B.I.C. Humboldt
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- B.I.C. Humboldt
- IMO number
- 7607376
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
- 75.2 m
- Beam
- 12.6 m
- Year built
- 1968
- Builder
- Servicios Industriales de la Marina
- Registered owner
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- Operator
- Institute of the Sea of Peru
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About B.I.C. Humboldt
B.I.C. Humboldt is a Peruvian oceanographic research vessel, with polar capacity, built in 1978, by SIMA shipyard in Callao, Peru, in cooperation with the German Government. The ship has a capacity of 100 people, including crew and scientific staff. The vessel has visited Antarctica on several occasions to assist the Peruvian Antarctic Machu Picchu Base. In 1989 the BIC Humboldt was the subject of a strengthening of the hull and other modifications and improvements after she ran aground off King Georges Island in the Antarctic. This vessel was designed and built under the criteria of the Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE) by SIMA Peru Shipyards for scientific research. The BIC Humboldt has the most modern equipment and instruments for scientific technology.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is B.I.C. Humboldt now?
- B.I.C. Humboldt 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 B.I.C. Humboldt?
- B.I.C. Humboldt is a research vessel, built in 1968 by Servicios Industriales de la Marina. The vessel is 75.2 m long with a beam of 12.6 m.
- Who owns B.I.C. Humboldt?
- B.I.C. Humboldt is operated by Institute of the Sea of Peru. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has B.I.C. Humboldt been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for B.I.C. Humboldt appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).