Port of Sunny Point

UN/LOCODEUSSUTWhat is a UN/LOCODE?33.9833° N, 77.95° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

In short

Sunny Point: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 00:24 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: 9

Vessels near Sunny Point

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 Sunny Point
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
TISCAPACargo (hazardous cat. A)	Cargo (hazardous cat. A)	IMO 9984338	Oct 4, 2026, 00:22 UTC
RANGERPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 367100870	Oct 4, 2026, 00:14 UTC
SHERENA B CHERAMIETug	Tug	MMSI 368340980	Oct 3, 2026, 23:25 UTC
FORT FISHERPassenger	Passenger	IMO 8645143	Oct 3, 2026, 22:23 UTC
THERESA TIGATanker (hazardous cat. B)	Tanker (hazardous cat. B)	IMO 9919735	Oct 3, 2026, 22:12 UTC
CROATOANPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 366892720	Oct 3, 2026, 21:07 UTC
DAYSTARPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338483901	Oct 3, 2026, 20:59 UTC
BUG OUT BOATSailing	Sailing	MMSI 338325709	Oct 3, 2026, 20:55 UTC
CAMIETug	Tug	IMO 8334079	Oct 3, 2026, 19:46 UTC

Forecast

Model forecast for Sunny Point 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 00:00	5	161°	9	0.5	9	24
Oct 4 06:00	4	223°	9	0.6	8	23
Oct 4 12:00	5	286°	9	0.6	7	23
Oct 4 18:00	8	214°	17	0.6	7	15
Oct 5 00:00	3	255°	9	0.6	8	19
Oct 5 06:00	2	317°	6	0.5	8	2.4
Oct 5 12:00	6	22°	10	0.6	8	16
Oct 5 18:00	8	25°	15	0.6	5	24
Oct 6 00:00	9	39°	16	0.8	4	24
Oct 6 06:00	12	41°	20	1.3	5	24
Oct 6 12:00	14	40°	24	1.8	6	24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 18:00 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 Sunny Point

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

Buoy MBIN7 · 15.0 kmobserved Oct 3, 2026, 23:00 UTC

Water temp

—

Air temp

25.3°C (78°F)

Wind

1.9 kn @ 260°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

Zeke's Basin, North Carolina3.6 km
MBIN715.0 km
Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_S)15.0 km
Research Creek, North Carolina Reserve, NC22.0 km
Research Creek, North Carolina Reserve, NC22.1 km

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

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Sunny Point

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

Right whale speed zone (10 kn)Mid-Atlantic USSpeed RestrictionNovember 15 to April 3050 CFR 224.105(a) 2i · 3.3 km
Routing measureCape Fear River ApproachPrecautionary Area167.251 · 19.9 km
Pilot boardingWilmingtonpilot_boarding1.0 nm seaward of Cape Fear River Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy CF 33°46'17"N,78°03'02"W24.2 km
AnchorageAnchorage AemergencyCape Fear, NC110.170(a)(1) · 25 km
Routing measureCape Fear River Approach SouthboundTraffic Lane167.252(c) · 27.2 km
Routing measureCape Fear River ApproachSeparation Zone167.252(a) · 28.5 km
Routing measureCape Fear River Approach NorthboundTraffic Lane167.252(b) · 28.6 km
AnchorageAnchorage BexplosivesCape Fear, NC110.170(a)(2) · 34.4 km

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

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

Vessel	Arrived	Departed
NEW AMSTERDAMCargo	Sep 23, 2026, 11:02 UTC	Sep 23, 2026, 17:51 UTC
THOMAS DANNTug	Jun 15, 2026, 20:58 UTC	not recorded
DEBRA CTowing	Jun 14, 2026, 19:06 UTC	not recorded
THOMAS DANNTug	Jun 13, 2026, 21:38 UTC	Jun 14, 2026, 10:40 UTC
THOMAS DANNTug	Jun 10, 2026, 01:25 UTC	Jun 10, 2026, 01:56 UTC

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Aug 8, 2023, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Aug 8, 2023Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)71 km away
JACQUELINE A, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA (NTSB DCA23FM044)

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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