Lake Explorer II
Research vessel · built 1967
In short
Lake Explorer II (Research vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Research vessel
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1967
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 27 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- Lake Explorer II
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 6728185
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Research vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 27.4 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1967
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Ownership & management
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About Lake Explorer II
NOAAS Rude (S 590) was an American Rude-class hydrographic survey ship that was in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2008. Prior to her NOAA career, she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1967 to 1970 as USC&GS Rude (ASV 90). She was named for Gilbert T. Rude, former Chief of the Division of Coastal Surveys of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 2008, NOAA decommissioned Rude and transferred her to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Renamed US EPA Lake Explorer II, she entered EPA service as a research ship in 2009.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lake Explorer II now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Lake Explorer II in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Lake Explorer II?
- Lake Explorer II is a research vessel, built in 1967 by Jakobson Shipyard. The vessel is 27.4 m long.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Lake Explorer II?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Lake Explorer II 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 Lake Explorer II. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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