ISLAND GWAWIS

Built by Damen Group in 2021

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IMO: 9900605
MMSI: 316047946
Call Sign: CFA3565

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

2,277GT

Deadweight

260DWT

Length Overall

81.2m

Beam

17m

Year Built

2021

Overview

About This Vessel

MV Island G̲wawis is the sixth ferry in the Island class, owned and operated by BC Ferries. Built by Damen Shipyards in 2021, this vessel is part of the second phase of Island-class vessels. Island G̲wawis was launched as Island 6 on April 22, 2021, left Galați, Romania, on October 13, 2021, and arrived at Point Hope Shipyard, Victoria, British Columbia on December 23, 2021. On January 11, 2022, Island 6 was christened and renamed Island G̲wawis by BC Ferries Director of Fleet Operations and Strategy, and First People's Cultural Council Special Advisor Cathi Charles Wherry. "G̲wawis" means "raven of the sea" in the Kwakwaka'wakw indigenous language.

Live Tracking

Current Position

Live AIS · 8 min ago

Track · last 14 d

Position

49.178°N · 123.859°W

Speed

0.0 kn

Course

349°

Status

Moored

Destination GABRIOLA, DESCANSO BETA Feb 11, 03:30 PMDraught 3.5 m

Where it waited most

Most time stopped at Harmac — 12 d across 171 stays.

1
Harmac12 d · 171×

Derived from the AIS track — runs of near-zero speed (anchored, moored or drifting) snapped to the nearest port. Builds up as we observe the vessel.

Intelligence

Risk & Sustainability

Risk scoreLow

95/ 100

Safety95

Compliance95

Environment95

Recent port calls

Harmac
Sep 1, 2026
In port
Harmac
Sep 1, 2026
0.0 d
Harmac
Sep 1, 2026
0.1 d
Harmac
Aug 31, 2026
0.1 d
Harmac
Aug 31, 2026
0.1 d

AIS-derived from our live feed.

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties2

Machinery FailureMinor
Jul 23, 2023Gabriola, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 23 July 2023, the ferry "ISLAND GWAWIS" reported having sustained a total failure of its steering gear, switching to backup mode automatically on departure from Gabriola, BC. The vessel continued its daily schedule and the crew assessed the issue.
Machinery FailureMinor
Jul 15, 2023Gallows Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 15 July 2023, the ferry "ISLAND GWAWIS" reported having sustained a total failure of one of its steering systems while approaching Nanaimo Harbour, BC. The vessel berthed using its remaining system and with the assistance of the tug "CONUMA MASTER".

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Operational Status

Activity

Under wayFix within the last day

Making way at sea speed on its latest broadcast.

Speed

7.2 kn

Nav status

Under way using engine

Last broadcast

within the last day

Hull age

5 yr

Read from the single most-recent AIS broadcast we hold for this hull — we keep no position history, so this is a point-in-time posture, not a dwell inference. Derived in-house from our own AIS feed; weight it by the broadcast age above.

Composite Risk

Risk Score

20/100

Low riskLow confidence40% component coverage

No strong adverse signal on the components we could read for this hull.

PSC detentionsno data

Sanctions exposureno data

AIS-gap & behaviourno data

Hull age0

Flag register50

A coverage-weighted blend of the 2 components we could read for this hull — the weights renormalise over only the components present, so a thin read is never inflated and a hull is never credited a “safe 0” for a signal it has no row for. This headline is flagged low-confidence (a thin or structural-only read) and should not be treated as a verdict. Higher means riskier. Derived in-house from government-open port-State-control, flag, sanctions and our own vessel data; weight it by the coverage above.

Full compliance dossier

Fleet Management