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NORTHERN ADVENTURE

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IMO: 9257735
MMSI: 316194000
Call Sign: CFN4641

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

9,844GT

Deadweight

1,640DWT

Length Overall

117m

Beam

20m

Draught

4.7m

Year Built

2004

Live Tracking

Current Position

Live AIS · 8 min ago

Track · last 13 d

Position

54.299°N · 130.355°W

Speed

0.0 kn

Course

21°

Status

Moored

Destination SKIDEGATEETA Jul 2, 12:30 AMLaden · 4.7 m

Where it waited most

Most time stopped at Port of Prince Rupert — 3 d across 13 stays.

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Port of Prince Rupert3 d · 13×

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 scoreMedium

71/ 100

Safety58

Compliance95

Environment58

Recent port calls

Port of Prince Rupert
Jul 1, 2026
In port
Port of Prince Rupert
Jun 29, 2026
0.3 d
Port of Prince Rupert
Jun 28, 2026
0.2 d
Port of Prince Rupert
Jun 28, 2026
0.1 d
Port of Prince Rupert
Jun 27, 2026
0.2 d

AIS-derived from our live feed.

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties8

TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Mar 8, 2025Bear Cove Ferry terminal, Port Hardy, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 08 March 2025, the passenger ferry "NORTHERN ADVENTURE" reported an issue with one of its propellers while docked at the Bear Cove Ferry Terminal in Port Hardy, BC. The ferry cancelled its scheduled sailing to assess the problem and subsequently carried out repairs.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
May 31, 2024Point Cumming, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 31 May 2024, the ferry "NORTHERN ADVENTURE" reported having sustained a total failure of its main engine fuel supply system in Wright Sound, BC. The crew effected repairs adrift and the vessel resumed its voyage.
FIRESerious
Sep 15, 2023Cape Ball, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 15 September 2023, the passenger vessel "NORTHERN ADVENTURE", with 136 people on board, reported having sustained a fire in a vehicle on the car deck while proceeding in Hecate Strait, BC. The fire was extinguished and the vessel resumed its voyage.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Jul 14, 2023Skidegate, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 14 July 2023, the ferry "NORTHERN ADVENTURE" reported a total failure of its starboard main engine upon departure from Skidegate, BC. The vessel proceeded to Prince Rupert, BC using its port engine and ordered a tug for berthing at its destination.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Jul 5, 2023Pillsbury Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 05 July 2023, the ferry "NORTHERN ADVENTURE" reported the total failure of its starboard engine lubricating oil pump while secured in Prince Rupert, BC. Temporary repairs were effected by the crew.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Apr 27, 2022Porcher Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 27 April 2022, the passenger/vehicle vessel "NORTHERN ADVENTURE" reported the breakdown of its port main engine due to cooling water system issues whilst in transit to Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, BC. The vessel continued the passage using its starboard main engine.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Apr 12, 2022Pine Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 12 April 2022, the passenger vessel "NORTHERN ADVENTURE" reported having sustained a machinery failure on its port engine in Gordon Channel, BC. The crew carried out repairs and the vessel resumed its voyage.
SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.Serious
Apr 2, 2021Skidegate, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 02 April 2021, the passenger/vehicle ferry "NORTHERN ADVENTURE" reported a breach in its hull in way of the bilge holding tank sounding pipe striking plate while at Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, BC. The vessel travelled, without passengers, to Prince Rupert, BC for a further inspection and to perform repairs. The hole was temporarily repaired by shore technicians and the vessel was allowed to operate, pending the completion of permanent repairs within 3 months.

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

8.4 kn

Nav status

Under way using engine

Last broadcast

within the last day

Hull age

22 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.

Port calls

10 recent · AIS-detected

Arrivals, time in port and the load/discharge inferred from the draught change — detected from AIS track history. An open call means the vessel is still in port (no departure observed yet).

Port of Prince Rupert
no cargo change
→ · 7 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m
Port of Prince Rupert
Loaded
→ · 8 h in port· draught 4.0→4.7 m
Port of Prince Rupert
no cargo change
→ · 5 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m
Port of Prince Rupert
no cargo change
→ · 7 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m
Port of Prince Rupert
no cargo change
→ · 5 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m
Port of Prince Rupert
no cargo change
→ · 11 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m
Port of Prince Rupert
op. unknown
In port since
Alliford Bay
no cargo change
→ · 6 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m· low confidence
Port of Prince Rupert
no cargo change
→ · 5 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m
Port of Prince Rupert
no cargo change
→ · 5 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m

Method: each call is a run of fixes inside a port’s geofence confirmed by a stop (or an AIS gap); load/discharge is the sign of the draught delta over the call. Indicative — arrivals before our AIS history began read from the first observation.

Where it waits

2 ports · 2.5 days total

Time-in-port summed by port from the AIS-detected port-call history — the ports this vessel has spent the most time at, longest first.

Port of Prince Rupert· Canada
2.2 days
8 calls · 7 h avg 1 load
Alliford Bay· Canada
6 h
1 call · 6 h avg

Based on 9 completed calls observed since — open calls (no departure yet) are excluded. The distribution sharpens as AIS history accrues.

Composite Risk

Risk Score

51/100

Elevated riskLow confidence40% component coverage

Multiple adverse factors, or a hard ship-specific signal, lift this hull above the fleet norm.

PSC detentionsno data

Sanctions exposureno data

Dark-fleet signalno data

Hull age68

Flag register25

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.

Estimated

Capacity & Classification

Cargo capacity at draughtMedium confidence

~1,640t at summer draught

Other · summer draught 4.7 m · 6.4 t per cm immersion

Estimated intake by draught

3.29 m~742 t

3.53 m~892 t

3.76 m~1,041 t

4 m~1,191 t

4.23 m~1,341 t

4.47 m~1,490 t

4.7 m~1,640 t

Estimate only — modelled from deadweight (deadweight regression) using a first-principles hydrostatic model, not measured hydrostatic tables. The design draught it is anchored to is unreliable across the fleet.

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