SS Atlantic Empress
oil tanker
IMO 7359975
MMSI —
activeCurrent position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Atlantic Empress
- IMO number
- 7359975
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- oil tanker
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
- 347.2 m
- Beam
- 51.8 m
- Year built
- 1974
- Builder
- Odense Steel Shipyard
- 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 SS Atlantic Empress
SS Atlantic Empress was a Greek oil tanker that in 1979 collided with the oil tanker Aegean Captain in the Caribbean, and eventually sank, having created the fifth largest oil spill on record and the largest ship-based spill having spilled 287,000 metric tonnes of crude oil into the Caribbean Sea. It was built at the Odense Staalskibsværft shipyard in Odense, Denmark, and launched on 16 February 1974.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Atlantic Empress now?
- SS Atlantic Empress 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 SS Atlantic Empress?
- SS Atlantic Empress is a oil tanker, built in 1974 by Odense Steel Shipyard. The vessel is 347.2 m long with a beam of 51.8 m.
- Has SS Atlantic Empress been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Atlantic Empress appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).