Vessel

BAR

Container Ship, Nicaragua flag, 284 m long, 71k t deadweight. It is under way at 8.8 kn on the Gulf of Oman side of the strait. We have recorded 1 crossing of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 6 November 2026.

Where BAR is now

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Track of BAR over the last 7 days: 261 positions from 5 Nov 2026, 14:29 UTC to 6 Nov 2026, 17:34 UTC.

Track starts 5 Nov 14:29 UTCLatest position
TrackStart of trackLatest positionCounting line

Track sampled every 5 minutes while the ship is moving within about 150 km of the strait, kept for the last 7 days. Source: live AIS.

Latest track positions
Time (UTC)LatitudeLongitudeSpeed
6 Nov 2026, 16:34 UTC25.244857.02448.8 kn
6 Nov 2026, 16:39 UTC25.233457.01798.8 kn
6 Nov 2026, 16:44 UTC25.224257.01228.8 kn
6 Nov 2026, 16:50 UTC25.212957.00508.8 kn
6 Nov 2026, 16:57 UTC25.190056.98878.8 kn
6 Nov 2026, 17:02 UTC25.179556.98128.8 kn
6 Nov 2026, 17:07 UTC25.170856.97498.8 kn
6 Nov 2026, 17:13 UTC25.157856.96558.6 kn
6 Nov 2026, 17:18 UTC25.151556.96048.5 kn
6 Nov 2026, 17:24 UTC25.141856.95078.8 kn
6 Nov 2026, 17:29 UTC25.130556.93868.6 kn
6 Nov 2026, 17:34 UTC25.122356.93289.0 kn
Position reported
Status
Under way
Speed
8.8 kn
Course
211°
Heading
0°
Declared destination
OMSOH
Area
outside our named anchorages
Side of the strait
Gulf of Oman side
Position
25.0011° N, 56.8578° E
Type
Container Ship
Flag
Nicaragua
Size
284 m × 40 m
Deadweight
71k t
Last listed in the feed

Declared destinations are typed in by the crew, so they can be abbreviated port codes (such as AEFJR for Fujairah), out of date or wrong. During the crisis some crews also use the field for messages: see where ships say they are going. A flag shows where a ship is registered, not who owns it.

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Strait of Hormuz crossings by BAR

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0 inbound (westbound, into the Gulf) and 1 outbound (eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman), newest first.

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
BAR284 m → Outbound Container Ship 🇳🇮 Nicaragua71k tOMSOH

When a ship reappears on the other side of the counting line after an AIS gap of more than 72 hours, we did not see it cross, so that crossing is listed but not counted in our daily totals.

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