VAK 3 (VID: 4329)

Vessel Flag:

United States of America

Submitted by CCM:

United States of America

Vessel Type:

Tuna longliner

Registration Number:

910988

IRCS:

WDF6735

WIN:

WDF6735

Port of Registry:

Honolulu, United States of America

Normal Crew Complement:

Gear Type:

Drifting longlines

Vessel Communication Types and Numbers:

SATELLITE TELEPHONE (OTHER THAN INMARSAT): 881631661064

Previous Names:

SUNRISE II;FULL MOON I;ROBIN II;HAE JU;VAK;VAK 3

Previous flag (if any):

NONE KNOWN

IMO/LR:

8442008

Built in Country:

United States of America

Built in Year:

1987

Owner/Master

Vessel Owner Name(s):

GAO INVESTMENT INC

Vessel Owner Address:

501 N NIMITZ HWY PIER 19, HONOLULU, HI 96817-5928, USA

Vessel Master Name:

CHING, GEORGE

Nationality of Master:

United States of America

RFV Listed

Last Updated:

23-Apr-2025

Vessel Characteristics

Length:

66 Feet

Moulded depth:

7.5 Feet

Beam:

22 Feet

Tonnage:

72 Gross Tonnage (GT)

Power of Main Engine or Engine(s):

280 Horse Power (hp)

Fish hold capacity:

18 Metric Tons

Freezers

Freezer type(s):

Ice

Freezer Type Count(s):

Freezing capacity:

2 tons/day

Photos:

Authorization

Authorization number granted by the flag State:

P0000000024332

Form of authorization granted by the flag State:

High seas fishing permit with a WCPFC area endorsement

Authorization area:

High Seas in the WCPF Convention Area

Start of period of validity of authorization:

17-Mar-2021

End of period of validity of authorization:

17-Mar-2026

Target species:

Highly Migratory Species

Authorized to tranship on the high seas:

YES

Purse seine authorized to tranship at sea:

NOT APPLICABLE

Active Charters

No Active Charters Listed.

Vessel History

Version Created	Vessel Name	Status	IRCS	Flag	Notified Authorization Period
23-Apr-2025	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
13-Dec-2024	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
08-Nov-2024	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
06-Jan-2023	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
22-Nov-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
25-Aug-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
03-Feb-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
19-Jan-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
11-Jan-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
05-Jan-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
05-Jan-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
02-Jan-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
02-Jan-2022	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
25-Aug-2021	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
25-Aug-2021	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
01-Apr-2021	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	17-Mar-2021 - 17-Mar-2026
16-Mar-2021	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
09-Feb-2021	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
20-Jan-2021	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
17-Nov-2020	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
16-Sep-2020	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
10-Sep-2020	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
20-Aug-2020	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
19-Aug-2020	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
19-Aug-2020	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
26-Dec-2019	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
29-Oct-2019	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
23-Jul-2019	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
31-Jan-2019	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
11-Dec-2018	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
26-Oct-2018	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
10-Jan-2018	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
05-Dec-2017	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
18-Oct-2017	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
13-Oct-2017	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
24-Nov-2016	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
05-Jul-2016	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
23-Mar-2016	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	16-Mar-2016 - 16-Mar-2021
27-Jul-2015	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
20-Jul-2015	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
03-Feb-2015	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
14-Nov-2014	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
10-Nov-2014	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
10-Jun-2014	VAK 3	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
01-Jun-2014	VAK	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
01-Jun-2014	VAK	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
28-Feb-2014	VAK	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
01-Jul-2011	VAK	Active	WDF6735	United States of America	03-Mar-2011 - 01-Mar-2016
15-Jul-2010	VAK	Active	WCP9706	United States of America	27-May-2009 - 26-May-2014
16-Sep-2009	VAK	Active	WCP9706	United States of America	27-May-2009 - 26-May-2014
22-Jun-2009	HAE JU	Active	WCP9706	United States of America	30-Mar-2006 - 29-Mar-2011

