Nordlicht
High-speed craft · Portugal · built 1989 · AIS Class A
In short
Nordlicht (High-speed craft, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on , not moving, near Cuxhaven (North Sea). Its crew-entered AIS destination is DECUX >DEHGL; its reported draught is 2.4 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 30, 2026, 14:58 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Helgoland: arrived Sep 30, 2026, left Sep 30, 2026. It can carry up to 272 passengers (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- High-speed craft
- Flag
- Portugal
- Year built
- 1989
- Gross tonnage
- 435
- Size (length × beam)
- 39 m × 9 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 53.8718° N, 8.71° E
- Area
- North Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 284°
- Heading
- 222°
Last 30 days: 7 port calls (Helgoland and Cuxhaven).
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
- Nordlicht
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8816015
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 255915767
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- CQ2225
- Flag
- Portugal
- Vessel type
- High-speed craft
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 435
- Length overall
- 38.9 m
- Beam
- 9.4 m
- Year built
- 1989
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q1998412. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.272
PortugalA 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.
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 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 HelgolandAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at HelgolandAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left CuxhavenAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at CuxhavenAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left HelgolandAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at HelgolandAIS-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helgoland DEHGL | Sep 30, 2026, 08:39 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 15:23 UTC | 6 h 44 min |
| Cuxhaven DECUX | Sep 29, 2026, 16:39 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 08:07 UTC | 15 h 29 min |
| Helgoland DEHGL | Sep 29, 2026, 08:24 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 15:22 UTC | 6 h 58 min |
| Helgoland DEHGL | Sep 27, 2026, 12:13 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 15:39 UTC | 3 h 26 min |
| Helgoland DEHGL | Sep 27, 2026, 08:06 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 11:51 UTC | 3 h 46 min |
| Helgoland DEHGL | Sep 26, 2026, 08:12 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 09:01 UTC | 49 min |
| Helgoland DEHGL | Sep 25, 2026, 08:39 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 07:42 UTC | 23 h 2 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 Nordlicht now?
- Nordlicht (High-speed craft, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 16:24 UTC, not moving, near Cuxhaven (North Sea). The crew-entered destination was DECUX >DEHGL (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 30, 2026, 14:58 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Nordlicht?
- Nordlicht is a high-speed craft sailing under the flag of Portugal, built in 1989 by Kvaerner Fjellstrand. The vessel is 38.9 m long with a beam of 9.4 m and has a gross tonnage of 435.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Nordlicht?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Nordlicht 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 Nordlicht. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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