Port of Menemsha

UN/LOCODEUSMN5What is a UN/LOCODE?41.35° N, 70.7667° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

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Menemsha: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 02:40 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: 8

Vessels near Menemsha

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 Menemsha
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
SITKATug	Tug	IMO 8971035	Oct 3, 2026, 02:38 UTC
LUNASailing	Sailing	MMSI 338493139	Oct 3, 2026, 02:37 UTC
TIME & TIDEPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338402065	Oct 3, 2026, 02:29 UTC
ZADA MACPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338395297	Oct 2, 2026, 22:49 UTC
CALABASHSailing	Sailing	MMSI 338494274	Oct 2, 2026, 22:41 UTC
SUMMER MUSICSailing	Sailing	MMSI 338230858	Oct 2, 2026, 22:10 UTC
MINUANOPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338218119	Oct 2, 2026, 21:44 UTC
KHUSHALISailing	Sailing	MMSI 538072734	Oct 2, 2026, 21:06 UTC

Forecast

Model forecast for Menemsha 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 3 00:00	14	251°	21	1.3	6	24
Oct 3 06:00	8	6°	10	1	6	24
Oct 3 12:00	10	19°	13	0.8	6	24
Oct 3 18:00	12	43°	15	0.7	6	24
Oct 4 00:00	9	60°	12	0.6	6	24
Oct 4 06:00	9	46°	12	0.5	7	24
Oct 4 12:00	12	59°	15	0.7	4	24
Oct 4 18:00	12	81°	16	0.8	5	24
Oct 5 00:00	11	53°	13	0.8	6	22
Oct 5 06:00	8	11°	11	0.8	7	2
Oct 5 12:00	8	320°	12	0.8	7	0.4

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 11 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 Menemsha

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

Buoy BZBM3 · 22.0 kmobserved Oct 3, 2026, 01:48 UTC

Water temp

18.6°C (65°F)

Air temp

—

Wind

—

Waves

—

Weather buoys

Tide gauges

Woods Hole, MA22.0 km

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

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Menemsha

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

AnchorageVineyard and Nantucket Sounds Anchorage EunrestrictedBuzzards Bay, MA110.140(c)(1) · 0 km
Right whale speed zone (10 kn)Block Island SoundSpeed RestrictionNovember 15 to April 3050 CFR 224.105(a) 2iii · 5.4 km
AnchorageVineyard and Nantucket Sounds Anchorage FunrestrictedBuzzards Bay, MA110.140(c)(2) · 9.4 km
AnchorageCape Cod Canal Anchorage LunrestrictedBuzzards Bay, MA110.140(b)(3) · 17.3 km
Routing measureRhode Island SoundRecommended Routenot applicable · 18 km
AnchorageVineyard and Nantucket Sounds Anchorage GunrestrictedBuzzards Bay, MA110.140(c)(3) · 19.7 km
AnchorageVineyard and Nantucket Sounds Anchorage IunrestrictedBuzzards Bay, MA110.140(c)(5) · 20.7 km
AnchorageEdgartown HarborspecialEdgartown Harbor, MA110.38 · 21.8 km
Pilot boardingBuzzards Baypilot_boarding1.0 nm northwest of Buzzards Bay Entrance Light 41°23'48"N,71°02'01"W22 km
AnchorageVineyard and Nantucket Sounds Anchorage HunrestrictedBuzzards Bay, MA110.140(c)(4) · 23.2 km
AnchorageCape Cod Canal Anchorage MunrestrictedBuzzards Bay, MA110.140(b)(4) · 24.5 km
Routing measureBuzzards Bay InboundTraffic Lane167.103(b) · 27.2 km

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

Navigational warnings in force nearby

Navigational warnings in force within 100 km of the port, newest first, as issued by national coordinators (NGA, AMSA). Positions are read from the warning text.

NAVAREA IV 653/2026Issued Jul 3, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)46 km away
030020Z JUL 26 NAVAREA IV 653/26. NORTH ATLANTIC. BROADCAST AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES UNRELIABLE AT USCG REMOTE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES: A. BOSTON 41-43.00N 070-31.00W. B. CHESAPEAKE 36-44.00N 076-01.00W. C. CHARLESTON 32-08.00N 081-42.00W. D. MIAMI 25-30.00N 080-23.00W. E. NEW ORLEANS 29-53.00N 089-57.00W. F. SAN JUAN 18-27.00N 066-06.00W.
NAVAREA IV 616/2025Issued Jun 13, 2025NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)45 km away
130011Z JUN 25 NAVAREA IV 616/25(GEN). WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. MESSAGING SERVICES UNAVAILABLE AT USCG REMOTE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES: A. BOSTON (F) 41-42.00N 070-30.30W. B. CHESAPEAKE (N) 36-43.70N 076-00.60W. C. CHARLESTON (E) 32-50.00N 079-56.00W. D. MIAMI (A) 25-37.00N 080-23.00W. E. NEW ORLEANS (G) 29-53.10N 089-56.70W.

Source: NGA Maritime Safety Information. Not for navigation. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".

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Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

7 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Mar 21, 2013, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Jun 28, 2026Specialty/OtherNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)20 km away
Atlantis, Woods Hole, MA, USA (NTSB DCA26FM018) · RV Atlantis
May 10, 2025Specialty/OtherNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)50 km away
Oliver Hazard Perry, Newport, RI, USA (NTSB DCA25FM038)
Dec 7, 2024Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)35 km away
Lucinda Smith, New Bedford, MA, USA (NTSB DCA25FM010) · LUCINDA SMITH
Jun 17, 2020ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)69 km away
Rebecca Mary, Martha's Vineyard, MA, USA (NTSB DCA20FM021)
Dec 4, 2017ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)86 km away
Misty Blue, Nantucket, MA, USA (NTSB DCA18FM005)
Jul 10, 2017ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)26 km away
Best Revenge, Falmouth, MA, USA (NTSB DCA17FM021)
Mar 21, 2013ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)42 km away
Justice, Wareham, MA, USA (NTSB DCA13NM013)

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

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jun 2, 2014. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

OtherMar 20, 2022Tanker86 km away
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: On 20 March, a group of protesters onboard small boats circled two tankers, the Greece flagged MINERVA VIRGO and the Liberia-flagged CONFIDENCE, on their way to the anchorage area of Ambrose Bay, New York. According to press reports, environmental activists were protesting against oil imports from Russia.
Pirate AssaultJun 2, 2014Tugboat73 km away
UNITED STATES: On 2 June, robbers stole a small tug boat from the Oyster House pier in East Providence, Rhode Island. The boat was later found aground and half-submerged in the Providence River near Sabin Point. East Providence Police and Fire were alerted to reports of a vessel in distress with at least two people shining flashlights. When authorities boarded the vessel nobody was found, although a person later discovered nearby on shore has been identified as a person of interest.

Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".

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