Where is WHITSTAR now?

WHITSTAR (Tanker, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 19:03 UTC, moored, in the port of Portsmouth. The crew-entered destination was SOLENT BUNKERING (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 19:26 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is WHITSTAR?

WHITSTAR is a tanker sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 2004 by Damen Shipyards Bergum. The vessel is 75 m long and has a gross tonnage of 2,159.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for WHITSTAR?

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

WHITSTAR

Tanker · United Kingdom · built 2004 · AIS Class A

IMO9287833MMSI235007880Call signMFTS2Last AIS position Oct 1, 2026, 19:03 UTC

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In short

WHITSTAR (Tanker, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 19:03 UTC, moored, in the port of Portsmouth. Its crew-entered AIS destination is SOLENT BUNKERING, with an ETA of Oct 1, 2026, 15:00 UTC; its reported draught is 5.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 19:26 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 1, 2026, 14:55 UTC.

Vessel type: Tanker
Flag: United Kingdom
Year built: 2004
Gross tonnage: 2,159
Size (length × beam): 75 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 1, 2026, 19:03 UTC

Position: 50.8108° N, 1.0908° W
Area: English Channel
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 243°
Heading: 190°

50.8108° N, 1.0908° W

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Last 30 days: 4 port calls (Portsmouth, Southampton, Lytchett Minster, and Marchwood).

Port calls are detected by Seadar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: WHITSTAR
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9287833
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 235007880
Call signWhat is a call sign?: MFTS2
Flag: United Kingdom
Vessel type: Tanker
AIS ship type: Tanker (hazardous cat. A)
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 2,159
Length overall: 75 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2004

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: Damen Shipyards Bergum
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
Oct 1, 2026, 14:55 UTC	Arrived at PortsmouthAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 1, 2026, 13:19 UTC	Left SouthamptonAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 29, 2026, 22:09 UTC	Arrived at SouthamptonAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 29, 2026, 07:27 UTC	Left Lytchett MinsterAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 28, 2026, 20:54 UTC	Arrived at Lytchett MinsterAIS-detected	Seadar 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 Seadar 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
Portsmouth GBPME	Oct 1, 2026, 14:55 UTC	in port	—
Southampton GBSOU	Sep 29, 2026, 22:09 UTC	Oct 1, 2026, 13:19 UTC	39 h 10 min
Lytchett Minster GBLCM	Sep 28, 2026, 20:54 UTC	Sep 29, 2026, 07:27 UTC	10 h 33 min
Marchwood GBMAW	Sep 5, 2026, 11:21 UTC	Sep 12, 2026, 10:18 UTC	6 d 22 h

Detected by Seadar 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.

Behaviour at sea Seadar-derived

Patterns Seadar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.

When	What we observed	Confidence
Oct 1, 2026, 07:55 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 5 m to 5.6 m while in port at Southampton. Seadar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Oct 1, 2026, 07:55 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 5 m to 5.6 m while in port at Southampton. Seadar infers the ship probably loaded cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (65%)

Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.

Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Seadar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is WHITSTAR now?: WHITSTAR (Tanker, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 19:03 UTC, moored, in the port of Portsmouth. The crew-entered destination was SOLENT BUNKERING (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 19:26 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is WHITSTAR?: WHITSTAR is a tanker sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 2004 by Damen Shipyards Bergum. The vessel is 75 m long and has a gross tonnage of 2,159.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for WHITSTAR?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for WHITSTAR 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 WHITSTAR. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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