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Vessel

ARCHERFISH

IMO 9061265
CargoBuilt 1993Active
ARCHERFISH — vessel photo
Photo: Farid mernissi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
3,992
Gross tonnageA measure of the vessel's total internal volume (not its weight).
6,153
DeadweightMaximum weight of cargo, fuel and stores the vessel can carry (tonnes).
509
TEU capacityMaximum number of standard 20-ft containers the vessel can carry.
1993
Year built

Live position & voyage

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Particulars

IMO
9061265
MMSI
352002119
Call sign
3E3797
Flag
PA
Type
Container Ship
Length (LOA)
101.1 m
Beam
18.2 m
Home port
PORT VILA

Ownership

Beneficial owner
Operator
Technical manager
Commercial manager
Class society
NK
Design DWT
6,153 t
Flag
Vanuatu
Built
1994

Timeline

key events over the vessel's life
  1. Dry dock
  2. Special survey
  3. Casualty · Engine Fault
    Had engine failure at N entrance of Istanbul Strait 22 Aug 2017. Towed to Bandir
  4. Sold
    $10.85M
  5. Casualty · Collision
    In collision with Heike at Hamburg 11 May 2007. Minor damage to the foreship. Sd
  6. Built

Surveys & certificates

dry dock & statutory certificates
Last dry dock
03 Nov 2027
Special survey
03 Nov 2027
IOPP issued
30 Aug 2024
IOPP expires
03 Nov 2027

Shipments carried

recent bills of lading
No shipment records.

