Passenger ship · Flag WF
L'AUSTRAL
L'AUSTRAL is a passenger ship (IMO 9502518, MMSI 578000700, flag WF). Its last AIS position was reported on 14 Oct 2026 at 08:33 UTC near Port of Lynnhaven Roads, bound for PA ONX. AIS Trail recorded 3 port calls in the last 60 days, most recently at Baltimore.
Last position
Status: Under way using engine · Destination as broadcast: PA ONX · ETA as broadcast: 20 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC
Position of MMSI 578000700, rounded to 0.01°; see the exact live position and the last 3 days on the live map.
Vessel details
| Name | L'AUSTRAL |
|---|---|
| IMO number | 9502518 |
| MMSI | 578000700 |
| Call sign | FLTU |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Flag | WF (from the MMSI country code) |
| Length × beam | 143 m × 18 m |
| Highest reported draught | 5.0 m (last 30 days) |
| Estimated deadweight | ≈ 2,190 t — estimated from AIS dimensions |
| Destination as broadcast | PA ONX |
| Seen in AIS | 10 Oct 2026 – 14 Oct 2026 (last 30 days) |
Port calls
Port calls detected by AIS Trail in the last 60 days, newest first.
| Port | Arrived (UTC) | Departed (UTC) | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore USBAL | 13 Oct 2026, 07:18 UTC | 13 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC | 15 h 49 min |
| Philadelphia USPHL | 12 Oct 2026, 10:25 UTC | 12 Oct 2026, 22:27 UTC | 12 h 1 min |
| Weehawken USWJQ | 10 Oct 2026, 18:25 UTC | 11 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC | 8 h 47 min |
L'AUSTRAL in the API
The full track, every port call and the live position of L'AUSTRAL are available through the AIS Trail API. A free key covers the last 7 days of history; paid plans cover the last 12 months, and Pro and Business add live positions.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
"https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9502518/track?from=2026-10-10&resolution=1h"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
"https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9502518/port-calls?from=2026-10-10"Sources
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- Port reference: UN/LOCODE, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), https://unlocode.unece.org, license CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: port entries selected, deduplicated and merged with the World Port Index.
- Port reference: World Port Index (Pub. 150), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
Flags come from the MMSI country code, deadweight and size class are estimates from AIS dimensions, port calls are detected by AIS Trail from position reports. All sources and licences: Data sources.
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