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DE flag Patara

Vessel type: Vehicles Carrier | IMO: 9491898 | MMSI: MMSI: 218818000
Call sign: DHEK2 | Dimensions: 183 m x 32 m
Current Status

Where is the vessel?

Patara is currently in 23 nm S of OMAEZAKI, based on AIS data received about 15h ago.

Latest AIS update:

Current position: 34.24480° N, 138.22400° E (23 nm S of OMAEZAKI)

Average speed (last 7 days): Loading…

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Vessel profile: Patara is a Vehicles Carrier with dimensions 183m x 32m.

This page combines live AIS, route history, probable destination signals, nearby traffic, and port activity for practical vessel monitoring.

The current position of vessel Patara is 34.2448 lat / 138.224 lng. Updated: 2026-05-17 18:01:36 UTC
More recent position available: 1 h 48 min ago

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Nearest reference points:
  • 17 nm SW of OMAEZAKI
  • Near OMAEZAKI
  • Near Iruma

Currently sailing under the flag of Germany DE flag

Patara built in 2012 year

Deadweight:
12755 t

Details:

Live Vessel Patara Analytics (details, animations, etc.)


Recent AIS points (UTC):
2026-05-17 13:53:11 UTC · 34.49710, 138.95600 · SOG 8.4 kn · COG 245°
2026-05-17 15:50:20 UTC · 34.38330, 138.63000 · SOG 9.2 kn · COG 244°
2026-05-17 16:29:48 UTC · 34.34280, 138.51500 · SOG 9.8 kn · COG 241°
2026-05-17 18:01:36 UTC · 34.24480, 138.22400 · SOG 10.3 kn · COG 254°

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Patara (218818000) last ports (portcalls and passsages)

