POLARFRONT
Other · France · Class A
Current position
updated 6 days agoIdentity & particulars
- Name
- POLARFRONT
- IMO number
- 7608708
- MMSI
- 228092600
- Call sign
- FJYK
- Flag
- 🇫🇷 France
- Vessel type
- Other
- Gross tonnage
- 927
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 54.3 m
- Beam
- 10 m
- Year built
- 1976
- Builder
- Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About POLARFRONT
MS Polarfront was a Norwegian weather ship located in the North Atlantic Ocean. It was the last remaining weather ship in the world, maintained by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. A weather ship is a ship stationed in mid-ocean to make meteorological observations for weather forecasting. Since the 1960s this role has been largely superseded by satellites, long-range aircraft and weather buoys. MS Polarfront was known as weather station M ("Mike"), and was located at 66°N, 02°E. Standard meteorological observations were performed on an hourly basis from the beginning of the 1960s. On 27 February 2009, the cancellation of the station was announced. MS Polarfront was removed from service on 1 January 2010. Since 28 June 2017, MS Polarfront has been owned and operated by the French shipping company Latitude Blanche for expedition purposes in high latitudes.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is POLARFRONT now?
- POLARFRONT (IMO 7608708) was last detected in the Arctic Ocean at 76.6851° N, 1.8902° W, making 9.3 knots — 6 days ago. Seadar tracks POLARFRONT live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
- What kind of ship is POLARFRONT?
- POLARFRONT is a other sailing under the flag of France, built in 1976 by Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted. The vessel is 54.3 m long with a beam of 10 m and has a gross tonnage of 927.
- Has POLARFRONT been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for POLARFRONT appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).