALBARD is a law enforcement vessel sailing under the flag of Norway, built in 2002 by Langsten Slip & Båtbyggeri. The vessel is 103 m long with a beam of 19.1 m and has a gross tonnage of 6,375.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for KV SVALBARD?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for KV SVALBARD 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 KV SVALBARD. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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