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Ships under the flag of South Africa

82 on the map now, and 418 heard in the last year.Counted , from live AIS reports.

A flag says where a ship is registered. Every ship below flies this one, each with a page of where she is now or where she was last heard.

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Each dot is a ship under South Africa's flag on the map now, in her kind's colour. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO

On the map now

Longest first, 100 ships a page. Then every ship under this flag heard in the last year, A to Z, from page 1.

ShipKindWhereHeard
S.A. AGULHAS II⁠has a photoResearch vesselPassenger ship134 m by 22 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
ILITHATankerTanker118 m by 18 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
ISIQALO⁠has a photoTankerTanker92 m by 16 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
ISANDLWANA⁠has a photoDredger91 m by 21 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
ALGOA⁠has a photoFishing vessel85 m by 17 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
UMKHUSELI⁠has a photoOther type83 m by 22 mIn port at Mount EdgecombeSouth Africa
SARAH BAARTMANLaw enforcement82 m by 13 mIn port at PaardeneilandSouth Africa
AFRICANA⁠has a photoLaw enforcement78 m by 15 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
UMZABALAZOFishing vessel72 m by 12 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
SOUTHERN VALOURTanker70 m by 18 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
SOUTHERN VENTURETanker70 m by 17 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
PUENTE SABARISFishing vessel68 m by 11 mIn port at PaardeneilandSouth Africa
FUMANATanker67 m by 17 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
TERRACE BAYFishing vessel66 m by 11 mIn port at De WaterkantSouth Africa
SANTO DO MARFishing vessel50 m by 9 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
SIYANDA⁠has a photoDiving support50 m by 16 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
FPV RUTH FIRSTOther type46 m by 8 mIn port at PaardeneilandSouth Africa
MFV LEE-ANNEFishing vessel46 m by 8 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
ELLEN KHUZWAYOOther type43 m by 10 mIn port at PaardeneilandSouth Africa
MFV LAVERNEFishing vessel43 m by 10 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
CAROLINEFishing vessel42 m by 7 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
SVEINN JONSSONFishing vessel42 m by 8 mIn port at De WaterkantSouth Africa
AVRO WARRIOR⁠has a photoFishing vessel41 m by 10 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
BASANIFishing vessel40 m by 13 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
KEYLARGOFishing vessel40 m by 7 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
MFV FOXGLOVE⁠has a photoFishing vessel40 m by 10 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
ISABELLA MARINEFishing vessel36 m by 10 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
TUG MERLOTTug36 m by 11 mIn port at De WaterkantSouth Africa
OCEAN SURFLocal vessel34 m by 8 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
ADMIRAAL DE RUITERFishing vessel33 m by 7 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
MOHOMAOther type32 m by 9 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
SIYAKHULATug32 m by 11 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
UMBILOPilot vessel31 m by 10 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
USIBAPilot vessel31 m by 11 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
HESKOFishing vessel30 m by 8 mIn port at GoudiniwegSouth Africa
LEWATLETug30 m by 10 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
MADIBA 1Passenger ship30 m by 8 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
MOKGWAPHATug30 m by 10 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
SELEMOTug30 m by 10 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
SEPELONGTug30 m by 10 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
VHUTSHILOTug30 m by 10 mIn port at Island ViewSouth Africa
AUGUSTA 1Fishing vessel29 m by 7 mUnder wayAt sea, 1.2 knots
BALLITOOther type27 m by 5 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
RED BISHOPPilot vessel27 m by 6 mUnder wayAt sea, 9.6 knots
SEA CARRIERPort tender27 m by 7 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
SEA EXPRESSTug26 m by 8 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
ANGRA PEQUENAPleasure craft22 m by 8 mIn port at Island ViewSouth Africa
OCEANNDJODHITug20 m by 6 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
CONDORPort tender19 m by 6 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
ENDLESS SUMMERPleasure craft18 m by 6 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
PENGUIJNPort tender17 m by 7 mUnder wayAt sea, 9.9 knots
SIBANYETug16 m by 6 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
SHOWTIMESailing vessel15 m by 5 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
SWORD FISHFishing vessel15 m by 4 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
CONOR QPort tender14 m by 6 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
EMILY MARIEFishing vessel14 m by 7 mUnder wayAt sea, 6.2 knots
LUCERNEFishing vessel14 m by 6 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
MATANGISailing vessel14 m by 4 mUnder wayAt sea, 4.6 knots
OCEAN PHUTHUMALocal vessel14 m by 5 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
ROKSPleasure craft14 m by 6 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
CAPE SPIRITPort tender13 m by 4 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
TRANSPORTERPilot vessel13 m by 5 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
LISA-BEESailing vessel12 m by 6 mIn port at CarenageTrinidad & Tobago
SEA BISCUITSailing vessel12 m by 6 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
SPINDRIFTSailing vessel12 m by 3 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
VIENTO DEL MARSailing vessel12 m by 6 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
ECOPROMISEPleasure craft11 m by 7 mIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
SPIRITPleasure craft11 m by 10 mUnder wayAt sea, 2.7 knots
SUPREMEPort tender11 m by 3 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
EQUINOX SOLO SAILORSailing vessel10 m by 3 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
YOLO (SOLO SAILOR)Sailing vessel10 m by 4 mIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
ADELETTEFishing vesselIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
ATLANTIC TUNAFishing vesselIn port at PaardeneilandSouth Africa
CHAR-NEILFishing vesselIn port at GoudiniwegSouth Africa
FLAME THORNType not reportedIn port at De WaterkantSouth Africa
LUFAFATugUnder wayAt sea, 5.3 knots
PHOLELATugIn port at DurbanSouth Africa
SAS KING ADAM KOKIIIMilitaryIn port at Simon's TownSouth Africa
SEAWIN DIAMONDFishing vesselIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
SISTROFishing vesselIn port at De WaterkantSouth Africa
SUPERLITE IIPort tenderIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa
TUG ENSELENITugIn port at Cape TownSouth Africa

