POLARIS — Pilot Vessel · IMO 9496915

POLARIS is currently under way in the North Sea, within the English Channel / North Sea corridor. It is sailing from VLISSINGEN STAD to ANTWERP ANCH with an ETA of 8 Nov 2026, 05:45 UTC. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

POLARIS broadcasts MMSI 245142000 and is registered as IMO 9496915, with call sign PBZN. 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.

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

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from POLARIS 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.

POLARIS is classed by BUREAU VERITAS, the classification society responsible for inspecting the vessel against safety, structural and operational rules. As a pilot vessel, POLARIS sits in the same design class as the other pilot vessels listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full pilot vessel directory at /vessel-type/tug-pilot-vessel. POLARIS has a gross tonnage of 2,501 GT.