Termunten | 2025-09-10 02:08:22
Beetsterzwaag | 2025-09-08 22:26:13
Borkum | 2025-09-08 21:59:59
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-09-01 05:06:42
Santander | 2025-09-01 03:48:04
THAMESPORT | 2025-08-29 03:22:35
Sheerness | 2025-08-29 01:46:17
DITZUM | 2025-08-26 01:09:30
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-08-25 23:39:16
Terneuzen | 2025-08-24 03:15:05
BRESKENS | 2025-08-24 02:15:50
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-08-16 05:22:43
Santander | 2025-08-16 03:28:57
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-08-13 14:13:54
DITZUM | 2025-08-09 21:42:40
Delfzijl | 2025-08-09 21:05:13
Port Elizabeth | 2025-07-20 05:41:42
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-07-01 04:15:05
GREYSTONES | 2025-06-29 02:43:57
HOWTH | 2025-06-27 21:06:34
Terneuzen | 2025-06-25 02:20:54
BRESKENS | 2025-06-25 01:01:54
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-22 21:34:44
APPINGEDAM | 2025-06-22 21:08:55
DITZUM | 2025-06-20 19:43:02
Aviles | 2025-06-14 01:34:31
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-06-12 19:10:20
GREYSTONES | 2025-06-11 02:55:40
Dublin | 2025-06-10 07:36:35
HOWTH | 2025-06-09 19:22:18
Delfzijl | 2025-06-07 10:08:49
DITZUM | 2025-06-05 05:08:09
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-05 03:34:57
Aviles | 2025-05-30 01:04:40
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-05-29 05:21:26
Santander | 2025-05-29 03:46:29
Cobh | 2025-05-27 04:29:37
Cobn | 2025-05-27 04:19:25
THAMESPORT | 2025-05-23 17:36:14
DITZUM | 2025-05-20 02:43:58
APPINGEDAM | 2025-05-20 01:30:52
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-20 01:08:58
Aviles | 2025-05-13 01:26:27
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-05-11 19:34:42
Santander | 2025-05-11 18:47:36
GREYSTONES | 2025-05-09 21:06:08
HOWTH | 2025-05-09 06:13:54
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-06 18:27:02
Delfzijl | 2025-05-06 17:12:01
DITZUM | 2025-05-06 14:03:21
DITZUM | 2025-05-02 13:18:31
Delfzijl | 2025-05-02 11:59:00
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-02 11:16:33
Terneuzen | 2025-04-25 12:48:23
BASTIAAN DE LANGEPLA | 2025-04-25 12:11:41
Zeebrugge | 2025-04-25 11:21:25
Port Elizabeth | 2025-04-05 04:26:17
HOWTH | 2025-03-14 00:35:33
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-03-11 20:30:12
DITZUM | 2025-03-08 04:49:32
APPINGEDAM | 2025-03-08 03:35:49
Delfzijl | 2025-03-08 03:22:18
Terneuzen | 2025-03-06 20:23:30
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-06 18:30:13
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-03-02 14:29:04
HOWTH | 2025-02-27 00:17:22
DITZUM | 2025-02-20 14:29:21
APPINGEDAM | 2025-02-20 12:24:33
Aviles | 2025-02-14 02:50:40
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-02-12 21:54:33
Santander | 2025-02-12 20:40:20
Dun Laoghaire | 2025-02-10 00:16:34
HOWTH | 2025-02-09 22:58:00
DITZUM | 2025-02-06 16:04:46
APPINGEDAM | 2025-02-06 14:46:17
Cobh | 2025-02-02 13:41:58
Cobn | 2025-02-02 12:46:44
DITZUM | 2025-01-18 11:59:37
Delfzijl | 2025-01-18 11:11:34
EL ASTILLERO | 2025-01-10 22:20:35
Santander | 2025-01-10 20:49:47
HOWTH | 2025-01-07 18:59:24
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-01-04 15:49:15
DITZUM | 2025-01-02 20:58:21
Emden | 2025-01-02 20:21:38
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-30 17:18:34
BASTIAAN DE LANGEPLA | 2024-12-30 16:26:13
Terneuzen | 2024-12-30 02:24:40
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-12-26 20:32:17
HOWTH | 2024-12-26 20:09:43
THAMESPORT | 2024-12-18 02:24:43
EEMSHAVEN | 2024-12-16 22:40:45
DITZUM | 2024-12-16 07:41:28
DITZUM | 2024-12-12 07:17:49
EEMSHAVEN | 2024-12-12 05:22:45
Aviles | 2024-11-30 03:45:39
Santander | 2024-11-28 20:25:21
HOWTH | 2024-11-26 06:31:16
DITZUM | 2024-11-22 03:26:05
EEMSHAVEN | 2024-11-22 01:30:14
Santander | 2024-11-15 06:11:22
