MS Achille Lauro

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

Identity & particulars

Name

MS Achille Lauro

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

5390008

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Vessel type

Cruise ship

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Length overall

196 m

Beam

25.1 m

Year built

1947

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q340233. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.900

Crew

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q340233. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.300

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Timeline

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Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

About MS Achille Lauro

MS Achille Lauro was a cruise ship based in Naples, Italy. It was built between 1939 and 1947 as the ocean liner Willem Ruys for Royal Rotterdam Lloyd. In 1965 Achille Lauro bought the ship, had it converted into a cruise ship, and renamed it after himself. In 1985 it was hijacked by members of the Palestinian Liberation Front. The ship was also involved in two serious collisions: in 1953 with the Oranje, and in 1975 with the cargo ship Youseff. It also suffered four onboard fires or explosions: in 1965, 1972, 1981, and 1994. In the last of these, in 1994, the ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MS Achille Lauro now?

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

What kind of ship is MS Achille Lauro?

MS Achille Lauro is a cruise ship, built in 1947 by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. The vessel is 196 m long with a beam of 25.1 m.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MS Achille Lauro?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MS Achille Lauro 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 MS Achille Lauro. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.