MV Flare
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Flare
- IMO number
- 7220477
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 16,398
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 180.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1972
- Builder
- Hakodate Dock
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Flare
MV Flare (P3GL2) was a Cypriot-registered bulk carrier that sank with the loss of 21 lives in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on January 16, 1998. Flare was en route from Rotterdam to Quebec when she broke in two during severe weather, approximately 20 nmi (37 km) west of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on January 16, 1998. 21 crew members perished, and four survived. The crew was able to send one truncated 20-second distress call that was received by the Canadian Coast Guard, who had to determine who and where the ship was within an area with a 40-mile (64 km) radius. Some of Flare's crewmembers on the sinking stern section saw the bow of another ship appear to approach them, only to realize that it was the separated front half of their own vessel. The propeller on the stern section had still been turning, and had brought them back towards it.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Flare now?
- MV Flare 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 Flare?
- MV Flare is a ship, built in 1972 by Hakodate Dock. The vessel is 180.8 m long and has a gross tonnage of 16,398.
- Has MV Flare been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Flare appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).