FSO Safer
shipwreck
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- FSO Safer
- IMO number
- 7376472
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- shipwreck
- Gross tonnage
- 192,673
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 350 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1976
- Builder
- Japan Marine United Corporation
- Registered owner
- Yemen
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About FSO Safer
FSO Safer (pronounced "saffer" ) is a floating oil storage and offloading vessel that is moored in the Red Sea north of the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah. Prior to being emptied, the ship held more than 1.14 million barrels of oil. Its structure has been left exposed to humidity and corrosion with little or no maintenance since Yemen's civil war started in 2015. An impasse exists between Houthi groups and the Saudi-backed government over its ownership and responsibility. Inert gas on the ship that normally inhibits an explosion has dissipated, putting it at risk of exploding and causing an environmental disaster. The ship is currently undergoing a United Nations-led salvage operation which has successfully removed the oil and will place it in much safer long-term storage.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is FSO Safer now?
- FSO Safer 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 FSO Safer?
- FSO Safer is a shipwreck, built in 1976 by Japan Marine United Corporation. The vessel is 350 m long and has a gross tonnage of 192,673.
- Who owns FSO Safer?
- FSO Safer is registered to Yemen. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has FSO Safer been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for FSO Safer appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).