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STATE OF MICHIGAN

Passenger ship · United States · built 1985 · AIS Class A

IMO8835451MMSI338940000Call signWMAPLast AIS position Aug 4, 2026, 02:15 UTC

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
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°
43.8372° N, 82.5325° W
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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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Identity & particulars

Name
STATE OF MICHIGAN
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
8835451
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
338940000
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.

DateEventSource
Inspection at STURGEON BAY, WisconsinUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of ColumbiaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at STURGEON BAY, WisconsinUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, MichiganUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of ColumbiaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, MichiganUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of ColumbiaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, MichiganUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of ColumbiaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at Sault Ste Marie, MichiganUSCG 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

50
Inspections
not recorded
Detentions
0
Deficiencies
DateTypePortFindings
Dec 2, 2025Vessel InspectionSTURGEON BAY, Wisconsinclean
Oct 23, 2025Incident InvestigationWASHINGTON, District of Columbiaclean
Aug 20, 2025Vessel InspectionSTURGEON BAY, Wisconsinclean
Jan 7, 2025Vessel InspectionSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Sep 16, 2024Incident InvestigationWASHINGTON, District of Columbiaclean
Sep 16, 2024Vessel InspectionSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Aug 30, 2024Incident InvestigationWASHINGTON, District of Columbiaclean
Jul 30, 2024Vessel InspectionSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Jun 6, 2024Incident InvestigationWASHINGTON, District of Columbiaclean
Jan 10, 2024Vessel InspectionSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Oct 17, 2023Incident InvestigationWASHINGTON, District of Columbiaclean
Oct 17, 2023Vessel InspectionPSCBuffalo, New Yorkclean
Aug 22, 2023Vessel InspectionSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Aug 9, 2023Vessel InspectionDETROIT, Michiganclean
Jul 30, 2023Vessel InspectionDETROIT, Michiganclean
May 30, 2023Vessel InspectionSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Jan 31, 2023Vessel InspectionSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Jan 9, 2023Vessel InspectionSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Aug 26, 2022Vessel InspectionPSCSault Ste Marie, Michiganclean
Jul 13, 2022Vessel InspectionDETROIT, Michiganclean

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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