Where is Violet 1 now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Violet 1 in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Violet 1?

Violet 1 is a tanker, built in 1998 by Minaminippon Shipbuilding. The vessel is 175 m long with a beam of 27 m and has a gross tonnage of 20,573.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Violet 1?

Violet 1 appears on the OFAC SDN list under IRAN-EO13846. No matched inspection records are displayed for Violet 1. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sanctioned vessel

Violet 1 appears on the OFAC SDN list under IRAN-EO13846. Verify at OFAC.

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Violet 1

Tanker · built 1998

IMO9154000No AIS position on record

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In short

Violet 1 (Tanker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It appears on a sanctions list (details below).

Vessel type: Tanker
Flag: —
Year built: 1998
Gross tonnage: 20,573
Size (length × beam): 175 m × 27 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Violet 1
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9154000
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 20,573
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117018362. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.30,952 t
Length overall: 175 m
Beam: 27 m
Year built: 1998

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Builder: Minaminippon Shipbuilding
Source: wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Feb 7, 2009	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Feb 6, 2009	Reported arrival at HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jan 24, 2009	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

Sanctions listings

Every listing of this ship on the sanctions lists Voydar tracks, current and past.

List	Programme	Listed as	Listed	Status
OFAC SDN list (US)	IRAN-EO13846	VIOLET 1	not published by the list	In force

Source: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Feb 7, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Feb 6, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Jan 24, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Jan 23, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 23, 2009.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Violet 1 now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Violet 1 in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Violet 1?: Violet 1 is a tanker, built in 1998 by Minaminippon Shipbuilding. The vessel is 175 m long with a beam of 27 m and has a gross tonnage of 20,573.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Violet 1?: Violet 1 appears on the OFAC SDN list under IRAN-EO13846. No matched inspection records are displayed for Violet 1. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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