MV Princess Ashika

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

Identity & particulars

Name

MV Princess Ashika

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7234002

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Flag

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Vessel type

Ferry

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

690

Length overall

50.5 m

Beam

13.2 m

Year built

1972

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About MV Princess Ashika

MV Princess Ashika was an inter-island ferry which operated in the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga. This motorised vessel (MV) was built in 1972, and began sailing the Tongan route on 7 July 2009 only to sink less than a month later on 5 August. Official figures released by Operation Ashika on 19 August 2009, confirmed that 54 men were rescued, and 74 people were lost at sea. These include two bodies recovered and 72 missing (68 passengers and 4 crew), including five foreign nationals. Two of the missing passengers remain unidentified. Tonga's transportation minister, Paul Karalus, resigned six days after the tragedy. The ship was replaced in October 2010 by the MV ‘Otuanga’ofa, which after a period of testing, entered service in December 2010.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MV Princess Ashika now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Princess Ashika 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 Princess Ashika?

MV Princess Ashika is a ferry, built in 1972 by Shikoku Dockyard. The vessel is 50.5 m long with a beam of 13.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 690.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Princess Ashika?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Princess Ashika 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 Princess Ashika. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.