Kapitan Man
cargo ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Kapitan Man
- IMO number
- 8406690
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1985
- Builder
- Valmet
- Registered owner
- Far Eastern Shipping Company
- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Kapitan Man
Kapitan Man (Russian: ΠΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ ΠΠ°Π½) was a Russian SA-15 Super type multi-purpose merchant ship (call sign UIFU). Part of a series of ships, she was designed to navigate the Arctic waters and was fitted with an ice-breaking bow. The ship was named after the Soviet polar explorer, captain Ivan Man (1903β1982). She was reportedly sold for scrap in May 2012. On 4 April 1997, the ship was a part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca laser incident between the Russian crew and Canadian and United States military. The ship had long been suspected of conducting covert espionage operations either for hire or for the Russian military. Kapitan Man was owned by the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO)βa cargo outfit based in Vladivostok, Russia with known ties to the Russian military. As further evidence of the espionage being conducted by FESCO, a joint U.S.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kapitan Man now?
- Kapitan Man 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 Kapitan Man?
- Kapitan Man is a cargo ship, built in 1985 by Valmet.
- Who owns Kapitan Man?
- Kapitan Man is registered to Far Eastern Shipping Company. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Kapitan Man been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Kapitan Man appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).