Charter History

Host CCM	Charterer	Period	Notified By CCM
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	GOVERNMENT OF CNMI _{CALLER BOX 10007, CAPITAL HILL, SAIPAN, MP 96950, USA}	08-Oct-2023 - 31-Dec-2023	United States of America (Flag) 28-Sep-2023
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	GOVERNMENT OF CNMI _{CALLER BOX 10007, CAPITAL HILL, SAIPAN, MP 96950, USA}	21-Nov-2022 - 31-Dec-2022	United States of America (Flag) 22-Nov-2022
American Samoa	GOVERNMENT OF AMERICAN SAMOA _{OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE BLDG., 3rd FLOOR, UTULEI, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799, USA}	25-Aug-2022 - 31-Dec-2022	United States of America (Flag) 25-Aug-2022
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	GOVERNMENT OF CNMI _{CALLER BOX 10007, CAPITAL HILL, SAIPAN, MP 96950, USA}	30-Aug-2021 - 31-Dec-2021	United States of America (Flag) 25-Aug-2021
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	GOVERNMENT OF CNMI _{CALLER BOX 10007, CAPITAL HILL, SAIPAN, MP 96950, USA}	15-Nov-2020 - 31-Dec-2020	United States of America (Flag) 17-Nov-2020
American Samoa	GOVERNMENT OF AMERICAN SAMOA _{OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE BLDG., 3rd FLOOR, UTULEI, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799, USA}	06-Sep-2020 - 31-Dec-2020	United States of America (Flag) 16-Sep-2020
American Samoa	GOVERNMENT OF AMERICAN SAMOA _{OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE BLDG., 3rd FLOOR, UTULEI, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799, USA}	28-Oct-2019 - 31-Dec-2019	United States of America (Flag) 29-Oct-2019
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	GOVERNMENT OF CNMI _{CALLER BOX 10007, CAPITAL HILL, SAIPAN, MP 96950, USA}	20-Jul-2019 - 31-Dec-2019	United States of America (Flag) 23-Jul-2019
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	GOVERNMENT OF CNMI _{CNMI DLNR, P.O. BOX 10007, SAIPAN, MP 96950, USA}	25-Oct-2018 - 31-Dec-2018	United States of America (Flag) 26-Oct-2018
American Samoa	GOVERNMENT OF AMERICAN SAMOA _{OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE BLDG., 3rd FLOOR, UTULEI, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799, USA}	12-Oct-2018 - 31-Dec-2018	United States of America (Flag) 11-Dec-2018
American Samoa	GOVERNMENT OF A _{OFFICE OF THE G}	30-Nov-2017 - 31-Dec-2017	United States of America (Flag) 05-Dec-2017
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	GOVERNMENT OF CNMI _{CNMI DLNR, P.O. BOX 10007, SAIPAN, MP 96950, USA}	10-Oct-2017 - 31-Dec-2017	United States of America (Flag) 18-Oct-2017
Guam	GOVERNMENT OF G _{OFFICE OF THE G}	24-Nov-2016 - 31-Dec-2016	United States of America (Flag) 24-Nov-2016

Fishing History

Year	Flag	Fished	Submitted Date
2024	United States of America	FISHED	12-May-2025
2023	United States of America	FISHED	13-Jun-2024
2022	United States of America	FISHED	12-May-2023
2021	United States of America	FISHED	27-Jun-2022
2020	United States of America	FISHED	04-Jun-2021
2019	United States of America	FISHED	15-Jun-2020
2018	United States of America	FISHED	26-Jun-2019
2017	United States of America	FISHED	07-Jun-2018
2016	United States of America	FISHED	14-Jun-2017
2015	United States of America	FISHED	30-Jun-2016
2014	United States of America	FISHED	02-Jul-2015
2013	United States of America	FISHED	27-Jun-2014
2012	United States of America	FISHED	04-Jul-2013
2011	United States of America	FISHED	05-Jul-2012
2010	United States of America	FISHED	08-Aug-2011
2008	United States of America	FISHED	14-Dec-2009