Skip to content

Port of Sopers Hole

British Virgin Islands

UN/LOCODEVGSHOWhat is a UN/LOCODE?18.3833° N, 64.7° WLocal timeAmerica/St_Thomas, UTC-4

In short

Sopers Hole: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 13:01 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

Get port alerts

Get an email when Sopers Hole is busier than usual or is named in an official release.

Free forever. No card. A free account follows up to 5 ships and ports.

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

Vessels near Sopers Hole

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 Sopers Hole in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for Sopers Hole 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)
1593°200.9824
14111°200.81124
1499°200.9822
16117°230.9724
15122°200.81124
11118°150.61124
12109°160.61123
1299°160.61024
1291°170.7624
13103°170.7621
1495°180.7522

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 14 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 Sopers Hole

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

Buoy 9751381 - Lameshur Bay, St John, VI · 7.7 kmobserved
Water temp
29.6°C (85°F)
Air temp
28.1°C (83°F)
Wind
—
Waves
—

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

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

4 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Sep 23, 2014, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

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

11 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Apr 24, 2008. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherMar 5, 2022Sailing Vessel12 km away

    US VIRGIN ISLANDS: On 5 March, at 0000 local time, the United States-flagged sailing vessel BLUE ROSE was stolen while berthed at St. John, Great Cruz Bay. The sailing vessel was unmanned and unlocked when it was stolen from the port. The incident was reported to the local authorities and a coordinated search is being conducted. The owner of the vessel has offered a reward of $25,000 (USD) for information leading to recovery.

  • IncidentJul 18, 2021Sailing Vessel8 km away

    U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: On 18 July, robbers stole a dinghy and outboard motor from a sailing yacht anchored in Salt Pond Bay.

  • Pirate AssaultApr 8, 2017Vessel82 km away

    PUERTO RICO: On 08 April, a robber boarded a yacht moored in Isabel Segunda, in vicinity 18-09N 065-26W, and stole an outboard motor.

  • Pirate AssaultMar 13, 2017Sailing Vessel81 km away

    PUERTO RICO: On 13 March, a dinghy and outboard motor were stolen from a sailing yacht anchored in Vieques, vicinity 18-07N 065-25W. The outboard was removed and the dinghy set adrift. Dinghy ended up beating against the rocks and was found unsalvageable the next morning, the fuel tank and life jackets were recovered. A police report was made.

  • Pirate AssaultMar 2, 2017Sailing Vessel85 km away

    PUERTO RICO: On 2 March, robbers stole a dinghy and outboard motor from a sailing yacht anchored in Sun Bay, Vieques, vicinity 18-05.7N 068-27.3W. The dinghy was recovered later that day, minus the motor and fuel tank.

  • Pirate AssaultJan 27, 2017Sailing Vessel89 km away

    PUERTO RICO: On 27 January, a dinghy and outboard motor was stolen from a sailing yacht anchored in Vieques Esperanza. The dinghy and outboard motor had been secured with a steel chain that had been cut. Later the dinghy was found on a nearby beach minus the motor which had been chained to the dinghy. The owners reported the incident to the local police who noted that this was the fourth motor stolen this week.

Tools for this port

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/ports/VGSHO
View JSONAPI documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans

Nearby ports

Marinas near Sopers Hole

Marinas and small craft harbours whose nearest Voydar port is Sopers Hole, with their straight-line distance (derived). Each page shows the facilities and contacts its sources report.