WICKLOW | 2024-11-13 10:35:30
GREYSTONES | 2024-11-13 09:40:20
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-11-11 22:18:41
DITZUM | 2024-11-09 14:32:01
DITZUM | 2024-11-05 13:16:13
EEMSHAVEN | 2024-11-05 12:02:47
Dublin | 2024-10-28 07:01:01
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-10-28 05:30:29
Terneuzen | 2024-10-25 23:16:37
Vlissingen | 2024-10-25 20:56:27
Emden | 2024-10-24 02:37:44
Delfzijl | 2024-10-24 01:23:15
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-10-13 17:32:59
Delfzijl | 2024-10-11 00:48:55
Emden | 2024-10-10 03:28:33
Santander | 2024-10-07 03:55:28
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-09-29 06:11:46
Dover | 2024-09-27 19:15:38
Bee Ness | 2024-09-27 04:41:41
Sheerness | 2024-09-27 03:04:01
Emden | 2024-09-24 00:47:17
Delfzijl | 2024-09-23 23:57:16
Dublin | 2024-09-15 12:10:51
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-09-15 11:13:47
Sheerness | 2024-09-13 03:59:18
Emden | 2024-09-10 13:48:27
Delfzijl | 2024-09-10 13:02:16
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-09-01 22:37:08
Emden | 2024-08-28 16:58:44
Zeebrugge | 2024-08-27 19:08:21
Vlissingen | 2024-08-27 17:27:51
Terneuzen | 2024-08-27 07:38:24
Sheerness | 2024-08-19 02:41:07
Emden | 2024-08-15 06:05:51
Delfzijl | 2024-08-15 04:51:38
Newcastle | 2024-08-13 10:38:19
Tyne River | 2024-08-13 09:54:47
Sheerness | 2024-08-11 04:22:35
Emden | 2024-08-09 02:08:54
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-08-05 17:20:06
Sheerness | 2024-08-01 18:17:48
Emden | 2024-07-29 04:46:17
Emden | 2024-07-25 04:21:39
Santander | 2024-07-19 10:08:59
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-07-12 04:37:48
Delfzijl | 2024-07-10 00:37:43
Emden | 2024-07-06 09:18:26
Santander | 2024-06-28 04:43:19
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-06-24 23:27:59
Zeebrugge | 2024-06-23 05:07:27
Terneuzen | 2024-06-22 16:06:15
Vlissingen | 2024-06-22 15:27:04
Emden | 2024-06-20 08:40:30
Delfzijl | 2024-06-20 07:24:03
Aviles | 2024-06-14 01:38:53
Santander | 2024-06-12 18:58:54
Dublin | 2024-06-10 03:58:43
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-06-10 03:11:52
Delfzijl | 2024-06-07 22:58:32
Emden | 2024-06-06 10:30:09
Santander | 2024-05-30 02:21:00
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-05-26 15:01:11
Emden | 2024-05-21 23:56:43
Delfzijl | 2024-05-21 22:17:43
Santander | 2024-05-14 18:45:37
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-05-07 12:19:02
Zeebrugge | 2024-05-05 20:15:48
Terneuzen | 2024-05-05 09:47:31
Vlissingen | 2024-05-05 08:49:23
Emden | 2024-05-01 14:14:47
Santander | 2024-04-27 04:26:39
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-04-19 11:07:02
Delfzijl | 2024-04-17 04:58:11
Emden | 2024-04-17 03:51:55
Emden | 2024-04-13 03:22:28
Delfzijl | 2024-04-13 02:08:46
Santander | 2024-04-03 20:15:30
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-03-31 14:09:24
Delfzijl | 2024-03-27 23:10:26
Emden | 2024-03-27 10:47:18
Emden | 2024-03-23 10:23:23
Delfzijl | 2024-03-23 08:55:14
Santander | 2024-03-11 11:05:19
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-03-08 14:30:40
Emden | 2024-03-04 03:03:09
Terneuzen | 2024-03-01 06:22:14
Vlissingen | 2024-03-01 05:26:45
Zeebrugge | 2024-03-01 03:44:17
Santander | 2024-02-15 20:54:17
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-02-12 23:41:39
Emden | 2024-02-07 07:33:03
Delfzijl | 2024-02-07 07:03:53
Santander | 2024-02-03 05:26:45
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-01-27 00:22:34
Delfzijl | 2024-01-23 21:03:37
Emden | 2024-01-21 07:24:13
Dun Laoghaire | 2024-01-10 14:25:27
Sheerness | 2024-01-05 23:52:06
Emden | 2024-01-01 14:18:16
Delfzijl | 2024-01-01 12:45:47
Zeebrugge | 2023-12-31 06:04:34
Terneuzen | 2023-12-30 17:18:45
Vlissingen | 2023-12-30 16:09:01
Santander | 2023-12-26 18:42:17
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-12-15 22:23:36
