SS El Faro
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS El Faro
- IMO number
- 7395351
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 31,515
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 241 m
- Beam
- 28 m
- Year built
- 1975
- Builder
- Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- TOTE Maritime
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS El Faro
SS El Faro was a United States-flagged, combination of roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship crewed by U.S. merchant mariners. Built in 1975 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. as Puerto Rico, the vessel was renamed Northern Lights in 1991 and, finally, El Faro in 2006. She sank with her entire crew of 33 on October 1, 2015, after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin. El Faro departed Jacksonville, Florida, under the command of Captain Michael Davidson, bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, at 8:10 p.m. EST on September 29, 2015, when then-Tropical Storm Joaquin was several hundred miles to the east. Two days later, after Joaquin had become a Category 4 hurricane, the vessel likely encountered swells of 20 to 40 ft (6 to 12 m) and winds over 80 kn (150 km/h; 92 mph) as she sailed near the storm's eye. Around 7:30 a.m.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS El Faro now?
- SS El Faro 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 El Faro?
- SS El Faro is a ship, built in 1975 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. The vessel is 241 m long with a beam of 28 m and has a gross tonnage of 31,515.
- Who owns SS El Faro?
- SS El Faro is operated by TOTE Maritime. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SS El Faro been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS El Faro appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).