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Port of Taormina

Italy

UN/LOCODEITTAOWhat is a UN/LOCODE?37.85° N, 15.2833° ELocal timeEurope/Rome, UTC+2

In short

Taormina: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 10:32 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Taormina

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 Taormina
VesselLast seen
MaltaEXPLORA IPassenger

Forecast

Model forecast for Taormina 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)
1159°70.4624
183°70.3524
2286°50.3524
3301°70.3624
2158°80.3524
150°80.3524
3296°50.2524
5309°90.3624
14°90.3524
3337°100.2524
3299°60.2524

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, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 12 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 30, 1986. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 20, 1996Merchant Vessel61 km away

    Mediterranean Sea - Southern Italy A group of pirates attacked a private yacht moored near the village of Scilla, in southern Italy. A few hours after reaching it's anchorage, the British-registered yacht Renalo was boarded by a group of men, one armed with a pistol, from a small motorboat. They forced the crew and six Frenchwomen (passengers) on board to hand over jewelry and money before making their escape. The estimated value of the foreign currency and jewels taken was $2,600 (US). There we

  • UnknownJan 30, 1986Vessel46 km away

    THE HYDROFOILS SVALAN AND TARNAN SANK IN PORT OF MESSINA AFTER TWO EXPLOSIONS. A MAGNETIC DEVICE, THOUGHT TO BE A BOMB, WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE KEEL OF ONE OF THE VESSELS, ALONG WITH A LARGE HOLE IN HER HULL.

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