Emden | 2023-12-10 09:19:46
Delfzijl | 2023-12-10 07:45:32
Santander | 2023-11-30 19:49:45
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-11-27 20:25:24
Delfzijl | 2023-11-25 08:58:50
Emden | 2023-11-25 03:14:03
Emden | 2023-11-21 02:58:00
Delfzijl | 2023-11-21 02:23:01
Santander | 2023-11-13 19:51:10
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-11-06 06:03:56
Terneuzen | 2023-11-03 17:49:44
Vlissingen | 2023-11-03 17:12:01
Emden | 2023-10-30 12:24:32
Delfzijl | 2023-10-30 11:27:16
Aviles | 2023-10-27 09:21:20
Santander | 2023-10-25 18:59:01
Halifax | 2023-10-13 19:39:23
Bishop Rock | 2023-10-07 05:18:27
Emden | 2023-10-02 00:15:37
Delfzijl | 2023-10-01 23:32:15
Santander | 2023-09-27 18:11:01
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-09-21 10:23:01
Emden | 2023-09-16 10:49:16
Delfzijl | 2023-09-16 09:40:56
Santander | 2023-09-12 03:57:43
Bee Ness | 2023-09-04 02:26:52
Sheerness | 2023-09-04 02:21:14
Terneuzen | 2023-09-03 05:48:04
Vlissingen | 2023-09-03 04:28:30
Delfzijl | 2023-09-02 02:13:56
Emden | 2023-08-31 09:06:32
Santander | 2023-08-24 04:22:58
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-08-21 05:06:46
Emden | 2023-08-18 10:11:39
Delfzijl | 2023-08-18 09:22:17
Halifax | 2023-08-08 14:04:43
Bishop Rock | 2023-07-30 12:27:07
Emden | 2023-07-27 03:31:05
Delfzijl | 2023-07-27 02:05:52
Santander | 2023-07-19 04:21:53
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-07-16 10:12:37
Terneuzen | 2023-07-13 16:28:57
Emden | 2023-07-11 03:24:36
Delfzijl | 2023-07-11 01:23:54
Santander | 2023-07-04 04:28:28
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-07-01 06:01:50
Emden | 2023-06-27 04:08:00
Delfzijl | 2023-06-27 02:29:55
Santander | 2023-06-23 11:09:47
Strait Of Gibraltar | 2023-06-19 07:59:57
Livorno | 2023-06-15 11:46:01
Livorno | 2023-06-11 11:19:59
Livorno | 2023-06-07 09:57:55
Dublin | 2023-05-28 14:40:23
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-05-28 14:05:41
Sheerness | 2023-05-26 01:24:58
Emden | 2023-05-22 12:27:38
Delfzijl | 2023-05-22 11:02:22
Santander | 2023-05-15 04:27:56
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-05-12 00:20:59
Terneuzen | 2023-05-09 17:11:09
Vlissingen | 2023-05-09 16:36:03
Emden | 2023-05-07 15:34:08
Delfzijl | 2023-05-07 13:37:06
Sheerness | 2023-05-04 21:22:49
Emden | 2023-05-02 06:33:34
Delfzijl | 2023-05-02 06:07:51
Santander | 2023-04-28 08:16:54
Dublin | 2023-04-24 22:52:36
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-04-24 22:21:58
Emden | 2023-04-21 10:26:48
Delfzijl | 2023-04-21 09:47:47
Santander | 2023-04-18 03:49:31
Sheerness | 2023-04-14 13:22:42
Emden | 2023-04-12 02:34:38
Delfzijl | 2023-04-12 00:29:39
Skagens Odde | 2023-04-10 22:43:10
Halmstad | 2023-04-09 10:30:45
Cuxhaven | 2023-04-05 13:29:47
Emden | 2023-04-02 23:02:07
Delfzijl | 2023-04-02 19:51:27
Santander | 2023-03-30 04:23:27
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-03-22 03:08:27
Sheerness | 2023-03-19 06:01:09
Emden | 2023-03-17 05:22:37
Delfzijl | 2023-03-17 02:33:00
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-03-14 02:32:40
Sheerness | 2023-03-11 02:46:26
Vlissingen | 2023-03-10 08:39:19
Terneuzen | 2023-03-09 20:34:45
Delfzijl | 2023-03-08 23:36:51
Emden | 2023-03-08 02:06:27
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-03-03 08:20:37
Emden | 2023-02-27 05:23:22
Delfzijl | 2023-02-27 02:26:47
Santander | 2023-02-23 05:31:54
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-02-20 00:19:08
Emden | 2023-02-16 02:09:38
Ushant | 2023-02-14 14:55:41
Santander | 2023-02-12 21:02:53
Cobn | 2023-02-06 05:22:04
Emden | 2023-01-31 20:51:03
Leixoes | 2023-01-25 08:53:07
Oporto | 2023-01-21 08:30:13
Santander | 2023-01-18 17:33:05
Dun Laoghaire | 2023-01-15 08:06:42
Emden | 2023-01-05 20:57:28
Terneuzen | 2023-01-04 03:07:52
Vlissingen | 2023-01-04 00:04:29
