Torrey Canyon
oil tanker
IMO 5365352
MMSI —
activeCurrent position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Torrey Canyon
- IMO number
- 5365352
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- oil tanker
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 246.9 m
- Beam
- 38.2 m
- Year built
- 1959
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding
- Registered owner
- Unocal Corporation
- Operator
- BP
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Torrey Canyon
SS Torrey Canyon was an LR2 (Long Range 2) Suezmax class oil tanker with a cargo capacity of 118,285 long tons (120,183 t) of crude oil. She ran aground off the western coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, on 18 March 1967, causing an environmental disaster. At that time she was the largest vessel ever to be wrecked. The ship is named after Torrey Canyon, a location in Ventura County, California.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Torrey Canyon now?
- Torrey Canyon 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 Torrey Canyon?
- Torrey Canyon is a oil tanker, built in 1959 by Newport News Shipbuilding. The vessel is 246.9 m long with a beam of 38.2 m.
- Who owns Torrey Canyon?
- Torrey Canyon is registered to Unocal Corporation and operated by BP. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Torrey Canyon been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Torrey Canyon appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).