Where is Catherine Bright now?

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

What kind of ship is Catherine Bright?

Catherine Bright is a bulk carrier, built in 1998 by Sasebo Heavy Industries. The vessel is 229 m long with a beam of 36 m and has a gross tonnage of 43,022.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Catherine Bright?

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

Catherine Bright

Bulk carrier · built 1998

IMO9186924No AIS position on record

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In short

Catherine Bright (Bulk carrier) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1998
Gross tonnage: 43,022
Size (length × beam): 229 m × 36 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Catherine Bright
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9186924
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 43,022
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117021273. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.77,828 t
Length overall: 229 m
Beam: 36 m
Year built: 1998

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

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Builder: Sasebo Heavy Industries
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
Mar 28, 2002	Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Mar 25, 2002	Reported arrival at Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jan 22, 2002	Reported departure from Los AngelesAuthority-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
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Mar 28, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Mar 25, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	Jan 22, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Arrival	Jan 21, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 21, 2002.

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

Frequently asked questions

Where is Catherine Bright now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Catherine Bright in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Catherine Bright?: Catherine Bright is a bulk carrier, built in 1998 by Sasebo Heavy Industries. The vessel is 229 m long with a beam of 36 m and has a gross tonnage of 43,022.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Catherine Bright?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Catherine Bright 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 Catherine Bright. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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