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Vessel

KAWAKAWA

Oil/Chemical Tanker, Saint Kitts and Nevis flag, 99 m long, 5k t deadweight. It is stationary in the Sharjah / Ajman area on the Persian Gulf side of the strait, and has been since 12 Oct 2026, 12:56 UTC. We have recorded 1 crossing of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 27 June 2026.

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Track of KAWAKAWA over the last 7 days: 42 positions from 7 Oct 2026, 08:36 UTC to 11 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC.

Track starts 7 Oct 08:36 UTCLatest position
TrackStart of trackLatest positionCounting line

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)LatitudeLongitudeSpeed
8 Oct 2026, 16:16 UTC25.541955.36704.5 kn
8 Oct 2026, 16:21 UTC25.534355.36165.5 kn
8 Oct 2026, 16:26 UTC25.527955.35876.0 kn
8 Oct 2026, 16:32 UTC25.518455.36225.5 kn
8 Oct 2026, 16:41 UTC25.519355.37734.5 kn
8 Oct 2026, 16:46 UTC25.523355.38161.8 kn
11 Oct 2026, 12:04 UTC25.533355.37243.5 kn
11 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTC25.530255.37013.0 kn
11 Oct 2026, 17:50 UTC25.527555.36904.0 kn
11 Oct 2026, 17:57 UTC25.531855.37895.5 kn
11 Oct 2026, 18:59 UTC25.534855.391310.3 kn
11 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC25.541255.400212.3 kn
Position reported
Status
Stationary since
Speed
0.0 kn
Course
91°
Heading
49°
Declared destination
HAMRIYAH
Area
Sharjah / Ajman
Side of the strait
Persian Gulf side
Position
25.5281° N, 55.3806° E
Type
Oil/Chemical Tanker · Small
Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Size
99 m × 15 m
Deadweight
5k 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Declared destinations are typed in by the crew, so they can be abbreviated port codes (such as AEFJR for Fujairah), out of date or wrong.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.

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Strait of Hormuz crossings by KAWAKAWA

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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. KAWAKAWASmall · 99 m ← Inbound Oil/Chemical Tanker 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis5k tHAMRIYAH

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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