SuperFerry 9
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SuperFerry 9
- IMO number
- 8517396
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 7,268
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 147.5 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1986
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SuperFerry 9
SuperFerry 9 was a ferry owned by the Philippines-based carrier Aboitiz Transport System Corp (ATSC) and operated by their SuperFerry division. About 9 a.m. Sunday, September 6, 2009, she sank off the south-west coast of Zamboanga Peninsula with a total of 971 passengers and crew aboard. The ferry was travelling from the southern city of General Santos to Iloilo City in the central Philippines and capsized on the other side of the peninsular from Zamboanga City. On Tuesday September 8, 2009 the last missing passenger was reported rescued and more up-to-date figures were provided by disaster response officials. The civil defence figures were corrected the following night by the ship owners. On 6pm Wednesday September 9, 2009, 961 crew members and passengers have been accounted for. Regretfully, there are 10 fatalities.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SuperFerry 9 now?
- SuperFerry 9 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 SuperFerry 9?
- SuperFerry 9 is a ship, built in 1986. The vessel is 147.5 m long and has a gross tonnage of 7,268.
- Has SuperFerry 9 been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SuperFerry 9 appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).