MERCAN
Oil Products Tanker (MR), Panama flag, 183 m long, 50k t deadweight. It is stationary in the Fujairah anchorage area on the Gulf of Oman side of the strait, and has been since 13 Oct 2026, 09:48 UTC. We have recorded 1 crossing of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 5 September 2026.
Where MERCAN is now
Show on live map →Track of MERCAN over the last 7 days: 20 positions from 6 Oct 2026, 18:55 UTC to 13 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026, 20:15 UTC | 25.3816 | 56.5081 | 1.8 kn |
| 7 Oct 2026, 20:24 UTC | 25.3819 | 56.5079 | 1.2 kn |
| 7 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC | 25.3822 | 56.5078 | 1.1 kn |
| 7 Oct 2026, 21:18 UTC | 25.3820 | 56.5082 | 1.2 kn |
| 9 Oct 2026, 02:41 UTC | 25.3829 | 56.5066 | 1.0 kn |
| 9 Oct 2026, 02:46 UTC | 25.3830 | 56.5063 | 2.0 kn |
| 9 Oct 2026, 02:52 UTC | 25.3830 | 56.5063 | 2.0 kn |
| 9 Oct 2026, 03:05 UTC | 25.3828 | 56.5065 | 1.3 kn |
| 9 Oct 2026, 03:17 UTC | 25.3831 | 56.5067 | 1.5 kn |
| 9 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC | 25.3824 | 56.5081 | 1.2 kn |
| 9 Oct 2026, 20:51 UTC | 25.3824 | 56.5081 | 1.2 kn |
| 13 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC | 25.3827 | 56.5056 | 4.3 kn |
- Position reported
- Status
- Stationary since
- Speed
- 0.0 kn
- Course
- 276°
- Heading
- 145°
- Declared destination
- KHORFAKKAN
- Area
- Fujairah anchorage
- Side of the strait
- Gulf of Oman side
- Position
- 25.3826° N, 56.5057° E
- Type
- Oil Products Tanker · MR
- Flag
- Panama
- Size
- 183 m × 32 m
- Deadweight
- 50k 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Declared destinations are typed in by the crew, so they can be abbreviated port codes (such as AEFJR for Fujairah), out of date or wrong.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.
Waiting time is counted from when the ship stopped (below 1 knot); tracking began on 30 September 2026. Not every stationary ship is stranded: some are loading, discharging or refuelling.
Strait of Hormuz crossings by MERCAN
All crossings →0 inbound (westbound, into the Gulf) and 1 outbound (eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman), newest first.
| Time (UTC) | Ship | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| est. | MERCANMR · 183 m | → Outbound |
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.
Rows marked "est." were reconstructed with an earlier tracking method rather than detected live.
More on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Live AIS data as of · 1,653 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.