PAUL R TREGURTHA
Bulk carrier · United States · built 1981 · AIS Class A
In short
PAUL R TREGURTHA (Bulk carrier, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , at anchor, in the port of East Chicago. Its crew-entered AIS destination is DULUTH, with an ETA of Oct 9, 2026, 15:00 UTC; its reported draught is 7.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 12:58 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 5, 2026, 16:01 UTC. Managing owner (USCG): THE INTERLAKE STEAMSHIP COMPANY (source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels)).
- Vessel type
- Bulk carrier
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- 1981
- Gross tonnage
- 36,360
- Size (length × beam)
- 309 m × 32 m
- Managing owner (USCG)
- THE INTERLAKE STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 41.7308° N, 87.4362° W
- Area
- Great Lakes
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- At anchor
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 304°
- Heading
- 183°
Last 30 days: 4 port calls (East Chicago and Sault Sainte Marie).
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
- PAUL R TREGURTHA
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7729057
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 366904940
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- WYR4481
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataBulk carrier
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 36,360
- Length overall
- 309 m
- Beam
- 32 m
- Year built
- 1981
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)
- THE INTERLAKE STEAMSHIP COMPANY(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 IMO number and call sign. The managing owner is the company the Coast Guard has on record for the ship's certificate of documentation.
- Ship radio licensee (FCC)
- THE INTERLAKE STEAMSHIP COMPANY(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.
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived at East ChicagoAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported arrival at DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WIAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from HiloAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WIAuthority-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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Chicago USECH | Oct 5, 2026, 16:01 UTC | in port | — |
| Sault Sainte Marie USSSM | Oct 4, 2026, 03:21 UTC | Oct 4, 2026, 05:40 UTC | 2 h 20 min |
| Sault Sainte Marie USSSM | Sep 30, 2026, 20:12 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 22:08 UTC | 1 h 56 min |
| Sault Sainte Marie USSSM | Sep 27, 2026, 08:37 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 10:35 UTC | 1 h 58 min |
Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI | Arrival | Sep 9, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Hilo USITO | Departure | Sep 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI | Arrival | Jan 18, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TWO HARBORS (AGATE BAY), MN | Departure | Jan 14, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI | Arrival | Oct 9, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Hilo USITO | Departure | Oct 6, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI | Arrival | Oct 2, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ST. CLAIR, MI (INCLUDED IN ST. CLAIR RIVER) | Departure | Sep 30, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI | Arrival | Sep 20, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Hilo USITO | Departure | Sep 16, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI | Arrival | Jul 30, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ST. CLAIR, MI (INCLUDED IN ST. CLAIR RIVER) | Departure | Jul 28, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 25, 2002.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About PAUL R TREGURTHA
MV Paul R. Tregurtha is a Great Lakes-based bulk carrier freighter. She is the current Queen of the Lakes, an unofficial but widely recognized title given to the longest vessel active on the Great Lakes. Launched as MV William J. De Lancey, she was the last of the thirteen "thousand footers" to enter service on the Great Lakes, and was also the last Great Lakes vessel built at the American Ship Building Company yard in Lorain, Ohio. The MV Paul R. Tregurtha is the current flagship for the Interlake Steamship Company.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is PAUL R TREGURTHA now?
- PAUL R TREGURTHA (Bulk carrier, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 14:25 UTC, at anchor, in the port of East Chicago. The crew-entered destination was DULUTH (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 12:58 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is PAUL R TREGURTHA?
- PAUL R TREGURTHA is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1981 by American Ship Building Company. The vessel is 309 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 36,360.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of PAUL R TREGURTHA?
- THE INTERLAKE STEAMSHIP COMPANY is recorded as Managing owner (USCG) for PAUL R TREGURTHA (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 PAUL R TREGURTHA?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for PAUL R TREGURTHA 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 PAUL R TREGURTHA. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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