STATE OF MICHIGAN
Passenger ship · United States · built 1985 · AIS Class A
In short
STATE OF MICHIGAN (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 10.8 kn, near Harbor Beach (Great Lakes). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- 1985
- Gross tonnage
- 1,894
- Size (length × beam)
- 68 m × 13 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 43.8372° N, 82.5325° W
- Area
- Great Lakes
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 10.8 kn
- Course
- 354°
- Heading
- 353°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
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- Name
- STATE OF MICHIGAN
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8835451
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 338940000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- WMAP
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 1,894
- Length overall
- 68 m
- Beam
- 13 m
- Year built
- 1985
A 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.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection at STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections |
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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin | clean |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin | clean |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Buffalo, New York | clean |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | DETROIT, Michigan | clean |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | DETROIT, Michigan | clean |
| May 30, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | DETROIT, Michigan | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.
About STATE OF MICHIGAN
USNS Persistent (T-AGOS-6) was a Stalwart-class Modified Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship of the United States Navy. Stalwart-class ships were originally designed to collect underwater acoustical data in support of Cold War anti-submarine warfare operations in the 1980s. Ex-USNS Persistent is now T/S State of Michigan, owned by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration and assigned to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Traverse City, Michigan.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is STATE OF MICHIGAN now?
- STATE OF MICHIGAN (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Aug 4, 2026, 02:15 UTC, under way at 10.8 kn, near Harbor Beach (Great Lakes). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- What kind of ship is STATE OF MICHIGAN?
- STATE OF MICHIGAN is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1985 by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company. The vessel is 68 m long with a beam of 13 m and has a gross tonnage of 1,894.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for STATE OF MICHIGAN?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for STATE OF MICHIGAN 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. STATE OF MICHIGAN has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
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