Where is David Thompson now?

Seadar has no displayable AIS position for David Thompson in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is David Thompson?

David Thompson is a research vessel, built in 1992 by Hike Metal Products. The vessel is 29 m long with a beam of 9 m and has a gross tonnage of 228.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for David Thompson?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for David Thompson 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 David Thompson. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

David Thompson

Research vessel · built 1992

IMO9065778No AIS position on record

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David Thompson (Research vessel) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.

Vessel type: Research vessel
Flag: —
Year built: 1992
Gross tonnage: 228
Size (length × beam): 29 m × 9 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: David Thompson
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9065778
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Research vessel
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 228
Net tonnage: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 814696. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.93
Length overall: 29 m
Beam: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 814696. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.9 m
Year built: 1992

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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Builder: Hike Metal Products
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
May 29, 2012	Reported arrival at KetchikanAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Ketchikan USKTN	Arrival	May 29, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 29, 2012.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About David Thompson

RV David Thompson is a Parks Canada mid-shore scientific research and survey vessel, that entered service in 2016. It is named after David Thompson, the pioneering explorer and surveyor of Canada. RV David Thompson has been used to carry out underwater archaeology work with Parks Canada during the survey of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, the two Franklin Expedition ships lost in Northern Canadian waters. The vessel was formerly a fisheries patrol vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard named CCGS Arrow Post.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is David Thompson now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for David Thompson in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is David Thompson?: David Thompson is a research vessel, built in 1992 by Hike Metal Products. The vessel is 29 m long with a beam of 9 m and has a gross tonnage of 228.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for David Thompson?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for David Thompson 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 David Thompson. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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