Kulluk

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

Kulluk

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

8752219

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Vessel type

Offshore unit

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

27,968

Length overall

83.8 m

Beam

69.2 m

Year built

1983

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Timeline

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

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.

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

• Occurred Dec 31, 2012ACC · OffshoreNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Sitkalidak Island, AK, USA

  Kulluk / Aiviq, Sitkalidak Island, AK, USA (NTSB DCA13NM012)Report published May 22, 2015

  The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the grounding of the mobile offshore drilling unit Kulluk was Shell’s inadequate assessment of the risk for its planned tow of the Kulluk, resulting in implementation of a tow plan insufficient to mitigate that risk.

Port calls

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

About Kulluk

Kulluk was an ice-strengthened drill barge that was used for oil exploration in the Arctic waters. She was constructed by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding in Japan in 1983 and operated in the Canadian Arctic until 1993 when she was mothballed for over a decade. In 2005, she was purchased and extensively refurbished by Shell PLC for drilling off the Alaska North Slope. On 31 December 2012, Kulluk drifted aground after the towing line to the icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel Aiviq parted in heavy weather. While the rig was recovered, it was irreparable and was scrapped in March 2014.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Kulluk now?

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

What kind of ship is Kulluk?

Kulluk is an offshore unit, built in 1983 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding. The vessel is 83.8 m long with a beam of 69.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 27,968.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Kulluk?

Gulf Oil is recorded as Registered owner for Kulluk (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Kulluk?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Kulluk 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 Kulluk. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.