General information

IMO:
9779680
MMSI:
413701510
Callsign:
BVKK8
Width:
18.0 m
Length:
100.0 m
Deadweight:
Gross tonnage:
TEU:
Liquid Capacity:
Year of build:
Class:
AIS type:
Other Ship
Ship type:
Flag:
China
Builder:
Owner:
Operator:
Insurer:

Course/Position

Position:
Navigational status:
Moving
Course:
127.9° / -16.0
Heading:
124.0° / -16.0
Speed:
Max speed:
Status:
moving
Area:
Laccadive Sea
Last seen:
2024-02-26
32 days ago
 
Source:
T-AIS
Destination:
ETA:
Summer draft:
Current draft:
Last update:
32 days ago 
Source:
T-AIS
Calculated ETA:

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Latest ports

Port
Arrival
Departure
Duration
2023-06-11
2023-06-12
13h 55m
2023-01-08
2023-01-08
5h 27m
2022-10-24
2022-10-24
6h 50m
2022-05-20
2022-05-21
21h 41m
2022-05-20
2022-05-20
1h 57m
2021-11-16
2021-11-22
5d 23h 3m
2021-09-29
2021-09-30
16h 10m
2021-03-19
2021-05-14
55d 21h
2021-02-24
2021-02-25
1d 1h 42m
2020-09-21
2020-10-24
33d 5h 7m
Note: All times are in UTC

Latest Waypoints

Waypoints
Time
Direction
Hong Kong Approach
2023-07-01
Enter
Hong Kong Approach
2023-06-30
Leave
Kukup Island
2022-06-30
Leave
Kukup Island
2020-12-23
Leave
Malacca Straits - North
2020-12-22
Enter
Malacca Straits - Penang Island
2020-12-22
Leave
Malacca Straits - Port Klang
2020-12-22
Leave
Note: All times are in UTC

Latest news

Chinese spy ship arrived at Male

Fri Feb 23 11:04:19 CET 2024 Timsen

The Chinese spy ship 'Xiang Yang Hong 03' has arrived near the Maldives on Feb 22, after spending a month in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives government had last month allowed the Chinese ship to dock at a port in Male, where the vessel was anchored in the morning. The ship was later in the day positioned near Thilafushi. The ship started its journey on Jan 14 and spent about a month near the Maldives’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), arrived near Male. The ship reached Male on the day when the coast guards of Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka were holding the trilateral naval exercise “DOSTI-16”. Also, observers from Bangladesh joined the exercise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre expressed its concern over the movement of the Chinese ship. The Maldives government had on Jan 23 permitted the ship to dock at Male port. Also, an American think-tank had then claimed that the Chinese vessel was collecting data from the oceans for military purposes. On Jan 5, the Sri Lanka government had denied the entry of the Chinese vessel saying that it had declared a moratorium on foreign research ships entering its waters for a year amid concerns from the Indian government. On Feb 23, the ship was moored in pos. 04° 11.97' N 073° 28.47' E.

Male allowed suspicious Chinese ship to dock

Thu Jan 25 10:58:40 CET 2024 Timsen

While India was striving to find a workable solution concerning its military personnel stationed in the Maldives before the March 15, 2024, deadline set by the island nation for them to leave, Male has allowed the 'Xiang Yang Hong 03' to dock in Male, ignoring New Delhi’s security concerns. India has serious apprehensions about China’s alleged attempts to snoop on the country’s military assets under the guise of research vessels. China’s footprint in the Indian neighbourhood has been increasing, with the Maldives emerging as another nation in Beijing’s ‘String of Pearls’ construct in the Indian Ocean Region. Over the past few years, Chinese vessels have aggressively carried out seabed surveys for the country’s PLA Navy, being packed with advanced surveillance equipment, which serves the PLA Navy’s needs. Seabed surveys by China are not just maritime research, rather they are known to help in its navy’s submarine operations in the Indian Ocean Region. The frequent presence of such vessels in India’s backyard has alarmed security planners. The docking of the Chinese vessel came amidst heightened diplomatic tensions between India and the Maldives ever since the island nation’s new president Mohamed Muizzui assumed office in 2023. Among Male’s moves since then was the decision not to renew an agreement with the Indian Navy for a hydrographic survey of the Maldivian seawaters. The Maldives also skipped a meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave, a multilateral platform driven by India, and most recently asked for the 90-odd Indian military personnel in the country to leave by March 15. The Maldives has confirmed the arrival of the 'Xiang Yang Hong 03', which had left the southern Chinese port of Sanya earlier in January. The Maldvies, though, has clarified that the ship would not be conducting any research in Male waters. Military observers believed the Maldivian maritime force lacks the capability to ascertain if the vessel was engaged in any clandestine survey while docked. Sri Lanka had recently declined a Chinese request for the vessel to dock, perhaps under pressure from India. Both New Delhi and Washington had raised objections to the presence of Chinese research vessels at Sri Lankan ports. Military observers suspected that the 'Xiang Yang Hong 03' may have done surveys close to the Indian waters in the past. A similar vessel was spotted conducting surveys in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea in 2019 and 2020. The suspect Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean Region are technically not warships. Technically these vessels also have the right to venture into the exclusive economic zones of countries. The Indian military, then, has little option but to monitor their activity closely.

Research vessel intercepted while sailing without working AIS

Mon Jan 18 13:00:18 CET 2021 Timsen

Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Baklama) intercepted the 'Xiang Yong 03' on Jan 13, at 8 p.m. while she was underway without AIS in the strategic Sunda Strait. The incident followed shortly after the discovery of a suspected Chinese survey drone in the nearby Makassar Strait. The patrol vessel KN 'Pulau Nipah 321' intercepted the research vesselwhile it was passing through the Sunda Strait as she transited through Indonesian waters. No boarding was conducted, but in a radio exchange, the crew of the vessel claimed that their AIS was malfunctioning. No boarding was undertaken due to unfavourable weather, and the patrol vessel escorted the 'Xiang Yang Hong 03' out of the Indonesian EEZ. AIS data showed that theship had left Hainan Island on Jan 6. Her AIS was received only intermittently as she headed southwards through the South China Sea and Java Sea, according to tracking provided by Pole Star. As of Jan 18, the 'Xiang Yang Hong 03' was under way again in the Indian Ocean, broadcasting restricted maneuverability and moving ahead at a slow speed.

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