LE PONANT — Passenger · IMO 8914219

LE PONANT is currently at anchor in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is sailing from PRAIA to PRAIA with an ETA of 6 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

LE PONANT broadcasts MMSI 227186000 and is registered as IMO 8914219, with call sign FGZZ. The MMSI is the radio identifier used by AIS; the IMO number stays with the ship for life and does not change with re-flagging or sale.

LE PONANT is classified as a passenger vessel registered under the FR flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full passenger fleet at /vessel-type/passenger and full FR flag list at /flag/fr.

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from LE PONANT above, with current position, course, speed, and navigation status. Tap "View on map" to centre the live tracker on the vessel and watch its movement update in real time. The same data is available offline-friendly in the iOS and Android apps.

AIS transponders broadcast position every 2 seconds when underway at high speed and up to every 3 minutes at anchor. The position you see refreshes whenever the ship is in range of a coastal AIS receiver or a satellite pass — typically seconds in coastal waters and minutes offshore.

LE PONANT is classed by BUREAU VERITAS, the classification society responsible for inspecting the vessel against safety, structural and operational rules. As a passenger, LE PONANT sits in the same design class as the other passengers listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full passenger directory at /vessel-type/passenger. LE PONANT has a gross tonnage of 1,189 GT.