MV Caribou
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Caribou
- IMO number
- 8301876
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 27,213
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 179 m
- Beam
- 25.6 m
- Year built
- 1986
- Builder
- Davie Shipbuilding
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Caribou
MV Caribou was a Marine Atlantic passenger/vehicle ferry which operated between the islands of Newfoundland and Cape Breton in eastern Canada. Caribou was named in memory of her predecessor the SS Caribou which was sunk off Port aux Basques by a German U-boat on October 14, 1942 with the loss of 137 passengers and crew. Entering service in 1986, she was built by Versatile Davie in Lauzon, Quebec, and is specifically designed to traverse the 178 km (96 nmi) route across the Cabot Strait between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador. A roll-on, roll-off design with a bow visor, Caribou had 2 vehicle decks and 5 decks above, the main passenger deck being Deck 5. She measured 179 metres in overall length and 25 metres in breadth, weighing 27,212 tons. Her capacity included 1,200 passengers and 370 automobiles or 77 tractor trailers.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Caribou now?
- MV Caribou 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 MV Caribou?
- MV Caribou is a ship, built in 1986 by Davie Shipbuilding. The vessel is 179 m long with a beam of 25.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 27,213.
- Has MV Caribou been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Caribou appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).