ORV Sagar Kanya
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- ORV Sagar Kanya
- IMO number
- 8123183
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 4,888
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 100.3 m
- Beam
- 16.4 m
- Year built
- 1983
- Builder
- Schlichting-Werft
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About ORV Sagar Kanya
ORV Sagar Kanya is a research vessel owned and operated by India's National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR). The ship has helped in India's studies of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. The multidisciplinary research vessel was built in Germany in 1983 and delivered in India to the Ministry of Earth Sciences (then Department of Ocean Development). The vessel is an ocean-observing platform equipped with scientific equipment and related facilities. The vessel was built to the class requirements of Lloyd's Register of Shipping and Indian Register of Shipping. The vessel is fully automatic diesel-electric and equipped with dynamic positioning. In addition to the twin-screw propulsion, two fin rudders and one bow thruster give the vessel enhanced manoeuvring ability.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is ORV Sagar Kanya now?
- ORV Sagar Kanya 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 ORV Sagar Kanya?
- ORV Sagar Kanya is a research vessel, built in 1983 by Schlichting-Werft. The vessel is 100.3 m long with a beam of 16.4 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,888.
- Has ORV Sagar Kanya been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for ORV Sagar Kanya appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).