Thursday 15 October 2026 Day 230 of the Hormuz crisis AIS feed live
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Vessel

IOLCOS COMMANDER

Bulk Carrier, Malta flag, 225 m long, 76k t deadweight. It is under way at 10.8 kn on the Persian Gulf side of the strait. We have recorded 1 crossing of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 15 October 2026.

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Track of IOLCOS COMMANDER over the last 7 days: 16 positions from 15 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC to 15 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTC.

Track starts 15 Oct 11:30 UTCLatest position
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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
15 Oct 2026, 11:53 UTC26.413455.881111.0 kn
15 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTC26.405855.869811.0 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:04 UTC26.391555.850610.8 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTC26.383955.840210.8 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:14 UTC26.371655.823910.8 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTC26.361755.811110.8 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:24 UTC26.355655.803110.8 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC26.345255.790010.8 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:35 UTC26.332755.774410.8 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:40 UTC26.322355.761511.0 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:45 UTC26.314155.751311.0 kn
15 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTC26.303455.738410.8 kn
Position reported
Status
Under way
Speed
10.8 kn
Course
227°
Heading
230°
Declared destination
IQ UQR
Area
outside our named anchorages
Side of the strait
Persian Gulf side
Position
26.2934° N, 55.7257° E
MMSI
229146000
Type
Bulk Carrier
Flag
Malta
Size
225 m × 32 m
Deadweight
76k 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Declared destinations are typed in by the crew, so they can be abbreviated port codes (such as AEFJR for Fujairah), out of date or wrong.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 IOLCOS COMMANDER

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

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
IOLCOS COMMANDER225 m ← Inbound Bulk Carrier 🇲🇹 Malta76k tIQ UQR

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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