Vessel

MAHA AARTI

Bulk Carrier, India flag, 225 m long, 77k t deadweight. It is under way at 11.1 kn in the Larak / Qeshm anchorage (Iran) 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 3 October 2026.

● Live Position reported 3 Oct 2026, 08:09 UTCSources: live AIS; hormuz.now crossing logHow we count

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Track of MAHA AARTI over the last 7 days: 103 positions from 2 Oct 2026, 22:54 UTC to 3 Oct 2026, 08:01 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
3 Oct 2026, 07:03 UTC	26.7387	56.7129	11.5 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:09 UTC	26.7506	56.6849	11.3 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:14 UTC	26.7573	56.6694	11.5 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:20 UTC	26.7613	56.6595	11.5 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC	26.7687	56.6437	11.3 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC	26.7779	56.6202	11.1 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:35 UTC	26.7800	56.6109	11.3 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:40 UTC	26.7824	56.5881	11.0 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTC	26.7809	56.5697	11.1 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:51 UTC	26.7802	56.5586	11.1 kn
3 Oct 2026, 07:56 UTC	26.7791	56.5412	11.1 kn
3 Oct 2026, 08:01 UTC	26.7784	56.5296	11.1 kn

Position reported: 3 Oct 2026, 08:09 UTC
Status: Under way
Speed: 11.1 kn
Course: 265°
Heading: 265°
Declared destination: BIK IRAN
Area: Larak / Qeshm anchorage (Iran)
Side of the strait: Persian Gulf side
Position: 26.7764° N, 56.4971° E
Type: Bulk Carrier
Flag: India
Size: 225 m × 32 m
Deadweight: 77k t
Last listed in the feed: 3 Oct 2026, 08:13 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Declared destinations are typed in by the crew, so they can be abbreviated port codes (such as AEFJR for Fujairah), out of date or wrong.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 MAHA AARTI

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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
3 Oct 2026, 06:16 UTC	MAHA AARTI225 m	← Inbound	Bulk Carrier	🇮🇳 India	77k t	BIK IRAN

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 3 Oct 2026, 08:13 UTC · 1,554 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.