MV Argo Merchant

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

MV Argo Merchant

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

5022522

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Vessel type

ship

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

18,743

Length overall

195.5 m

Beam

25.7 m

Year built

1953

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About MV Argo Merchant

MV Argo Merchant was a Liberian-flagged oil tanker built by Howaldtswerke in Hamburg, Germany in 1953, most noted for running aground and subsequently sinking southeast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, causing one of the largest marine oil spills in history. Throughout the vessel's troubled past, she was involved in more than a dozen major shipping incidents including two other groundings; once in Indonesia while named Permina Samudra III, and again in Sicily while named Vari; as well as a collision in Japan. Because of her checkered career and sinking, Argo Merchant was featured in the "worst ship" category in the 1979 publication, The Book of Heroic Failures.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is MV Argo Merchant now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Argo Merchant in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is MV Argo Merchant?

MV Argo Merchant is a ship, built in 1953 by Howaldtswerke Hamburg. The vessel is 195.5 m long with a beam of 25.7 m and has a gross tonnage of 18,743.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Argo Merchant?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Argo Merchant from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MV Argo Merchant. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.