MS Arctic Explorer
Icebreaker · built 1974
In short
MS Arctic Explorer (Icebreaker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Icebreaker
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1974
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 49 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- MS Arctic Explorer
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7369065
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Icebreaker
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 49.5 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1974
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About MS Arctic Explorer
MS Arctic Explorer was a ship which sank off St. Anthony, Newfoundland, in the Strait of Belle Isle, on 3 July 1981. Arctic Explorer was built by the Hoivolds shipyard of Kristiansand, Norway as a sealer. She was laid down in March 1973, launched in November, and delivered in January 1974. She had a gross tonnage of 991 GT and a deadweight tonnage of 331 DWT, with a length of 49.5 metres (162 ft) and a beam of 11.5 metres (38 ft). She was powered by a single diesel engine that gave her a service speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h). At the time of her loss, Arctic Explorer was owned by the Newfoundland company Carino and chartered to Geophysical Service, Inc. (GSI) for the purpose of conducting seismic surveys off the Labrador coast for British Petroleum. She departed the port of St.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MS Arctic Explorer now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MS Arctic Explorer 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 Arctic Explorer?
- MS Arctic Explorer is an icebreaker, built in 1974. The vessel is 49.5 m long.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MS Arctic Explorer?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MS Arctic Explorer from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MS Arctic Explorer. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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