Where is Michipicoten now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Michipicoten in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Michipicoten?

Michipicoten is a ship, built in 1952. The vessel is 212.8 m long with a beam of 21.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 15,366.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Michipicoten?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Michipicoten from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Michipicoten. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Michipicoten

ship · built 1952

IMO5102865No AIS position on record

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Michipicoten (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1952
Gross tonnage: 15,366
Size (length × beam): 213 m × 21 m
Registered owner: —

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Identity & particulars

Name: Michipicoten
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 5102865
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 825098. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.15,366
Net tonnage: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 825098. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.4,609
Length overall: 212.8 m
Beam: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 825098. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.21.3 m
Year built: 1952

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Ownership & management

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Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Dec 30, 2016	Reported departure from PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MIAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 30, 2016	Reported arrival at PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MIAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 28, 2016	Reported departure from PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MIAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MI	Departure	Dec 30, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MI	Arrival	Dec 30, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MI	Departure	Dec 28, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MI	Arrival	Dec 28, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
TOLEDO HARBOR, OH	Arrival	Dec 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
TOLEDO HARBOR, OH	Departure	Dec 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Cleveland USCLE	Departure	Dec 25, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Cleveland USCLE	Arrival	Dec 25, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Departure	Dec 12, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Arrival	Dec 12, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MI	Departure	Dec 10, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MI	Arrival	Dec 10, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 2, 2003.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About Michipicoten

Michipicoten (named Elton Hoyt 2nd when she entered service in 1952) is a self-discharging lake freighter owned and operated by Canadian shipping firm Lower Lakes Towing of Port Dover, Ontario. Michipicoten primarily hauls taconite from Marquette, Michigan, to the Algoma Steel Mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She has a capacity of 22,300 tons, a speed of 12 knots (14 mph), and a length of 689 feet 6 inches (210.2 m).

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Michipicoten now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Michipicoten in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Michipicoten?: Michipicoten is a ship, built in 1952. The vessel is 212.8 m long with a beam of 21.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 15,366.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Michipicoten?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Michipicoten from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Michipicoten. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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