What kind of ship is BBC AUSTRALIA?

BBC AUSTRALIA is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of Antigua & Barbuda, built in 2010. The vessel is 115 m long with a beam of 16.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,344.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for BBC AUSTRALIA?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for BBC AUSTRALIA 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 BBC AUSTRALIA. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

BBC AUSTRALIA

General cargo ship · Antigua & Barbuda · built 2010 · AIS Class A

IMO9569528MMSI305537000Call signV2ES6Last AIS position Oct 1, 2026, 21:17 UTC

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In short

BBC AUSTRALIA (General cargo ship, Antigua & Barbuda flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:17 UTC, under way at 8.4 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. Its last detected port call was at Chermside: arrived Sep 27, 2026, left Sep 28, 2026.

Vessel type: General cargo ship
Flag: Antigua & Barbuda
Year built: 2010
Gross tonnage: 5,344
Size (length × beam): 115 m × 17 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 1, 2026, 21:17 UTC

Position: 16.8642° S, 146.0163° E
Area: South Pacific Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 8.4 kn
Course: 316°
Heading: 316°

16.8642° S, 146.0163° E

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Chermside).

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

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Identity & particulars

Name: BBC AUSTRALIA
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9569528
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 305537000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: V2ES6
Flag: Antigua & Barbuda
Vessel type: General cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 5,344
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q52380224. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.6,264 t
Length overall: 115 m
Beam: 16.5 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 Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Sep 28, 2026, 13:01 UTC	Left ChermsideAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 27, 2026, 18:19 UTC	Arrived at ChermsideAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Nov 13, 2015	Reported departure from MobileAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 12, 2015	Reported arrival at MobileAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 9, 2015	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

Year	CO₂ emitted	Fuel burned	Time at sea	CO₂ / n mile
2018	3,262 t	1,038 t	125 days	134 kg
2019	7,527 t	2,392 t	249 days	140 kg
2020	5,004 t	1,566 t	142 days	139 kg
2021	5,217 t	1,643 t	164 days	125 kg
2022	1,739 t	553 t	75 days	125 kg

Technical efficiency: Not Applicable (21 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

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
Chermside AUCHE	Sep 27, 2026, 18:19 UTC	Sep 28, 2026, 13:01 UTC	18 h 42 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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Mobile USMOB	Departure	Nov 13, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Mobile USMOB	Arrival	Nov 12, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Nov 9, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Nov 7, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Freeport USFPO	Departure	Nov 4, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Freeport USFPO	Arrival	Nov 3, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSION (PORT FOURCHON)	Departure	Sep 23, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSION (PORT FOURCHON)	Arrival	Sep 23, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Sep 20, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Sep 19, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Brownsville USBRO	Departure	Sep 10, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Brownsville USBRO	Arrival	Sep 10, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 12, 2011.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived

Patterns Voydar 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 28, 2026, 12:21 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 4.4 m to 3.9 m while in port at Chermside. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 28, 2026, 12:21 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 4.4 m to 3.9 m while in port at Chermside. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged 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 Voydar. 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 BBC AUSTRALIA now?: BBC AUSTRALIA (General cargo ship, Antigua & Barbuda flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:17 UTC, under way at 8.4 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean.
What kind of ship is BBC AUSTRALIA?: BBC AUSTRALIA is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of Antigua & Barbuda, built in 2010. The vessel is 115 m long with a beam of 16.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,344.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for BBC AUSTRALIA?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for BBC AUSTRALIA 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 BBC AUSTRALIA. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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