GIANT
Tug · Liberia · Class A
Current position
updated 32 days agoIdentity & particulars
- Name
- GIANT
- IMO number
- 9255907
- MMSI
- 636025001
- Call sign
- 5LVI3
- Flag
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Gross tonnage
- 3,453
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 80 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2003
- Builder
- Halifax Shipyard
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About GIANT
Atlantic Osprey is an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, launched 17 April 2003. Built by Halifax Shipyard for operation by Atlantic Towing Limited, Atlantic Osprey is an Ulstein UT722L design intended for use in the offshore oil fields. With a 12 MW diesel engine, the 3,453 gross tonnage tug can transit at 16 knots (30 km/h). In December 2005, she recovered the wreckage of a crashed Canadian Coast Guard helicopter near Marystown, Newfoundland. She was the vessel used to recover wreckage and bodies following the 12 March 2009 crash of Cougar Helicopters Flight 91.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | clean |
| Oct 1, 2003 | Vessel Inspection | Morgan City, Louisiana | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Seadar; the incumbents charge for this.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is GIANT now?
- GIANT (IMO 9255907) was last detected in the Mediterranean Sea at 31.3510° N, 32.3399° E, making 9.3 knots — 32 days ago. Seadar tracks GIANT live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
- What kind of ship is GIANT?
- GIANT is a tug sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2003 by Halifax Shipyard. The vessel is 80 m long and has a gross tonnage of 3,453.
- Has GIANT been detained or sanctioned?
- GIANT has 2 recorded Port State Control inspections with no detentions.