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SEPELU

Container Ship, Panama flag, 168 m long, 22k t deadweight. It is not broadcasting AIS in the area we track right now; it was last seen on the Gulf of Oman side of the strait. We have recorded 2 crossings of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 5 October 2026.

Last known track

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Track of SEPELU over the last 7 days: 222 positions from 4 Oct 2026, 15:43 UTC to 5 Oct 2026, 11:32 UTC.

Track starts 4 Oct 15:43 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)LatitudeLongitudeSpeed
5 Oct 2026, 10:35 UTC25.551557.231714.6 kn
5 Oct 2026, 10:40 UTC25.537957.244914.6 kn
5 Oct 2026, 10:45 UTC25.523757.258714.6 kn
5 Oct 2026, 10:50 UTC25.501257.280414.6 kn
5 Oct 2026, 10:55 UTC25.488357.292914.6 kn
5 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC25.469357.311214.6 kn
5 Oct 2026, 11:06 UTC25.461657.318614.6 kn
5 Oct 2026, 11:11 UTC25.439357.340014.5 kn
5 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC25.421157.357314.5 kn
5 Oct 2026, 11:21 UTC25.407857.370214.3 kn
5 Oct 2026, 11:26 UTC25.389157.387214.3 kn
5 Oct 2026, 11:32 UTC25.376657.398414.3 kn

SEPELU is not broadcasting AIS in the area we track right now. It may have left the region, or its transponder may be switched off or out of range of receivers. The track above shows where it was last seen moving near the strait.

Strait of Hormuz crossings by SEPELU

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

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
SEPELU168 m → Outbound Container Ship 🇵🇦 Panama22k tKANDLA
est. SEPELU168 m ← Inbound Container Ship 🇵🇦 Panama22k tJEBEL ALI

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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