Heard this year, not on the map now

A to Z, with where and when each was last heard.

ShipKindWhereHeard
ABE SHAPIROFishing vessel15 m by 5 mLast heard at sea
ABRAHAM TFishing vessel22 m by 8 mLast heard near Cape TownSouth Africa
ADENIAFishing vessel26 m by 8 mLast heard near Cape TownSouth Africa
AFRICAN QUEENFishing vessel37 m by 9 mLast heard at sea
ALLISONFishing vessel23 m by 6 mLast heard at seaBound for Cape Town
AMARULAPleasure craft13 m by 8 mLast heard near Cape TownSouth Africa
AMORIAFishing vessel33 m by 7 mLast heard at sea
ANDIAMOPleasure craftLast heard near StrandSouth Africa
ANG JERRYFishing vessel14 m by 5 mLast heard at sea
ANNABELLE ROSEFishing vessel23 m by 6 mLast heard near Cape TownSouth Africa
ANTARESFishing vessel12 m by 5 mLast heard at sea
AOGATOAOther type30 m by 10 mLast heard at sea
APPLE PIESailing vessel9 m by 4 mLast heard near Cape TownSouth Africa
ARANOSFishing vessel30 m by 7 mLast heard near Cape TownSouth Africa
ARIZONAFishing vessel19 m by 5 mLast heard at sea
ARMANDOFishing vessel38 m by 12 mLast heard near KommetjieSouth Africa
ATU SFishing vesselLast heard near DurbanSouth Africa
AUKWATOWAOther type30 m by 10 mLast heard near Port NollothSouth Africa

Other flags on the map

Ships on the map now, by flag.

Flags and MMSIs

The first three digits of a ship's MMSI name her flag. South Africa's is 601, so a ship's number tells you she is here before her name does.

A ship that changes flag is given a new MMSI and keeps her IMO number for life; her page lists the other MMSIs her IMO number was heard under.

Ports in South Africa

How this list is made

A ship is listed under the flag her MMSI names. While she is on the map she is listed first, longest first; after that come the ships heard in the last year, A to Z, each with when and where she was last heard.

Read MMSI, IMO and call signs.