What kind of ship is Needles?

Needles is a vessel sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 1979. The vessel is 44 m long.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Needles?

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

Needles

United Kingdom · built 1979 · AIS Class A

IMO8995201MMSI235031428Call signMKUQ6Last AIS position Sep 30, 2026, 14:25 UTC

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In short

Needles (Unknown, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 30, 2026, 14:25 UTC, moored, in the port of Lytchett Minster. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is POOLE; its reported draught is 2.2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 30, 2026, 14:04 UTC). It arrived there on Sep 30, 2026, 13:24 UTC.

Vessel type: —
Flag: United Kingdom
Year built: 1979
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 44 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 30, 2026, 14:25 UTC

Position: 50.7073° N, 1.9938° W
Area: English Channel
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 87°
Heading: —

50.7073° N, 1.9938° W

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Lytchett Minster).

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: Needles
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8995201
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 235031428
Call signWhat is a call sign?: MKUQ6
Flag: United Kingdom
Vessel type: —
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 44 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1979

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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No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.

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
Sep 30, 2026, 13:24 UTC	Arrived at Lytchett MinsterAIS-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
Lytchett Minster GBLCM	Sep 30, 2026, 13:24 UTC	in port	—

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.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Needles now?: Needles (Unknown, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 30, 2026, 14:25 UTC, moored, in the port of Lytchett Minster. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was POOLE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 30, 2026, 14:04 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Needles?: Needles is a vessel sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 1979. The vessel is 44 m long.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Needles?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Needles 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 Needles. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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