Where is Elka Apollon now?

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

What kind of ship is Elka Apollon?

Elka Apollon is a chemical tanker, built in 2005 by Brodosplit. The vessel is 244 m long and has a gross tonnage of 59,486.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Elka Apollon?

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

Elka Apollon

Chemical tanker · built 2005

IMO9299111No AIS position on record

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In short

Elka Apollon (Chemical tanker) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.

Vessel type: Chemical tanker
Flag: —
Year built: 2005
Gross tonnage: 59,486
Size (length × beam): 244 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Elka Apollon
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9299111
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsChemical tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 59,486
Length overall: 244 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2005

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: Brodosplit
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
Nov 12, 2011	Reported arrival at HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 7, 2011	Reported departure from FreeportAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 5, 2011	Reported arrival at FreeportAuthority-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.

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

Occurred Oct 29, 2011ACC · Cargo, GeneralNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Houston Ship Channel, Bayport, TX, USA
MSC Nederland / Elka Apollon, Houston Ship Channel, Bayport, TX, USA (NTSB DCA12FM002)Report published Sep 25, 2012
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision between the Elka Apollon and the MSC Nederland was the failure of the pilot conning the Elka Apollon to appropriately respond to changes in bank effect forces as the vessel transited the Bayport flare, causing the vessel to sheer across the channel and into the MSC Nederland. Contributing to the accident w

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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	13,229 t	4,229 t	95 days	643 kg
2019	12,026 t	3,833 t	133 days	615 kg
2020	11,850 t	3,722 t	68 days	627 kg
2021	13,113 t	4,131 t	67 days	669 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (4.39 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
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Nov 12, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Freeport USFPO	Departure	Nov 7, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Freeport USFPO	Arrival	Nov 5, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Galveston USGLS	Departure	Nov 4, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Oct 28, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Oct 26, 2011(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Departure	May 23, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Arrival	May 21, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 21, 2006.

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 Elka Apollon now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Elka Apollon in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Elka Apollon?: Elka Apollon is a chemical tanker, built in 2005 by Brodosplit. The vessel is 244 m long and has a gross tonnage of 59,486.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Elka Apollon?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Elka Apollon 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 Elka Apollon. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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