Polar Star
motor ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Polar Star
- IMO number
- 6905745
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- motor ship
- Gross tonnage
- 4,998
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 86.5 m
- Beam
- 20.5 m
- Year built
- 1969
- Builder
- Wärtsilä
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Hurtigruten
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Polar Star
Polar Star Expeditions was a specialty adventure cruise company owned by Karlsen Shipping Company Ltd. out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 2001, Polar Star began operating a single expedition cruise ship, MV Polar Star, a 87-metre (284 ft) converted Swedish icebreaker with 105 berths. The company conducted cruises mainly in the northern and southern polar and sub-polar regions. In 2010, its only vessel lost one of its engines and had to operate part of that season on the remaining functional engine. In January 2011, the vessel suffered serious grounding damage in the Antarctic, which led to the failure of the parent company.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Polar Star now?
- Polar 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 Polar Star?
- Polar Star is a motor ship, built in 1969 by Wärtsilä. The vessel is 86.5 m long with a beam of 20.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,998.
- Who owns Polar Star?
- Polar Star is operated by Hurtigruten. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Polar Star been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Polar Star appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).