Pole Star
buoy tender
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Pole Star
- IMO number
- 9211987
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- buoy tender
- Gross tonnage
- 1,174
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 51.5 m
- Beam
- 12 m
- Year built
- 2000
- Builder
- Ferguson Marine
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Pole Star
NLV Pole Star was a lighthouse tender operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man. The ship was also referred to as Pole Star IV. Pole Star was joined by a new vessel, NLV Pharos in March 2007, which replaced the previous vessel of the same name. Although the headquarters of the NLB is in Edinburgh, both vessels were serviced by a workbase in Oban on the west coast. In 2025, the vessel was sold to private commercial owners and a new ship, also called Pole Star entered service with the NLB.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pole Star now?
- Pole Star has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Pole Star?
- Pole Star is a buoy tender, built in 2000 by Ferguson Marine. The vessel is 51.5 m long with a beam of 12 m and has a gross tonnage of 1,174.
- Has Pole Star been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Pole Star appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).