Vessel

SOFIA

Bulk Carrier, Belize flag, 224 m long, 77k t deadweight. It is under way at 10.5 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 30 October 2026.

● Live Position reported 30 Oct 2026, 05:47 UTCSources: live AIS; hormuz.now crossing logHow we count

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Track of SOFIA over the last 7 days: 153 positions from 28 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTC to 30 Oct 2026, 05:42 UTC.

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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)	Latitude	Longitude	Speed
30 Oct 2026, 04:23 UTC	26.3642	56.2505	8.5 kn
30 Oct 2026, 04:29 UTC	26.3686	56.2575	7.9 kn
30 Oct 2026, 04:41 UTC	26.3822	56.2835	6.6 kn
30 Oct 2026, 04:46 UTC	26.3857	56.2907	6.5 kn
30 Oct 2026, 04:54 UTC	26.3929	56.3074	5.0 kn
30 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC	26.3939	56.3106	4.8 kn
30 Oct 2026, 05:05 UTC	26.3968	56.3210	4.5 kn
30 Oct 2026, 05:13 UTC	26.4020	56.3356	8.0 kn
30 Oct 2026, 05:18 UTC	26.4020	56.3356	8.0 kn
30 Oct 2026, 05:30 UTC	26.4137	56.3841	9.8 kn
30 Oct 2026, 05:35 UTC	26.4161	56.3966	9.8 kn
30 Oct 2026, 05:42 UTC	26.4211	56.4211	9.8 kn

Position reported: 30 Oct 2026, 05:47 UTC
Status: Under way
Speed: 10.5 kn
Course: 76°
Heading: 81°
Declared destination: AEJEA
Area: outside our named anchorages
Side of the strait: Persian Gulf side
Position: 26.4234° N, 56.4308° E
MMSI: 312536000
Type: Bulk Carrier
Flag: Belize
Size: 224 m × 32 m
Deadweight: 77k t
Last listed in the feed: 30 Oct 2026, 05:54 UTC

Declared destinations are typed in by the crew, so they can be abbreviated port codes (such as AEFJR for Fujairah), out of date or wrong.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 SOFIA

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

Time (UTC)	Ship	Direction	Type	Flag	Deadweight	Declared destination
30 Oct 2026, 02:58 UTC	SOFIA224 m	← Inbound	Bulk Carrier	🇧🇿 Belize	77k t	AEJEA

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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Live AIS data as of 30 Oct 2026, 05:53 UTC · 1,536 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.