MS Jan Heweliusz
shipwreck
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MS Jan Heweliusz
- IMO number
- 7527904
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- shipwreck
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 125.7 m
- Beam
- 17.6 m
- Year built
- 1977
- Builder
- Trosvik Verksted
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Polish Ocean Lines
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MS Jan Heweliusz
MS Jan Heweliusz was a Norwegian-built Polish ferry named after astronomer Johannes Hevelius (Polish: Jan Heweliusz) that served on the route Ystad–Świnoujście. It was built in Norway in 1977 and was owned by Polish Ocean Lines and operated by its subsidiary company Euroafrica Shipping Lines. In the early hours of 14 January 1993, it capsized and sank in 27 metres (88 feet) of water off Cape Arcona off the coast of Rügen in the Baltic Sea while sailing towards Ystad with 65 passengers and crew. The accident claimed the lives of 20 crewmen and 36 passengers. Ten bodies were never found. Nine people were rescued. The sinking of Jan Heweliusz is the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster involving a Polish ship.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MS Jan Heweliusz now?
- MS Jan Heweliusz 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 MS Jan Heweliusz?
- MS Jan Heweliusz is a shipwreck, built in 1977 by Trosvik Verksted. The vessel is 125.7 m long with a beam of 17.6 m.
- Who owns MS Jan Heweliusz?
- MS Jan Heweliusz is operated by Polish Ocean Lines. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has MS Jan Heweliusz been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MS Jan Heweliusz appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).