Where is Blue Star now?

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

What kind of ship is Blue Star?

Blue Star is an oil tanker, built in 2000 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 243 m long with a beam of 42 m and has a gross tonnage of 58,125.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Blue Star?

Blue Star appears on the OFAC SDN list under SDGT. No matched inspection records are displayed for Blue Star. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sanctioned vessel

Blue Star appears on the OFAC SDN list under SDGT. Verify at OFAC.

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Blue Star

Oil tanker · built 2000

IMO9198094No AIS position on record

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In short

Blue Star (Oil tanker) has no AIS position on record with Seadar. It appears on a sanctions list (details below).

Vessel type: Oil tanker
Flag: —
Year built: 2000
Gross tonnage: 58,125
Size (length × beam): 243 m × 42 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Blue Star
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9198094
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Oil tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 58,125
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117021406. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.104,643 t
Length overall: 243 m
Beam: 42 m
Year built: 2000

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

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

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
Jul 17, 2016	Reported arrival at Texas CityAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jul 17, 2016	Reported departure from Texas CityAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jul 12, 2016	Reported arrival at Corpus ChristiAuthority-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.

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

Name	Evidence	Date	Source
JOEL	Name on a sanctions list	—	OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list

A sanctions list's date is the earliest date the list shows the name, not when the ship took it. A name on a list is shown as a former name only where AIS shows the ship using another name after that date; otherwise it is listed as a name the list uses. AIS name changes are dated when Seadar saw them.

Source: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

Sanctions listings

Every listing of this ship on the sanctions lists Seadar tracks, current and past.

List	Programme	Listed as	Listed	Status
OFAC SDN list (US)	SDGT	JOEL	not published by the list	In force

Source: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

Year	CO₂ emitted	Fuel burned	Time at sea	CO₂ / n mile
2018	10,600 t	3,397 t	137 days	456 kg
2019	13,192 t	4,221 t	157 days	397 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (3.76 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

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
Texas City USTXT	Arrival	Jul 17, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Texas City USTXT	Departure	Jul 17, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Arrival	Jul 12, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	Jul 12, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Jul 6, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Jul 1, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPWM	Departure	Dec 26, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPWM	Arrival	Dec 26, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Oct 5, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Oct 4, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MS	Departure	Sep 30, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MS	Arrival	Sep 29, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: October 1, 2004.

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 Blue Star now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Blue Star in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Blue Star?: Blue Star is an oil tanker, built in 2000 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 243 m long with a beam of 42 m and has a gross tonnage of 58,125.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Blue Star?: Blue Star appears on the OFAC SDN list under SDGT. No matched inspection records are displayed for Blue Star. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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