VALARIS DS-16

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

Identity & particulars

Name

VALARIS DS-16

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9630078

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

538004644

Call signWhat is a call sign?

V7YE8

Flag

Marshall Islands

Vessel type

WikidataDetailed type from WikidataOffshore unit

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

52,242

Deadweight (DWT)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q117028007. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.33,419 t

Length overall

229 m

Beam

36 m

Year built

2014

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Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

• Occurred Mar 12, 2022ACC · OffshoreNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Pascagoula, MS, USA

  Valaris DS-16 / AKTI, Pascagoula, MS, USA (NTSB DCA22FM013)Report published Mar 16, 2023

  The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the breakaway of the VALARIS DS-16 from the ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore Shipyard dock and the subsequent collision with the cargo vessel Akti was the failure of one of the shipyard’s mooring bollards—which had been modified to increase its height to accommodate more lines —used to secure the VALARIS DS-16’s bow mooring lines to

Frequently asked questions

Where is VALARIS DS-16 now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for VALARIS DS-16 in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is VALARIS DS-16?

VALARIS DS-16 is an offshore unit sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2014 by HD Hyundai Mipo. The vessel is 229 m long with a beam of 36 m and has a gross tonnage of 52,242.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for VALARIS DS-16?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for VALARIS DS-16 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 VALARIS DS-16. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sister ships

Likely sister ships: built by HD Hyundai Mipo, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.Inferred by VoydarInferred by Voydar from sourced builder records: same yard, same or compatible ship type, near-identical gross tonnage and length, built within 12 years. Hull series usually match on all of these, but this is not a confirmed ship class.Version seadar.sister_ships.yard v1

• Ocean BlackhawkIMO 9618898Offshore unit · built 2014 · 51,732 GT
• Ocean BlackhornetIMO 9618903Offshore unit · built 2014 · 51,732 GT
• Ocean BlackrhinoIMO 9629641Offshore unit · built 2014 · 51,732 GT
• Rowan RelianceIMO 9646950Offshore unit · built 2014 · 52,242 GT
• Valaris RenaissanceIMO 9630066Offshore unit · built 2014 · 52,242 GT
• Ocean BlacklionIMO 9662631Offshore unit · built 2015 · 51,732 GT
• Rowan RelentlessIMO 9672961Offshore unit · built 2015 · 52,242 GT