Where is Hansa Carrier now?

Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Hansa Carrier in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Hansa Carrier?

Hansa Carrier is a container ship, built in 1989 by Bremer Vulkan. The vessel is 176.6 m long and has a gross tonnage of 18,037.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Hansa Carrier?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Hansa Carrier from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Hansa Carrier. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Hansa Carrier

Container ship · built 1989

IMO8717518No AIS position on record

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In short

Hansa Carrier (Container ship) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.

Vessel type: Container ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1989
Gross tonnage: 18,037
Size (length × beam): 177 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Hansa Carrier
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8717518
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Container ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 18,037
Length overall: 176.6 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1989

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Builder: Bremer Vulkan
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Seadar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Feb 24, 2010	Reported departure from TampaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Feb 23, 2010	Reported arrival at TampaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 28, 2004	Reported departure from SeattleAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Seadar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Tampa USTPA	Departure	Feb 24, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Arrival	Feb 23, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Departure	Sep 28, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Arrival	Sep 27, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Departure	Aug 12, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Arrival	Aug 11, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Departure	Jul 8, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Seattle USSEA	Arrival	Jul 7, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Arrival	Mar 28, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	Mar 28, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Arrival	Feb 19, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	Feb 19, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 4, 2002.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About Hansa Carrier

Hansa Carrier was a container ship. On 27 May 1990, en route from Korea to the United States, the ship encountered a storm which caused the loss of 21 40-foot cargo containers south of the Alaska Peninsula. Five of these cargo containers contained 61,000 Nike shoes, each of which carried a unique serial number which later made it possible to clearly identify them as part of the spilled cargo. The "Great Shoe Spill of 1990" was one of the several occasions when shipping accidents have contributed to the knowledge of ocean currents and aided scientists and amateur researchers in their endeavours.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Hansa Carrier now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Hansa Carrier in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Hansa Carrier?: Hansa Carrier is a container ship, built in 1989 by Bremer Vulkan. The vessel is 176.6 m long and has a gross tonnage of 18,037.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Hansa Carrier?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Hansa Carrier from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Hansa Carrier. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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