Port of Vermilion

UN/LOCODEUSVE9What is a UN/LOCODE?41.4167° N, 82.35° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

In short

Vermilion: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 18:49 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 Vermilion

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.

No vessels detected near Vermilion in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Vermilion from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 3510). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Very small
Harbour type: River (natural)
Shelter: Excellent
Channel depth: 2 m
Anchorage depth: 2 m
Cargo pier depth: 2 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: Limited

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Vermilion 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 18:00	9	59°	15	0.6	4	24
Oct 4 00:00	11	73°	16	0.7	4	24
Oct 4 06:00	4	134°	7	0.4	4	24
Oct 4 12:00	5	219°	8	0.3	4	24
Oct 4 18:00	5	268°	11	0.2	4	24
Oct 5 00:00	7	236°	11	0.3	3	24
Oct 5 06:00	13	326°	20	0.9	4	24
Oct 5 12:00	9	336°	15	0.7	4	24
Oct 5 18:00	8	328°	15	0.5	4	24
Oct 6 00:00	5	320°	10	0.4	3	24

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, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 13 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 Vermilion

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

Buoy VRMO1 · 2.0 kmobserved Oct 3, 2026, 17:50 UTC

Water temp

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Air temp

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Wind

13 kn @ 60°

Waves

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Weather buoys

VRMO12.0 km
Vermilion River at Lake Erie, OH2.0 km
OWXO118.1 km
Old Woman Creek, Old Woman Creek Reserve, OH18.1 km
Darrow Road, Old Woman Creek Reserve, OH18.1 km

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

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Vermilion

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

AnchorageCedar PointspecialSandusky, OH110.83a · 28 km

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

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

3 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Oct 3, 2012, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Dec 30, 2024Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)54 km away
Dorothy Ann / Pathfinder, Cleveland, OH, USA (NTSB DCA25FM013)
Feb 16, 2019ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)97 km away
St. Clair, Oregon, OH, USA (NTSB DCA19FM020) · St. Clair
Oct 3, 2012ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)16 km away
John D Leitch / 350 Challenger, Lorain, OH, USA (NTSB DCA13NM002) · JOHN D LEITCH

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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