SOVEREIGN
Tug · Belgium · Class A
Current position
updated 4 days agoIdentity & particulars
- Name
- SOVEREIGN
- IMO number
- 9262742
- MMSI
- 205644000
- Call sign
- ORQW
- Flag
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Gross tonnage
- 2,258
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 67.4 m
- Beam
- 15.5 m
- Year built
- 2003
- Builder
- Yantai Raffles Shipyard
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Royal Boskalis
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SOVEREIGN
The Sovereign is a large sea-going tugboat owned and operated by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. The vessel is powered by conventional propulsion and was built as a multi-purpose anchor handling tug supply vessel. It was christened on 27 August 2003 as Anglian Sovereign. The vessel was part of the fleet of Emergency Towing Vessels that operated on behalf of the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency. On 3 September 2005, Union Sovereign ran aground off Oxna island in the Scalloway Islands while conducting hydrographic surveys. No injuries occurred but the vessel lost approximately 84 tonnes of gas oil and was severely damaged. A 2006 official report found that the shipmaster's consumption of alcohol and several other negligences on board had been the cause of the incident. In 2007, ownership transferred to JP Knight, which purchased the initial owner, Klyne Tugs of Lowestoft.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | clean |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | clean |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Brownsville, Texas | clean |
| Jun 20, 2019 | Vessel Inspection | Houma, Louisiana | clean |
| Apr 15, 2019 | Vessel Inspection | TEXAS CITY, Texas | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Seadar; the incumbents charge for this.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is SOVEREIGN now?
- SOVEREIGN (IMO 9262742) was last detected in the North Pacific Ocean at 41.2304° N, 71.3075° W, making 8.5 knots — 4 days ago. Seadar tracks SOVEREIGN live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
- What kind of ship is SOVEREIGN?
- SOVEREIGN is a tug sailing under the flag of Belgium, built in 2003 by Yantai Raffles Shipyard. The vessel is 67.4 m long with a beam of 15.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 2,258.
- Who owns SOVEREIGN?
- SOVEREIGN is operated by Royal Boskalis. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SOVEREIGN been detained or sanctioned?
- SOVEREIGN has 7 recorded Port State Control inspections with no detentions.