Where is Lykes Challenger now?

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

What kind of ship is Lykes Challenger?

Lykes Challenger is a container ship, built in 1990 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 242.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 37,235.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Lykes Challenger?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Lykes Challenger 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 Lykes Challenger. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Lykes Challenger

Container ship · built 1990

IMO8905957No AIS position on record

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In short

Lykes Challenger (Container ship) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.

Vessel type: Container ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1990
Gross tonnage: 37,235
Size (length × beam): 242 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Lykes Challenger
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8905957
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Container ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 37,235
Length overall: 242.3 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1990

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: Samsung Heavy Industries
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
Oct 1, 2004	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 1, 2004	Reported arrival at HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Aug 11, 2004	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-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
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Oct 1, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Oct 1, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Aug 11, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Aug 1, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Aug 1, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Jun 5, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Jun 4, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Savannah USSAV	Departure	Jun 25, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Savannah USSAV	Arrival	Jun 25, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Departure	Jun 23, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Arrival	Jun 23, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Departure	Jun 20, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 18, 2002.

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

Frequently asked questions

Where is Lykes Challenger now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Lykes Challenger in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Lykes Challenger?: Lykes Challenger is a container ship, built in 1990 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 242.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 37,235.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Lykes Challenger?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Lykes Challenger 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 Lykes Challenger. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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