RRS JAMES COOK
Other · United Kingdom · Class A
Current position
updated 2 days agoIdentity & particulars
- Name
- RRS JAMES COOK
- IMO number
- 9338242
- MMSI
- 235010700
- Call sign
- MLRM6
- Flag
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Vessel type
- Other
- Gross tonnage
- 5,401
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 89.2 m
- Beam
- 18.6 m
- Year built
- 2006
- Builder
- Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk AS
- Registered owner
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RRS JAMES COOK
RRS James Cook is a British Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). She was built in 2006 to replace the ageing RRS Charles Darwin with funds from Britain's NERC and the DTI's Large Scientific Facilities Fund. She was named after Captain James Cook, the British explorer, navigator and cartographer at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton by Anne, Princess Royal. On her maiden scientific voyage, on 5 March 2007, the James Cook set off to study the Fifteen-Twenty fracture zone. James Cook was involved in the discovery of what is believed to be the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents, while in the Caribbean in 2010.
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Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | 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 RRS JAMES COOK now?
- RRS JAMES COOK (IMO 9338242) was last detected in the North Atlantic Ocean at 50.8918° N, 1.3948° W, making 0.0 knots — 2 days ago. Seadar tracks RRS JAMES COOK live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
- What kind of ship is RRS JAMES COOK?
- RRS JAMES COOK is a other sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 2006 by Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk AS. The vessel is 89.2 m long with a beam of 18.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,401.
- Who owns RRS JAMES COOK?
- RRS JAMES COOK is registered to Natural Environment Research Council. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has RRS JAMES COOK been detained or sanctioned?
- RRS JAMES COOK has 2 recorded Port State Control inspections with no detentions.