- IMO
- 9408413
- MMSI
- 316014054
- Call Sign
- CFN5364
Technical Specifications
Key Figures
Live Tracking
Current Position
Where it waited most
Most time stopped at Port of Prince Rupert — 28 h across 9 stays.
- 1Port of Prince Rupert28 h · 9×
- 2Bella Bella2 h · 2×
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
- Port of Prince Rupert0.3 dJun 30, 2026
- Port of Prince Rupert0.1 dJun 28, 2026
- Port of Prince Rupert0.2 dJun 28, 2026
- Bella Bella0.1 dJun 27, 2026
- Port of Prince Rupert0.1 dJun 26, 2026
AIS-derived from our live feed.
Compliance
Safety Record
- FIRESeriousDec 21, 2024Port Hardy Ferry Terminal, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 21 December 2024, the roll-on roll-off ferry "NORTHERN EXPEDITION" with 51 persons onboard, reported a fire in the battery compartment of a truck on the main vehicle deck during discharging operation in Port Hardy, B.C. The crew extinguished the fire and operations resumed.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorJun 25, 2024Ditmars Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 25 June 2024, the ferry "NORTHERN EXPEDITION" reported having sustained a total failure of its car deck ventilation system in Tolmie Channel, BC. The crew addressed the issue and the vessel resumed its voyage.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorJan 11, 2024Cape George, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 11 January 2024, the ferry "NORTHERN EXPEDITION" reported having sustained a total failure of its port main engine in Hecate Strait, BC. The engine was restarted while underway and the vessel resumed its voyage.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorDec 24, 2023Davenport, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 24 December 2023, the ferry "NORTHERN EXPEDITION" reported having sustained a total failure of its port engine in Grenville Channel, BC. The crew assessed the issue while the vessel proceeded to its destination using its remaining engine.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorJun 3, 2021Port Hardy, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 03 June 2021, the passenger and vehicle ferry "NORTHERN EXPEDITION" reported its starboard engine having failed while approaching the ferry terminal in Port Hardy, BC. By using its port engine, the ferry was able to dock safely and the crew members subsequently carried out repairs.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorJul 21, 2020Skidegate ferry terminal, BC, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 21 July 2020, the passenger ferry "NORTHERN EXPEDITION" reported a machinery failure on its starboard engine near Haida Gwaii, BC. The vessel held off the dock using its port engine and thrusters until repairs were completed.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorMar 15, 2020Ormistion Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 15 March 2020, the passenger ferry "NORTHERN EXPEDITION" reported its starboard main engine disabled in Grenville Channel, BC. The vessel continued to Prince Rupert using its port engine.
- RISK OF COLLISION (near collision) - With another vessel or other floating objectMinorOct 26, 2019Kwakume Point, BC., BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 26 October 2019, the passenger vessel "NORTHERN EXPEDITION", reported a close quarters situation with an aluminum vessel in Fitz Hugh Sound, BC. The passenger vessel took evasive action to avoid a collision.
Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.
Operational Status
Activity
Stopped, anchored or moored on its latest broadcast — parked, not necessarily withdrawn.
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
4 recent · AIS-detectedArrivals, 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).
- no cargo change→ · 7 h in port· draught 4.0→4.0 m
- no cargo change→ · 7 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m
- no cargo change→ · 7 h in port· draught 4.7→4.7 m
- no cargo change→ · 7 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
1 port · 28 h totalTime-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· Canada28 h4 calls · 7 h avg
Based on 4 completed calls observed since — open calls (no departure yet) are excluded. The distribution sharpens as AIS history accrues.
Composite Risk
Risk Score
Some elevated factors — typically age or a lower-graded flag — but no acute ship-specific flag.
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
Other · summer draught 4.9 m · 6.9 t per cm immersion
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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About This Vessel
MV Northern Expedition is a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. She sails daily on the Inside Passage route connecting Prince Rupert and Port Hardy.
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