ZAPHIRA — Tanker · IMO 9587831

ZAPHIRA is currently under way in the English Channel, within the English Channel / North Sea corridor. It is sailing from UST-LUGA ANCH to MERSIN with an ETA of 17 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

ZAPHIRA broadcasts MMSI 511101398 and is registered as IMO 9587831, with call sign T8A4752. 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.

ZAPHIRA is classified as a tanker vessel registered under the PW flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full tanker fleet at /vessel-type/tanker and full PW flag list at /flag/pw.

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from ZAPHIRA 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.

ZAPHIRA is classed by BUREAU VERITAS, the classification society responsible for inspecting the vessel against safety, structural and operational rules. As a tanker, ZAPHIRA sits in the same design class as the other tankers listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full tanker directory at /vessel-type/tanker. ZAPHIRA has a gross tonnage of 23,248 GT.