MS Achille Lauro
ocean liner
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MS Achille Lauro
- IMO number
- 5390008
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ocean liner
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 196 m
- Beam
- 25.1 m
- Year built
- 1947
- Builder
- Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- MSC Cruises
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MS Achille Lauro
MS Achille Lauro was a cruise ship based in Naples, Italy. It was built between 1939 and 1947 as the ocean liner Willem Ruys for Royal Rotterdam Lloyd. In 1965 Achille Lauro bought the ship, had it converted into a cruise ship, and renamed it after himself. In 1985 it was hijacked by members of the Palestinian Liberation Front. The ship was also involved in two serious collisions: in 1953 with the Oranje, and in 1975 with the cargo ship Youseff. It also suffered four onboard fires or explosions: in 1965, 1972, 1981, and 1994. In the last of these, in 1994, the ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MS Achille Lauro now?
- MS Achille Lauro 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 MS Achille Lauro?
- MS Achille Lauro is a ocean liner, built in 1947 by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. The vessel is 196 m long with a beam of 25.1 m.
- Who owns MS Achille Lauro?
- MS Achille Lauro is operated by MSC Cruises. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has MS Achille Lauro been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MS Achille Lauro appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).