S. A. Agulhas
icebreaker
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- S. A. Agulhas
- IMO number
- 7628136
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- icebreaker
- Gross tonnage
- 6,122
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 109.5 m
- Beam
- 18.1 m
- Year built
- 1978
- Builder
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Registered owner
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About S. A. Agulhas
S. A. Agulhas was a South African ice-strengthened training ship and former polar research vessel. She was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Shimonoseki, Japan, in 1978. S. A. Agulhas was used to service the three South African National Antarctic Programme research bases, Gough Island, Marion Island in the Southern Ocean and SANAE IV in Antarctica, as well as various research voyages. S. A. Agulhas retired from Antarctic service in April 2012 when the replacement vessel, S. A. Agulhas II, was commissioned. She was transferred to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) as a training ship. The ship was sold for scrap in 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is S. A. Agulhas now?
- S. A. Agulhas 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 S. A. Agulhas?
- S. A. Agulhas is a icebreaker, built in 1978 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 109.5 m long with a beam of 18.1 m and has a gross tonnage of 6,122.
- Who owns S. A. Agulhas?
- S. A. Agulhas is operated by Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has S. A. Agulhas been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for S. A. Agulhas appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).