DIRK S. VANENKEVORT
Tug · United States · built 1990 · AIS Class A
In short
DIRK S. VANENKEVORT (Tug, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 10.1 kn, in the Great Lakes. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is TOLEDO, with an ETA of Oct 7, 2026, 07:00 UTC; its reported draught is 7.4 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 00:44 UTC). Managing owner (USCG): VANENKEVORT TUG AND BARGE INC (source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels)).
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- 1990
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 159 m × 24 m
- Managing owner (USCG)
- VANENKEVORT TUG AND BARGE INC
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 45.7448° N, 83.6743° W
- Area
- Great Lakes
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 10.1 kn
- Course
- 143°
- Heading
- 141°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- DIRK S. VANENKEVORT
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5175745
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 338866000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- WDH8351
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 158.5 m
- Beam
- 24 m
- Year built
- 1990
United StatesA tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Managing owner (USCG)
- VANENKEVORT TUG AND BARGE INC(not linked to a company record)Source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 6, 2026Coast Guard documentation record (2026-09 file) matched to this ship by call sign and vessel name. The managing owner is the company the Coast Guard has on record for the ship's certificate of documentation.
- Ship radio licensee (FCC)
- VanEnkevort Tug & Barge, Inc.(not linked to a company record)Source: FCC Universal Licensing System — ship station licences · since 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 6, 2026Licence matched to this ship by MMSI and call sign. The licensee holds the radio licence; it is not necessarily the owner.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported arrival at FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from BUFFINGTON HARBOR, INAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at BUFFINGTON HARBOR, INAuthority-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRPORT HARBOR, OH | Arrival | Aug 28, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| BUFFINGTON HARBOR, IN | Departure | Aug 24, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| BUFFINGTON HARBOR, IN | Arrival | Aug 24, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| FAIRPORT HARBOR, OH | Arrival | Jul 31, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Detroit USDET | Departure | Jul 28, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| FAIRPORT HARBOR, OH | Arrival | Jul 20, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Muskegon USMKG | Departure | Jul 17, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| FAIRPORT HARBOR, OH | Arrival | Jul 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ROUGE RIVER, MI (INCLUDED IN PORT OF DETROIT) | Departure | Jul 3, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ESCANABA, MI | Departure | Mar 28, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| MARBLEHEAD, OH | Arrival | Dec 16, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| STONEPORT, MI | Departure | Dec 14, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 8, 2015.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is DIRK S. VANENKEVORT now?
- DIRK S. VANENKEVORT (Tug, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 01:55 UTC, under way at 10.1 kn, in the Great Lakes. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was TOLEDO (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 00:44 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is DIRK S. VANENKEVORT?
- DIRK S. VANENKEVORT is a tug sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1990. The vessel is 158.5 m long with a beam of 24 m.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of DIRK S. VANENKEVORT?
- VANENKEVORT TUG AND BARGE INC is recorded as Managing owner (USCG) for DIRK S. VANENKEVORT (source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels)). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for DIRK S. VANENKEVORT?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for DIRK S. VANENKEVORT 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 DIRK S. VANENKEVORT. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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