SS Antilles
cruise ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Antilles
- IMO number
- 5019836
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- cruise ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
- 182.5 m
- Beam
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- Year built
- 1953
- Builder
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- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Antilles
Built for the French Line, Antilles was a near-sister to SS Flandre of 1952. Her construction was completed and her maiden voyage made in 1953. She differed from her sister mainly because she was painted white. She was placed on West Indies cruise service in the 1960s. Her career was much shorter than her sister's. On 8 January 1971, she struck a reef near the island of Mustique in the Grenadines while attempting to navigate Lansecoy Bay, a shallow and reef-filled bay on the northern side of Mustique. Why Antilles′ captain decided to sail into the narrow, shallow strait is still not known. But on hitting the rocks the impact ruptured a fuel tank and she caught fire. All of her passengers and crew evacuated the ship safely to the island of Mustique and they were rescued by the Cunard Line′s Queen Elizabeth 2.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Antilles now?
- SS Antilles has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is SS Antilles?
- SS Antilles is a cruise ship, built in 1953. The vessel is 182.5 m long.
- Has SS Antilles been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Antilles appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).