DESERT ORCHID — Tanker · IMO 9798167

DESERT ORCHID has not broadcast an AIS position for 212 days. The most recent broadcast placed it in the Caribbean Sea, on 11 Apr 2026, 00:22 UTC. It was sailing from CRISTOBAL to HOUSTON. Vessels stop appearing on terrestrial AIS when they move beyond receiver range, so a gap does not necessarily mean the vessel is inactive.

DESERT ORCHID broadcasts MMSI 563032100 and is registered as IMO 9798167, with call sign 9V3865 . 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.

DESERT ORCHID is classified as a tanker vessel registered under the SG 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 SG flag list at /flag/sg.

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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.

As a tanker, DESERT ORCHID 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. DESERT ORCHID has a gross tonnage of 17,232 GT.