Aviles | 2022-12-28 02:47:02
Santander | 2022-12-26 20:30:14
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-12-23 08:33:49
Emden | 2022-12-20 17:19:55
Emden | 2022-12-16 14:55:01
Santander | 2022-12-12 21:02:31
Santander | 2022-12-07 05:51:40
Dublin | 2022-12-04 09:11:05
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-12-04 06:04:08
Sheerness | 2022-12-02 02:48:54
Emden | 2022-11-27 14:43:58
Santander | 2022-11-23 11:55:07
St. Nazaire | 2022-11-20 11:24:22
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-11-18 08:59:04
Emden | 2022-11-13 23:43:22
Terneuzen | 2022-11-12 05:56:53
Sheerness | 2022-11-11 05:32:44
Delfzijl | 2022-11-09 23:24:28
Emden | 2022-11-07 20:39:52
Santander | 2022-11-01 20:05:00
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-10-25 13:08:53
Emden | 2022-10-21 07:28:28
Santander | 2022-10-18 05:03:07
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-10-11 10:43:40
Sheerness | 2022-10-09 04:18:59
Emden | 2022-10-04 16:37:09
Delfzijl | 2022-10-04 13:49:45
Santander | 2022-09-30 19:32:17
Bee Ness | 2022-09-23 13:13:24
Sheerness | 2022-09-23 10:48:11
Emden | 2022-09-21 16:34:16
Emden | 2022-09-17 16:19:53
Delfzijl | 2022-09-17 14:04:15
Santander | 2022-09-13 19:43:59
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-09-06 19:16:08
Emden | 2022-09-01 10:49:42
Delfzijl | 2022-09-01 10:06:50
Terneuzen | 2022-08-31 07:58:34
Santander | 2022-08-06 04:45:26
Emden | 2022-08-02 02:09:58
Cobn | 2022-07-25 04:11:52
Emden | 2022-07-21 04:22:37
Delfzijl | 2022-07-21 01:30:00
Santander | 2022-07-13 10:06:19
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-07-10 04:53:20
Emden | 2022-07-04 04:02:08
Santander | 2022-06-25 04:23:06
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-06-22 02:03:42
Zeebrugge | 2022-06-20 10:20:51
Terneuzen | 2022-06-19 19:21:25
Delfzijl | 2022-06-19 01:23:55
Emden | 2022-06-16 10:33:19
Santander | 2022-06-08 19:18:41
Cobn | 2022-06-05 13:10:03
Emden | 2022-06-02 22:38:53
Emden | 2022-05-29 22:07:43
Santander | 2022-05-25 10:30:46
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-05-18 10:55:05
Sheerness | 2022-05-16 04:48:14
Delfzijl | 2022-05-14 22:21:48
Emden | 2022-05-12 07:06:17
Santander | 2022-05-04 19:50:46
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-05-02 12:41:38
Cobn | 2022-04-14 00:15:31
Emden | 2022-04-09 06:16:50
Delfzijl | 2022-04-09 03:45:09
Zeebrugge | 2022-04-08 12:50:48
Vlissingen | 2022-04-08 12:00:47
Terneuzen | 2022-04-08 03:38:41
Vlissingen | 2022-04-08 00:00:50
Santander | 2022-04-04 06:10:55
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-04-01 12:13:19
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-04-01 09:30:49
Emden | 2022-03-26 18:17:29
Delfzijl | 2022-03-26 15:40:59
Santander | 2022-03-19 06:05:06
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-03-17 03:00:07
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-03-15 00:32:04
Emden | 2022-03-04 12:05:32
Santander | 2022-02-28 04:22:23
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-02-19 03:05:00
Emden | 2022-02-12 05:57:35
Santander | 2022-02-05 00:21:51
Dun Laoghaire | 2022-02-02 01:36:27
Delfzijl | 2022-01-28 17:22:13
Emden | 2022-01-28 16:35:44
Emden | 2022-01-27 04:45:19
Santander | 2022-01-24 05:10:06
Zeebrugge | 2022-01-19 03:35:22
Vlissingen | 2022-01-19 02:10:14
Terneuzen | 2022-01-18 17:30:22
Vlissingen | 2022-01-18 16:35:46
Zeebrugge | 2022-01-18 15:40:27
Delfzijl | 2022-01-17 23:40:51
Emden | 2022-01-16 11:30:34
Delfzijl | 2022-01-16 10:45:05
Santander | 2022-01-13 05:40:05
Cobn | 2022-01-11 18:25:28
Cobn | 2022-01-10 07:05:28
Cobn | 2022-01-10 07:00:28
Cobn | 2022-01-10 06:40:19
Delfzijl | 2022-01-07 00:20:37
Emden | 2022-01-04 00:10:18
Emden | 2022-01-04 00:05:08
Delfzijl | 2022-01-04 00:01:00
Delfzijl | 2022-01-03 23:35:10
Aviles | 2021-12-28 03:30:33
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