MV Mercedes I
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Mercedes I
- IMO number
- 5428829
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1952
- Builder
- Hamburg
- 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 MV Mercedes I
Mercedes I was a merchant ship built in 1952 in Hamburg, Germany. She was 194 feet (59 m) long and measured 496 Gross register tons. She was originally named Jacob Rusch, later being renamed Rosita Maria, Rita Voge, and finally Mercedes I in 1976. She was caught in a storm while at anchor off Palm Beach, Florida on 23 November 1984, and was driven ashore where she crashed into the seawall front of the home of Palm Beach socialite, Mollie Wilmot, who served the 12 Venezuelan sailors caviar, finger sandwiches and freshly brewed coffee in her gazebo, offered martinis to journalists and photographers, and granted the stranded Venezuelans access to her swimming pool. The incident received national and international coverage. After being abandoned by her owners, she was salvaged by the Donjon Marine Company, who sold her for $29,000 to the Broward County Environmental Quality Control Board.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Mercedes I now?
- MV Mercedes I 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 MV Mercedes I?
- MV Mercedes I is a ship, built in 1952 by Hamburg.
- Has MV Mercedes I been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Mercedes I appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).