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Port of Punta Venado

Mexico

UN/LOCODEMXPVNWhat is a UN/LOCODE?20.5333° N, 87.15° WLocal timeAmerica/Cancun, UTC-5

In short

Punta Venado: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 13:16 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Punta Venado

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 Punta Venado
VesselLast seen
MexicoCANCUN
MexicoMEXICO VPassenger
MexicoXCARETPassenger

Forecast

Model forecast for Punta Venado 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)
8135°140.4221
8142°160.3324
677°100.3324
8108°140.3224
586°110.3224
7114°150.3222
6100°120.3224
589°80.2324
589°90.3224
6143°130.2322
568°70.2224

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, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 16 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.

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

VesselArrivedDeparted
Mexico GLORIA ELENACargo

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since May 31, 1999. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • IncidentSep 6, 2021Anchored Ship68 km away

    MEXICO: On 6 September, three robbers armed with spear guns boarded a catamaran anchored in the Bay of Punta Nizuc, south of Cancun. Family members were watching a movie with all the lights out at 2130 hours local time when the men appeared in the cockpit and began screaming for money and food. The crew cooperated, giving the masked men money and food items. The robbers tied up both adults and then tied the children nearby. They threatened to throw the children overboard while still tied, but di

  • Pirate AssaultMar 1, 2018Vessel13 km away

    MEXICO: On 01 March, the U.S. embassy in Mexico issued a travel alert for a popular tourist destination in southeast Mexico, in vicinity 20-38N 087-05W. This came a little more than a week after an explosion on a ferry in Playa del Carmen injured more than 20 people, some of them U.S. citizens. The alert was issued the same day as another explosive device was found on another ferry owned by the same company in Cozumel, another tourist hub in the area. According to the alert, which advised U.S. t

  • Pirate AssaultMay 31, 1999Vessel61 km away

    The ferry Mexico I, carrying 253 passengers, was attacked at night by a half-dozen hooded pirates brandishing a grenade and firing assault rifles into the air. The ferry was returning from the Caribbean resort isle of Cozumel enroute to Playa del Carmen. The pirates robbed the passengers of money and valuables, threw two security guards overboard (drowning one), and beat a crew member before speeding off in another boat. A 02 June 1999 report states that only money from an armored car aboard the

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