MEGAN
Cargo · United States of America
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MEGAN
- IMO number
- 9591648
- MMSI
- 366584000
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- 🇺🇸 United States of America
- Vessel type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnage
- 630
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 51 m
- Beam
- 12 m
- Year built
- 2010
- Builder
- Master Boat Builders
- Registered owner
- SpaceX
- Operator
- SpaceX
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MEGAN
MV Megan, formerly known as MV GO Searcher, was one of SpaceX's two Dragon capsule recovery vessels; it was retired in 2025. Owned by SpaceX through Falcon Landing LLC (which also owns SpaceX's fairing recovery vessels and Elon Musk's private jet), this ship and its sister vessel, MV Shannon, were converted platform supply vessels equipped to retrieve Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon capsules after splashdown. When a Dragon capsule was preparing to return to Earth, Megan or Shannon were dispatched to wait near the predetermined landing zone. After splashdown, fast boats deployed from the vessel, approach the capsule to perform safety checks, check on the crew, and prepare it to be lifted aboard the recovery vessel, where the astronauts can exit the capsule. NASA required SpaceX to allow the astronauts to exit within 60 minutes of splashdown.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MEGAN now?
- MEGAN 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 MEGAN?
- MEGAN is a cargo sailing under the flag of United States of America, built in 2010 by Master Boat Builders. The vessel is 51 m long with a beam of 12 m and has a gross tonnage of 630.
- Who owns MEGAN?
- MEGAN is registered to SpaceX. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has MEGAN been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MEGAN appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).