Where is British Purpose now?

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

What kind of ship is British Purpose?

British Purpose is an oil tanker, built in 2000 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 335 m long and has a gross tonnage of 160,216.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for British Purpose?

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

Sanctioned vessel

British Purpose appears on the OFAC SDN list under IRAN-EO13846. Verify at OFAC.

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British Purpose

Oil tanker · built 2000

IMO9180164No AIS position on record

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In short

British Purpose (Oil tanker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It appears on a sanctions list (details below).

Vessel type: Oil tanker
Flag: —
Year built: 2000
Gross tonnage: 160,216
Size (length × beam): 335 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: British Purpose
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9180164
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsOil tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 160,216
Length overall: 335 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2000

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: Samsung Heavy Industries
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
Jan 4, 2013	Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 28, 2012	Reported arrival at Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 17, 2012	Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-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.

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

Name	Evidence	Date	Source
HAUNCAYO	Name on a sanctions list	—	OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list

A sanctions list's date is the earliest date the list shows the name, not when the ship took it. A name on a list is shown as a former name only where AIS shows the ship using another name after that date; otherwise it is listed as a name the list uses. AIS name changes are dated when Voydar saw them.

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

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	HAUNCAYO	not published by the list	In force

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

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

Year	CO₂ emitted	Fuel burned	Time at sea	CO₂ / n mile
2018	12,665 t	4,048 t	56 days	784 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (3.65 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

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
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Jan 4, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Dec 28, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Dec 17, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Dec 17, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Feb 27, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Feb 25, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Aug 25, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Aug 24, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	May 28, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	May 25, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	May 22, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	May 22, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: December 24, 2003.

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 British Purpose now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for British Purpose in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is British Purpose?: British Purpose is an oil tanker, built in 2000 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 335 m long and has a gross tonnage of 160,216.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for British Purpose?: British Purpose appears on the OFAC SDN list under IRAN-EO13846. No matched inspection records are displayed for British Purpose. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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