MV Arctic Sea
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Arctic Sea
- IMO number
- 8912792
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 3,988
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 97.8 m
- Beam
- 17.3 m
- Year built
- 1992
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Arctic Sea
MV Arctic Sea is a cargo ship formerly registered in Malta that was reported missing between late July and mid-August 2009 en route from Finland to Algeria, crewed by Russian sailors and declared to be carrying a cargo of timber. Hijackers allegedly boarded the ship off the coast of Sweden on 24 July 2009. The incident was not immediately reported, and contact with the ship was lost on or after 30 July. The Arctic Sea did not arrive at its scheduled port in Algeria and was reportedly located near Cape Verde instead on 14 August. On 17 August, it was seized by the Russian Navy. An investigation into the incident was started amidst speculation regarding the ship's actual cargo, and there were allegations of a cover-up by Russian authorities. The Arctic Sea was towed into harbor in the Maltese capital of Valletta on 29 October 2009.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Arctic Sea now?
- MV Arctic Sea 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 MV Arctic Sea?
- MV Arctic Sea is a ship, built in 1992. The vessel is 97.8 m long with a beam of 17.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 3,988.
- Has MV Arctic Sea been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Arctic Sea appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).