Vessel

ESPADA X

Bulk Carrier, Liberia flag, 229 m long, 88k t deadweight. It is under way at 10.8 kn in the Ras al Khaimah area on the Persian Gulf side of the strait. We have recorded 1 crossing of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 22 October 2026.

● Live Position reported 23 Oct 2026, 02:18 UTCSources: live AIS; hormuz.now crossing logHow we count

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Track of ESPADA X over the last 7 days: 10 positions from 21 Oct 2026, 22:34 UTC to 23 Oct 2026, 02:12 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
21 Oct 2026, 22:34 UTC	25.6078	56.6988	7.1 kn
23 Oct 2026, 01:16 UTC	26.0050	55.8285	11.1 kn
23 Oct 2026, 01:21 UTC	26.0038	55.8265	11.1 kn
23 Oct 2026, 01:26 UTC	26.0038	55.8265	11.1 kn
23 Oct 2026, 01:46 UTC	25.9519	55.7396	11.3 kn
23 Oct 2026, 01:52 UTC	25.9432	55.7252	11.3 kn
23 Oct 2026, 01:57 UTC	25.9365	55.7141	11.1 kn
23 Oct 2026, 02:02 UTC	25.9277	55.6994	10.8 kn
23 Oct 2026, 02:07 UTC	25.9175	55.6826	10.6 kn
23 Oct 2026, 02:12 UTC	25.9092	55.6688	10.8 kn

Position reported: 23 Oct 2026, 02:18 UTC
Status: Under way
Speed: 10.8 kn
Course: 237°
Heading: 238°
Declared destination: AEKLF
Area: Ras al Khaimah
Side of the strait: Persian Gulf side
Position: 25.9009° N, 55.6550° E
Type: Bulk Carrier
Flag: Liberia
Size: 229 m × 38 m
Deadweight: 88k t
Last listed in the feed: 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 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Declared destinations are typed in by the crew, so they can be abbreviated port codes (such as AEFJR for Fujairah), out of date or wrong.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 ESPADA X

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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
22 Oct 2026, 19:50 UTC	ESPADA X229 m	← Inbound	Bulk Carrier	🇱🇷 Liberia	88k t	AEKLF

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 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 UTC · 1,575 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.