MV Sea Star
ship · South Korea
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Sea Star
- IMO number
- 6829721
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 272.3 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1968
- Builder
- Cityvarvet
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Sea Star
Sea Star was a supertanker from South Korea that spilled some 115,000 tons of crude oil into the Gulf of Oman on December 19, 1972, after colliding with the Brazilian tanker Horta Barbosa. After the collision both vessels caught fire and were abandoned by their crews. Twelve of the crew members died in the fire, which burned for five days. Recovery of Sea Star was attempted before the fires on board were extinguished, but following several explosions the vessel sank in the Gulf of Oman on December 19, 1972. The first ship on the scene was the United States Navy destroyer USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865). The crew of Charles R. Ware fought the fires on Horta Barbosa and picked up about 26 crewmen from Sea Star, most of whom were taken to Bahrain for medical assistance and repatriation.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Sea Star now?
- MV Sea Star 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 Sea Star?
- MV Sea Star is a ship sailing under the flag of South Korea, built in 1968 by Cityvarvet. The vessel is 272.3 m long.
- Has MV Sea Star been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Sea Star appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).