Port of Ship Island

UN/LOCODEUSIPXWhat is a UN/LOCODE?30.2° N, 88.95° WLocal timeAmerica/Chicago, UTC-5

In short

Ship Island: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 12:55 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now: 0
Arrivals, last 24 h: 0
Departures, last 24 h: 0
Ships nearby, last 6 h: 0

Vessels near Ship Island

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.

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Forecast

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

Time (UTC)	Wind (kn)	From	Gusts (kn)	Waves (m)	Period (s)	Visibility (km)
Oct 4 12:00	14	185°	20	0.6	3	8.8
Oct 4 18:00	13	205°	18	0.5	3	16
Oct 5 00:00	7	205°	14	0.3	3	12
Oct 5 06:00	3	25°	10	0.2	6	14
Oct 5 12:00	11	33°	17	0.4	2	11
Oct 5 18:00	10	51°	15	0.4	3	24
Oct 6 00:00	10	31°	13	0.3	2	24
Oct 6 06:00	13	42°	19	0.5	3	24
Oct 6 12:00	14	37°	21	0.5	3	22
Oct 6 18:00	12	47°	19	0.5	3	24
Oct 7 00:00	11	48°	16	0.4	3	22

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 7 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.

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Marine conditions near Ship Island

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

Weather buoys

8744707 - Gulfport Outer Range, MS4.9 km
Ship Island Pass, MS / CSI1310.5 km
8745651 - West Pier, Gulfport, MS22.4 km
BILOXI - 22 NM SSE of Biloxi, MS23.5 km
USM-R225.9 km

Tide gauges

Bay Waveland Yacht Club, MS44.0 km

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

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Ship Island

Charted areas within 40 km, from NOAA's MarineCadastre.gov. Reference only, not for navigation: the regulation cited governs.

Routing measureGulfportFairway166.200(d)(34) · 2.7 km
Routing measureShip Island Pass to Horn Island PassFairway166.200(d)(36) · 8.2 km
Pilot boardingGulfportpilot_boardingIn the vicinity of Gulfport Ship Channel Lighted Buoy GP to 2.0 nm south of the west end of Ship Island 30°07'10"N,88°52'40"W10.4 km
Routing measureBiloxiFairway166.200(d)(35) · 12.8 km
AnchorageBiloxiunrestrictedMississippi Sound, MS110.194a(a)(2) · 13.3 km
Routing measurePascagoulaFairway166.200(d)(37) · 32.8 km
Pilot boardingPascagoulapilot_boarding1.0 nm south to southeast of Horn Island Pass Lighted Whistle Buoy HI35.8 km

Sources: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (MarineCadastre.gov) and NOAA Fisheries (public domain). Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

10 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Aug 24, 2014, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Oct 3, 2025FishingNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)85 km away
Phuoc Thanh Mai III, Venice, LA, USA (NTSB DCA26FM001) · PHUOC THANH MAI III
Dec 1, 2024Specialty/OtherNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)89 km away
Deep Energy, Theodore, AL, USA (NTSB DCA25FM007) · DEEP ENERGY
Jan 16, 2023Specialty/OtherNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)99 km away
W.B. Wood, Meraux, LA, USA (NTSB DCA23FM014)
Mar 12, 2022ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)45 km away
Valaris DS-16 / AKTI, Pascagoula, MS, USA (NTSB DCA22FM013) · VALARIS DS-16
Jan 13, 2021ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)66 km away
Robert Cenac / SH 238, Slidell, LA, USA (NTSB DCA21FM014)
Dec 10, 2020ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)35 km away
Lucky Angel, Pascagoula, MS, USA (NTSB DCA21FM010)
Mar 29, 2019Cargo, GeneralNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)40 km away
HAWK / Delbert D Black, Pascagoula, MS, USA (NTSB DCA19FM029) · SEAWAY HAWK
Oct 8, 2018ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)53 km away
GRAND SUN, Chandeleur Islands, LA, USA (NTSB DCA19FM001)

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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