Where is El Gurdabia now?

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

What kind of ship is El Gurdabia?

El Gurdabia is an oil tanker sailing under the flag of Malta, built in 2002 by HD Hyundai Samho. The vessel is 250 m long with a beam of 44 m and has a gross tonnage of 62,247.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for El Gurdabia?

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

Sanctioned vessel

El Gurdabia appears on the OFAC SDN list under SDGT. Verify at OFAC.

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El Gurdabia

Oil tanker · Malta · built 2002

IMO9233208No AIS position on record

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In short

El Gurdabia (Oil tanker, Malta flag) has no AIS position on record with Seadar. It appears on a sanctions list (details below).

Vessel type: Oil tanker
Flag: Malta
Year built: 2002
Gross tonnage: 62,247
Size (length × beam): 250 m × 44 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: El Gurdabia
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9233208
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: Source: Wikidata, record Q117023583$F85BFF5A-954D-483F-B1A4-ACA3CF3A46BB P8047. Added to Seadar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.Malta
Vessel type: Oil tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 62,247
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117023583. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.112,664 t
Length overall: 250 m
Beam: 44 m
Year built: 2002

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: HD Hyundai Samho
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
Dec 7, 2016	Reported departure from BARBERS POINT, HI (NET TABLE)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 3, 2016	Reported arrival at BARBERS POINT, HI (NET TABLE)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jul 6, 2016	Reported departure from BARBERS POINT, HI (NET TABLE)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.

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

Name	Evidence	Date	Source
RAIN DROP	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	RAIN DROP	not published by the list	In force

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

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
BARBERS POINT, HI (NET TABLE)	Departure	Dec 7, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BARBERS POINT, HI (NET TABLE)	Arrival	Dec 3, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BARBERS POINT, HI (NET TABLE)	Departure	Jul 6, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BARBERS POINT, HI (NET TABLE)	Arrival	Jul 2, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Freeport USFPO	Departure	Sep 18, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Freeport USFPO	Arrival	Sep 17, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baton Rouge USBTR	Departure	May 5, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baton Rouge USBTR	Departure	Apr 28, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Arrival	Apr 21, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
YORK RIVER, VA	Departure	Apr 8, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
YORK RIVER, VA	Arrival	Apr 7, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	Mar 31, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 21, 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 El Gurdabia now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for El Gurdabia in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is El Gurdabia?: El Gurdabia is an oil tanker sailing under the flag of Malta, built in 2002 by HD Hyundai Samho. The vessel is 250 m long with a beam of 44 m and has a gross tonnage of 62,247.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for El Gurdabia?: El Gurdabia appears on the OFAC SDN list under SDGT. No matched inspection records are displayed for El Gurdabia. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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