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

RUI SHAN

Cargo, China flag, 168 m long, 27k t deadweight. It is not broadcasting AIS in the area we track right now. We have recorded 2 crossings of the Strait of Hormuz by this ship, the latest on 10 July 2026.

No live position: RUI SHAN 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 RUI SHAN

All crossings →

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

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
est. RUI SHAN168 m → Outbound Cargo 🇨🇳 China27k tTIAN JIN/CHINA
est. RUI SHAN168 m ← Inbound Cargo 🇨🇳 China27k tRAS LAFFAN

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 · 1,474 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.