SS Sansinena
oil tanker
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Sansinena
- IMO number
- 5311650
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- oil tanker
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 93.3 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1958
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding
- 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 Sansinena
SS Sansinena was a Liberian oil tanker that exploded in Los Angeles harbor on 17 December 1976 at 7:33pm. She was docked at berth 46 at Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California. The vessel was a steamship built in 1958. At its final port of call, Sansinena had discharged its cargo of crude oil and was taking on ballast and fuel when a massive explosion split the ship in half and obliterated multiple port buildings. The blast shattered windows for miles around, flung the entire midship bridge on the wharf, and triggered a fire that spread across the dock and around the tanker. The Los Angeles Fire Department soon arrived on the scene to contain the blaze and rescue survivors. One of the fires, fed by underground fuel lines, burned for four days.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Sansinena now?
- SS Sansinena 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 Sansinena?
- SS Sansinena is a oil tanker, built in 1958 by Newport News Shipbuilding. The vessel is 93.3 m long.
- Has SS Sansinena been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Sansinena appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).