WIGHT SKY
Passenger ship · United Kingdom · built 2008 · AIS Class A
In short
WIGHT SKY (Passenger ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 5.9 kn, near Yarmouth (English Channel). Its crew-entered AIS destination is GB LYM >YAR; its reported draught is 2.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 18:58 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Yarmouth: arrived Oct 1, 2026, left Oct 1, 2026. Registered owner: Wightlink (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Year built
- 2008
- Gross tonnage
- 2,546
- Size (length × beam)
- 60 m
- Registered owner
- Wightlink
Watch this ship
Get an email when WIGHT SKY arrives or leaves port, changes destination, name, flag or owner, or is sanctioned, detained or named in an official release.
We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows WIGHT SKY.
Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.
By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.
Last reported position
received- Position
- 50.7471° N, 1.5186° W
- Area
- English Channel
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 5.9 kn
- Course
- 350°
- Heading
- 358°
Last 30 days: at least 12 port calls (Yarmouth).
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
A year of history in the Terminal (Plus) · the full archive since June 1, 2026 (Pro)
Try the live demo, no sign-upIdentity & particulars
- Name
- WIGHT SKY
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9446984
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 235064783
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 2ABV8
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 2,546
- Length overall
- 60 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2008
United KingdomA 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.
- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Left YarmouthAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at YarmouthAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left YarmouthAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at YarmouthAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left YarmouthAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at YarmouthAIS-detected | Voydar 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.
Incidents & investigations Authority-reported
Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.
- Occurred Aug 26, 2018merchant-vessel-100-gross-tons-or-overUK MAIB investigation reports (index)Entrance to Lymington River, and Lymington Pier, England
Two catastrophic engine failures, one resulting in a fire, on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight SkyReport published Apr 28, 2022
Location: Entrance to Lymington River, and Lymington Pier, England.
Source: UK MAIB investigation reports (index). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Oct 1, 2026, 18:40 UTC | Oct 1, 2026, 19:24 UTC | 44 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Oct 1, 2026, 14:34 UTC | Oct 1, 2026, 17:28 UTC | 2 h 54 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Oct 1, 2026, 12:34 UTC | Oct 1, 2026, 14:13 UTC | 1 h 39 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Oct 1, 2026, 10:34 UTC | Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 UTC | 47 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Sep 28, 2026, 11:32 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 14:35 UTC | 3 h 3 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Sep 28, 2026, 09:32 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 10:24 UTC | 51 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Sep 28, 2026, 07:23 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 08:22 UTC | 59 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Sep 27, 2026, 06:26 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 09:24 UTC | 2 h 58 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Sep 26, 2026, 09:32 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 10:24 UTC | 53 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Sep 26, 2026, 07:22 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 08:23 UTC | 1 h 1 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Sep 24, 2026, 09:35 UTC | Sep 24, 2026, 11:15 UTC | 1 h 39 min |
| Yarmouth GBYMO | Sep 24, 2026, 07:20 UTC | Sep 24, 2026, 09:16 UTC | 1 h 56 min |
Detected by Voydar 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.
About WIGHT SKY
MV Wight Sky is a new design of roll-on/roll-off car and passenger ferry operating on Wightlink's Lymington to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight route.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is WIGHT SKY now?
- WIGHT SKY (Passenger ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 19:28 UTC, under way at 5.9 kn, near Yarmouth (English Channel). The crew-entered destination was GB LYM >YAR (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 18:58 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is WIGHT SKY?
- WIGHT SKY is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 2008 by Kraljevica Shipyard. The vessel is 60 m long and has a gross tonnage of 2,546.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of WIGHT SKY?
- Wightlink is recorded as Registered owner for WIGHT SKY (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for WIGHT SKY?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for WIGHT SKY 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 WIGHT SKY. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Voydar profile.
Use this data
This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.
GET /api/v1/vessels/9446984Using this data in code?
Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.