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Vessel

IONA

IMO 9826548
PassengerBuilt 2020Active
IONA — vessel photo
Photo: Dickelbers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
184,089
Gross tonnageA measure of the vessel's total internal volume (not its weight).
16,887
DeadweightMaximum weight of cargo, fuel and stores the vessel can carry (tonnes).
—
TEU capacityMaximum number of standard 20-ft containers the vessel can carry.
2020
Year built

Live position & voyage

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Particulars

IMO
9826548
MMSI
310857000
Call sign
ZCHG9
Flag
BM
Type
Passenger Ship
Length (LOA)
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Beam
—
Home port
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Ownership

Beneficial owner
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Operator
Carnival Plc· United Kingdom
Technical manager
Carnival Plc
Commercial manager
Carnival Plc
Class society
—
Design DWT
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Flag
United Kingdom
Built
2020

Timeline

key events over the vessel's life
  1. Dry dock
  2. Special survey
  3. Casualty · Cargo Loss
    Sixteen containers—holding non-hazardous cargo including bananas, plantains, and
  4. Casualty · Fire
    A fire occured in central hub area, reportedly because a lithium battery of wate
  5. Built

Surveys & certificates

dry dock & statutory certificates
Last dry dock
08 Oct 2030
Special survey
08 Oct 2030
IOPP issued
21 Oct 2025
IOPP expires
08 Oct 2030

Shipments carried

recent bills of lading
No shipment records.

Inspections

recent port state control
DatePortDetainedDeficiencies
06 May 2025AlesundNo0
27 Apr 2023HaugesundNo0
19 Apr 2021SkagenNo0

Casualties

DateTypeDetails
06 Dec 2025Cargo LossSixteen containers—holding non-hazardous cargo including bananas, plantains, and avocados—fell from an unnamed cargo vessel near the Nab Tower lighthouse, Isle of Wight. No injuries were reported, but the incident disrupted local shipping, delaying the departure of the P&O Cruises vessel Iona by 24 hours. The Coastguard is conducting aerial searches and has cordoned off the area around Selsey where floating containers were sighted.
21 Oct 2023FireA fire occured in central hub area, reportedly because a lithium battery of water scooter self-ignited, while berthed at Southampton. The fire was not a mojor one and was extinguished by the vessel's fire fighting system. All passengers in the atrium were evacuated but did not leave the vessel. She left Southampton as scheduled.