Where is JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER now?

JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER (Tanker, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 UTC, moored, in the port of Tahkoluoto. The crew-entered destination was FIPOR (voyage report via Digitraffic marine AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 11:28 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER?

JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER is a tanker sailing under the flag of Portugal, built in 2010. The vessel is 119.1 m long with a beam of 16.9 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,859.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER?

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

JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER

Tanker · Portugal · built 2010 · AIS Class A

IMO9404364MMSI255806060Call signCQIT2Last AIS position Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 UTC

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In short

JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER (Tanker, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 UTC, moored, in the port of Tahkoluoto. Its crew-entered AIS destination is FIPOR (Bjorneborg (Pori)), with an ETA of Oct 1, 2026, 03:00 UTC; its reported draught is 5.6 m (voyage report via Digitraffic marine AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 11:28 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 1, 2026, 03:40 UTC.

Vessel type: Tanker
Flag: Portugal
Year built: 2010
Gross tonnage: 4,859
Size (length × beam): 119 m × 17 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 UTC

Position: 61.6403° N, 21.4026° E
Area: Baltic Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 211°
Heading: 211°

61.6403° N, 21.4026° E

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Last 30 days: 8 port calls (Tahkoluoto, Lakulahti, Kiel, Sankt Margarethen, Kiel Canal, Botlek, Lillo, and Berendrecht).

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: JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9404364
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 255806060
Call signWhat is a call sign?: CQIT2
Flag: Portugal
Vessel type: Tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 4,859
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q83639179. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.6,870 t
Length overall: 119.1 m
Beam: 16.9 m
Year built: 2010

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.

No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.

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, 03:40 UTC	Arrived at TahkoluotoAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 29, 2026, 13:23 UTC	Left LakulahtiAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 28, 2026, 12:03 UTC	Arrived at LakulahtiAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 26, 2026, 05:48 UTC	Left KielAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 26, 2026, 04:28 UTC	Arrived at KielAIS-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
Tahkoluoto FITHK	Oct 1, 2026, 03:40 UTC	in port	—
Lakulahti FILAK	Sep 28, 2026, 12:03 UTC	Sep 29, 2026, 13:23 UTC	25 h 20 min
Kiel DEKEL	Sep 26, 2026, 04:28 UTC	Sep 26, 2026, 05:48 UTC	1 h 20 min
Sankt Margarethen DESMA	Sep 25, 2026, 19:55 UTC	Sep 25, 2026, 21:24 UTC	1 h 29 min
Kiel Canal DECKL	Sep 25, 2026, 15:18 UTC	Sep 25, 2026, 19:43 UTC	4 h 24 min
Botlek NLBOT	Sep 23, 2026, 06:47 UTC	Sep 24, 2026, 18:43 UTC	35 h 56 min
Lillo BELIL	Sep 7, 2026, 15:02 UTC	Sep 10, 2026, 04:57 UTC	2 d 13 h
Berendrecht BEBRT	Sep 6, 2026, 08:21 UTC	Sep 7, 2026, 14:46 UTC	30 h 25 min

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
Sep 29, 2026, 12:41 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 6.2 m to 5.6 m while in port at Lakulahti. Seadar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)
Sep 24, 2026, 09:20 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 5.6 m to 6.2 m while in port at Botlek. Seadar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 29, 2026, 12:41 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 6.2 m to 5.6 m while in port at Lakulahti. Seadar infers the ship probably discharged cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (65%)

Sep 24, 2026, 09:20 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 5.6 m to 6.2 m while in port at Botlek. Seadar infers the ship probably loaded cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (65%)

Source: Fintraffic / digitraffic.fi, license CC 4.0 BY. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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 JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER now?: JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER (Tanker, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 UTC, moored, in the port of Tahkoluoto. The crew-entered destination was FIPOR (voyage report via Digitraffic marine AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 11:28 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER?: JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER is a tanker sailing under the flag of Portugal, built in 2010. The vessel is 119.1 m long with a beam of 16.9 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,859.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER 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 JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBER. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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