Tuesday 13 October 2026 Day 228 of the Hormuz crisis AIS feed live
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Vessel

RICHSING LOTUS

Bulk Carrier, Panama flag, 224 m long, 74k t deadweight. It is not broadcasting AIS in the area we track right now; it was last seen on the Persian Gulf side of the strait. We have recorded 2 crossings of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 5 October 2026.

No live position: RICHSING LOTUS may have left the region, or its transponder may be switched off or out of range of receivers. The history below comes from our crossing log. See the ships near the strait now.

Strait of Hormuz crossings by RICHSING LOTUS

All crossings →

1 inbound (westbound, into the Gulf) and 1 outbound (eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman), newest first.

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
RICHSING LOTUS224 m ← Inbound Bulk Carrier 🇵🇦 Panama74k tUMM QASR
est. RICHSING LOTUS224 m → Outbound Bulk Carrier 🇵🇦 Panama74k tFUJAIRAH

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 · 1,593 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.