MV Erika
Oil tanker · built 1975
In short
MV Erika (Oil tanker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Oil tanker
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1975
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 184 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.
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- Name
- MV Erika
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7377854
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Oil tanker
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 184 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1975
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Ownership & management
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- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About MV Erika
MV Erika (formerly Shinsei Maru, Glory Ocean, Intermar Prosperity, South Energy, Jahre Energy, Prime Nobel and Nobel) was an oil tanker built in 1975 and last chartered by Total-Fina-Elf. She sank off the coast of France in 1999, causing a major environmental disaster.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Erika now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Erika in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is MV Erika?
- MV Erika is an oil tanker, built in 1975 by Shin Kasado Dockyard. The vessel is 184 m long.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Erika?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Erika from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MV Erika. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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