LIFE SUPPORT — SAR · IMO 9250206

LIFE SUPPORT is currently under way in the Mediterranean Sea, within the Mediterranean East-West corridor. It is sailing from CATANIA to AUGUSTA with an ETA of 26 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

LIFE SUPPORT broadcasts MMSI 352001404 and is registered as IMO 9250206, with call sign HOA7461. The MMSI is the radio identifier used by AIS; the IMO number stays with the ship for life and does not change with re-flagging or sale.

LIFE SUPPORT is classified as a sar vessel registered under the PA flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full sar fleet at /vessel-type/tug-pilot-vessel and full PA flag list at /flag/pa.

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from LIFE SUPPORT above, with current position, course, speed, and navigation status. Tap "View on map" to centre the live tracker on the vessel and watch its movement update in real time. The same data is available offline-friendly in the iOS and Android apps.

AIS transponders broadcast position every 2 seconds when underway at high speed and up to every 3 minutes at anchor. The position you see refreshes whenever the ship is in range of a coastal AIS receiver or a satellite pass — typically seconds in coastal waters and minutes offshore.

LIFE SUPPORT is classed by DET NORSKE VERITAS, the classification society responsible for inspecting the vessel against safety, structural and operational rules. As a sar, LIFE SUPPORT sits in the same design class as the other sars listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full sar directory at /vessel-type/tug-pilot-vessel. LIFE SUPPORT has a gross tonnage of 1,346 GT.