INVESTIGATOR
Other · Australia · built 2014 · AIS Class A
In short
INVESTIGATOR (Other, Australia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 11.7 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is WELLINGTON NZ; its reported draught is 7.5 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 11:37 UTC).
Current voyage: from Lautoka (departed Sep 27, 2026, 04:52 UTC) to WELLINGTON NZ
- Vessel type
- Other
- Flag
- Australia
- Year built
- 2014
- Gross tonnage
- 6,082
- Size (length × beam)
- 94 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 17.283° S, 176.7899° E
- Area
- South Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 11.7 kn
- Course
- 352°
- Heading
- 354°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Lautoka).
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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- Name
- INVESTIGATOR
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9616888
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 503791000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- VLMJ
- Flag
- Australia
- Vessel type
- Other
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 6,082
- Length overall
- 94 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2014
AustraliaA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left LautokaAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at LautokaAIS-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lautoka FJLTK | Sep 22, 2026, 21:21 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 04:52 UTC | 4 d 7 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.
About INVESTIGATOR
RV Investigator is an Australian marine research vessel owned by the CSIRO and operated by its Marine National Facility, undertaking oceanographic, geoscience, ecosystem and fisheries research. In May 2009 the Government of Australia allocated $120 million for a new ocean-going research vessel to replace the 1972 built RV Southern Surveyor, which has served as the principal research ship for Australia's Marine National Facility since 1988. RV Investigator was designed by RALion (joint venture between Robert Allan Limited and Alion Science & Technology) and constructed in Singapore. It was transferred from Sembawang Shipyard to the delivery crew on 5 August 2014 for pre-departure testing and setup. The vessel arrived at its home port of Hobart on 9 September 2014 and was officially launched on 12 December 2014.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is INVESTIGATOR now?
- INVESTIGATOR (Other, Australia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 11:42 UTC, under way at 11.7 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was WELLINGTON NZ (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 11:37 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is INVESTIGATOR?
- INVESTIGATOR is a other sailing under the flag of Australia, built in 2014. The vessel is 94 m long and has a gross tonnage of 6,082.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for INVESTIGATOR?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for INVESTIGATOR 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 INVESTIGATOR. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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