General information

IMO:
9833187
MMSI:
257800000
Callsign:
LACR8
Width:
34.0 m
Length:
229.0 m
Deadweight:
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AIS type:
Passenger ship
Ship type:
Flag:
Norway
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Course/Position

Position:
Navigational status:
Moving
Course:
194.1° / 5.0
Heading:
192.0° / 5.0
Speed:
Max speed:
Status:
moving
Area:
Caribbean Sea
Last seen:
2026-11-07
1 day ago
 
Source:
T-AIS
From:
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Summer draft:
Current draft:
Last update:
2 days ago 
Source:
T-AIS

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Cruise ship avoided detention after fire concerns

Fri Mar 27 10:39:13 CET 2026 Timsen

The 'Viking Mars' avoided a detention in the port of Split, after an initial inspection of the vessel under the Paris MoU on March 25, 2026, uncovered fire concerns. The checks covered accommodation, engine room, decks and forecastle, as well as the navigation bridge. Functional tests were performed on fire doors, detection systems, watertight doors, bilge alarms, quick closing valves as well as the fire alarm. After the concerns could be remedied, the ship was able to leave the port the same day and headed to Kotor, where it arrived on March 27.

69 people suffering from norovirus

Thu Jan 30 18:44:12 CET 2025 Timsen

Aboard the 'Viking Mars', 62 of 887 passengers reported being sick during a voyage that ended on Jan 24, 2025, with symptoms of norovirus, though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the causative agent as unknown. Nine crew members also became ill. The ship had left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a Panama Canal cruise on Jan 10, 2025.

Crew member died in hospital after falling over board

Mon Aug 21 11:25:46 CEST 2023 Timsen

Wenceslao Esguerra Donasco, the Filipino crew member of the 'Viking Mars', who fell over board on Aug 18, has died. The incident occurred at the Saltburn Pier in Invergordon. Police Scotland was notified at around 11 a.m. The man, who was in his 40s, was airlifted to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, a hospital about 120 miles from Invergordon, where he succumbed to his injurues a few hours later. A report was sent to the Procurator Fiscal, Scotland's "public prosecution service and death investigation authority. Report with photo: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/first-picture-cruise-ship-worker-30762945

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