Epic Colocotronis
ore-bulk-oil carrier
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Epic Colocotronis
- IMO number
- 6506197
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ore-bulk-oil carrier
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 240.2 m
- Beam
- 33 m
- Year built
- 1965
- Builder
- —
- 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 Epic Colocotronis
Epic Colocotronis was an oil tanker that caught fire and sank near Puerto Rico in 1975. The sinking of the Greek-flagged vessel resulted in an oil spill of an estimated 18,000,000 US gallons (68,000,000 L; 15,000,000 imp gal). The crew abandoned the tanker after the 788-foot (240 m)‐long hull split, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Puerto Rico. The New York Times reported the wreck and fire occurred on May 13, 1975, but the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) dates the event to January 31 of that year. The ship was owned by Colocotronis brothers of Greece and Great Britain, the same owners as the SS Zoe Colocotronis, which had also wrecked near Puerto Rico in 1973. Epic Colocotronis was built in 1965 by a French company, Construction Navale de Bordeaux. The ship was previously known as Hoegh Hood.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Epic Colocotronis now?
- Epic Colocotronis 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 Epic Colocotronis?
- Epic Colocotronis is a ore-bulk-oil carrier, built in 1965. The vessel is 240.2 m long with a beam of 33 m.
- Has Epic Colocotronis been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Epic Colocotronis appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).