MAESLANT — Law Enforce · IMO 8980713

MAESLANT is currently under way in the North Sea, within the English Channel / North Sea corridor. It is sailing from BRESKENS to VLISSINGEN STAD with an ETA of 31 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

MAESLANT broadcasts MMSI 244391000 and is registered as IMO 8980713, with call sign PBLO. 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.

MAESLANT is classified as a law enforce vessel registered under the NL flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full law enforce fleet at /vessel-type/military-special and full NL flag list at /flag/nl.

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from MAESLANT 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.

As a law enforce, MAESLANT sits in the same design class as the other law enforces listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full law enforce directory at /vessel-type/military-special.