Inspections

recent port state control
DatePortDetainedDeficiencies
23 May 2026CeyhanNo1Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01123 - Continuous Synopsis Record Missing
10 Mar 2026AlexandriaNo9Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01107 - Safety Management Certificate (SMC/ ISM) Missing Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01122 - International Ship Security Certificate Missing Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01102 - Cargo Ship Safety Construction (Including Exempt.) Missing Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01101 - Cargo Ship Safety Equipment (Including Exemption) Missing Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01104 - Cargo Ship Safety Radio (Including Exemption) Missing Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01108 - Load Lines (Including Exemption) Missing Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01124 - International Air Pollution Cert. Missing Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01119 - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Cert. Missing Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01139 - Maritime Labour Certificate Missing Total 0 0 0 0
04 Aug 2025CeyhanNo6Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex V 14501 - Garbage Shipboard Handling Not As Required Living And Working Conditions - Working Conditions 09232 - Cleanliness Of Engine Room Insufficient Labour Conditions - Health Protection, Medical Care,Social Security 18421 - Guards - Fencing Around Dangerous Machinery Parts Not As Required Radio Communications 05115 - Radio Log (Diary) Not As Required Safety Of Navigation 10116 - Nautical Publications Not Updated Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water 14802 - Ballast Water Record Book Not Properly Filled Total 0 0 0 0
06 Nov 2024MersinNo5Certificate & Documentation - Documents; 01315 - Oil Record Book; Not As Required; Certificate & Documentation - Documents; 01308 - Records Of Seafarers' Daily Hours Of Work Or Rest; Incorrect Entries; Safety Of Navigation; 10109 - Lights, Shapes, Sound-Signals; Missing; Fire Safety; 07105 - Fire Doors/Openings In Fire-Resisting Divisions; Not As Required; Safety Of Navigation; 10105 - Magnetic Compass; Not As Required
18 Apr 2024BeirutNo2Certificate & Documentation - Documents; 01315 - Oil Record Book; Entries Missing; Emergency Systems; 04103 - Emergency, Lighting,Batteries And Switches; Inoperative
16 Oct 2023BeirutNo5Certificate & Documentation - Documents 01315 - Oil Record Book Entries Missing Certificate & Documentation - Documents 01314 - SOPEP Entries Missing Living And Working Conditions - Working Conditions 09210 - Machinery Not As Required Living And Working Conditions - Working Conditions 09210 - Machinery Unsafe Life Saving Appliances 11127 - Buoyant Apparatus Insufficient Total 0 0 0 0
15 Jun 2023NovorossiyskNo9CERTIFICATE AND DOCUMENTATION - DOCUMENTS (Conformance Test Report) ; LABOUR CONDITIONS-HEALTH PROTECTION, MEDICAL CARE,SOCIAL SECURITY (Lighting (Working Spaces)) ; LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES (Stowage Of Rescue Boats) ; SAFETY OF NAVIGATION (Lights, Shapes, Sound-Signals) ; LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES (Rescue Boat Inventory) ; SAFETY OF NAVIGATION (Navigation Bridge Visibility) ; LABOUR CONDITIONS-HEALTH PROTECTION, MEDICAL CARE,SOCIAL SECURITY (Preventative Information) ; LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES (Lifeboats) ; LABOUR CONDITIONS-HEALTH PROTECTION, MEDICAL CARE,SOCIAL SECURITY (Electrical)
08 Feb 2023AmbarliNo8Lifeboats Not Properly Maintained; Emergency, Lighting,Batteries And Switches Insufficient; Provisions Quality Expired; Echo Sounder Inoperative; Machinery Controls Alarm Inadequate; Auxiliary Engine Not As Required; Fire Doors/Openings In Fire-Resisting Divisions Not As Required; Charts Not Updated
22 Jun 2022MersinNo22Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates, 01123 - Continuous Synopsis Record, Missing , Other, Living And Working Conditions - Working Conditions, 09223 - Gangway, Accommodation-Ladder, Damaged Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex V, 14501 - Garbage Shipboard Handling, Lack Of Familiarity Certificate & Documentation - Documents, 01308 - Records Of Seafarers' Daily Hours Of Work Or Rest, Incorrect Entries Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates, 01113 - Minimum Safe Manning Document, Not As Required Life Saving Appliances, 11115 - Means Of Rescue, Not As Required Safety Of Navigation, 10127 - Voyage Or Passage Plan, Not As Required Emergency Systems, 04103 - Emergency, Lighting,Batteries And Switches, Inoperative Life Saving Appliances, 11113 - Launching Arrangements For Rescue Boats, Not As Required Water/Weathertight Conditions, 03107 - Doors, Not Properly Maintained Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex I, 14119 - Oil And Oily Mixtures From Machinery Spaces, Lack Of Familiarity Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex I, 14119 - Oil And Oily Mixtures From Machinery Spaces, Lack Of Familiarity Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex I, 14119 - Oil And Oily Mixtures From Machinery Spaces, Lack Of Familiarity Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex I, 14105 - Pumping, Piping And Discharge Arrangements, Not As Required Labour Conditions - Health Protection, Medical Care,Social Security, 18420 - Cleanliness Of Engine Room, Not As Required Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex I, 14105 - Pumping, Piping And Discharge Arrangements, Not Properly Maintained Labour Conditions - Accommodation, Recreational Facilities, Food And Catering, 18322 - Insulation, Missing Pollution Prevention - Marpol Annex I, 14108 - 15 PPM Alarm Arrangmts., Not Properly Tested Fire Safety, 07105 - Fire Doors/Openings In Fire-Resisting Divisions, Malfunctioning Fire Safety, 07106 - Fire Detection And Alarm System, Not As Required ISM, 15150 - ISM, Not As Required
16 Feb 2021BilbaoNo101106, Document Of Compliance (DoC/ ISM), Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates, 1003, Not Properly Filled, , 0

Casualties

DateTypeDetails
22 Aug 2017Engine FaultHad engine failure at N entrance of Istanbul Strait 22 Aug 2017. Towed to Bandirma 24 Aug. Shifted to Yalova shipyard anch. Repairs still in hand at Yalova Shipyard 06 Oct. Sd 01 Nov.
11 May 2007CollisionIn collision with Heike at Hamburg 11 May 2007. Minor damage to the foreship. Sd Hamburg 12 May and arrived Oslo 13 May.

Sale & demolition history

reported transactions & recycling
DateEventPriceReported sale price in US$ millions.Buyer
04 Jan 2008 Reported SoldNULL$10.85M