Samson
barge
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Samson
- IMO number
- 5308988
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- barge
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 55.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- —
- 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 Samson
Samson was a crane barge which ran aground off the coast of Ireland in 1987. Samson had left Liverpool on 9 December 1987, bound for Valletta, Malta. Though the barge was initially being towed by a tugboat, the towline parted in near gale force conditions while off the Welsh coast early on 11 December. The two men aboard the barge were rescued by an RAF Sea King flying from RAF Brawdy, after attempts to reconnect the tow line failed. The barge eventually ran aground at Rams Head, Ardmore, County Waterford, at approximately 7.50 am on 12 December. Dangerous pollutants were removed soon after the barge went aground, but despite questions being raised in the Dáil Éireann, the wrecked barge was not salvaged and remains in situ. The ships' propeller was removed and put on display in the village of Ardmore. In April 2016 the entire jib collapsed into the sea.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Samson now?
- Samson 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 Samson?
- Samson is a barge. The vessel is 55.8 m long.
- Has Samson been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Samson appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).