Thursday 1 October 2026 Day 216 of the Hormuz crisis AIS feed live
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Vessel

SHENG DA 8

Bulk Carrier, China flag, 189 m long, 48k t deadweight. It is stationary on the Persian Gulf side of the strait, and has been since at least 30 Sep 2026, 05:47 UTC. We have recorded 1 crossing of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 1 July 2026.

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Latest AIS position of SHENG DA 8. No track in the last 7 days.

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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.

Position reported
Status
Stationary since at least
Speed
0.0 kn
Course
155°
Heading
45°
Declared destination
CHINA FLAG&CREW
Area
outside our named anchorages
Side of the strait
Persian Gulf side
Position
26.1495° N, 55.8666° E
Type
Bulk Carrier
Flag
China
Size
189 m × 32 m
Deadweight
48k 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Declared destinations are typed in by the crew, so they can be abbreviated port codes (such as AEFJR for Fujairah), out of date or wrong. We read this one as a broadcast message (crew or owner nationality broadcast) rather than a port: see what ships are broadcasting. A flag shows where a ship is registered, not who owns it.

This ship was already stationary when our waiting-time tracking began on 30 September 2026, so its real wait is probably longer. Not every stationary ship is stranded: some are loading, discharging or refuelling.

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Strait of Hormuz crossings by SHENG DA 8

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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
est. SHENG DA 8189 m ← Inbound Bulk Carrier 🇨🇳 China48k tCHINA FLAG&CREW

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.

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