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Port of Dungeness

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBDSSWhat is a UN/LOCODE?50.9167° N, 0.9667° ELocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Dungeness: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 17:24 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Dungeness

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

Vessels near Dungeness
VesselLast seen
ChinaZHEN HUA 31Cargo
LiberiaBOSPHORUS SCargo
NetherlandsSCELVERINGHEDredging or underwater ops
MaltaCMA CGM BLUE WHALECargo (hazardous cat. B)
PanamaULTRA SERVALCargo
SingaporeBRO ANNATanker
MaltaCARPE DIEMTanker

Forecast

Model forecast for Dungeness over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
3200°80.4924
1164°20.4924
2113°30.4824
267°60.3824
1133°70.3824
2285°40.3824
4318°70.3824
2277°60.2724
7208°130.2724
3285°60.3724

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 19 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Marine conditions near Dungeness

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy Sandettie Lightship · 94.8 kmobserved
Water temp
19.2°C (67°F)
Air temp
18°C (64°F)
Wind
4.1 kn @ 250°
Waves
0.2 m (1 ft)

Weather buoys

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 11, 2021. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultOct 11, 2021Cargo Ship99 km away

    FRANCE: On 11 October, at approximately 0100 hours local time, ten armed intruders boarded the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier TRUDY while it was in the port of Dunkirk for a drug inspection, and took the crew captive. The leaders of this unauthorized boarding party spoke English and were “violent and threatening” in their manner, according to local police. They searched the vessel, “accompanied by the captain,” but did not appear to take anything. They departed empty-handed at about 0500 hours. No

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