King Cruiser wreck
ferry
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- King Cruiser wreck
- IMO number
- 6925599
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ferry
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 83 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1969
- Builder
- NKK
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About King Cruiser wreck
MS King Cruiser was a car ferry that sank off the West Coast of Southern Thailand on 4 May 1997. The ferry was operating between Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands in southern Thailand when she hit a submerged collection of rocky pinnacles at the dive site Anemone Reef, 10 miles off Phi Phi Island. The impact tore a large hole in the hull, and the vessel sank within two and a half hours. All 561 passengers – including both Thai locals and foreign tourists – were rescued. They were picked up by the two police patrol boats and four or five fishing boats which had raced to the rescue in response to an emergency call. One elderly woman sustained a broken back and several others suffered shock.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is King Cruiser wreck now?
- King Cruiser wreck 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 King Cruiser wreck?
- King Cruiser wreck is a ferry, built in 1969 by NKK. The vessel is 83 m long.
- Has King Cruiser wreck been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for King Cruiser wreck appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).