CHARLES HUGHES
Tug · United States · AIS Class A
In short
CHARLES HUGHES (Tug, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , not moving, in the port of Brooklyn/New York. Its crew-entered AIS destination is US NYC (New York); its reported draught is 3.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 11:56 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 6, 2026, 06:36 UTC. Managing owner (USCG): VANE LINE BUNKERING LLC (source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels)).
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- —
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 29 m × 10 m
- Managing owner (USCG)
- VANE LINE BUNKERING LLC
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 40.6681° N, 74.0015° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 339°
- Heading
- 16°
Last 30 days: 5 port calls (Brooklyn/New York, Port Richmond, and New York).
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
- CHARLES HUGHES
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 1294624
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 368220710
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- WDM5939
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 29 m
- Beam
- 10 m
- Year built
- —
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)
- VANE LINE BUNKERING LLC(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)
- VANE LINE BUNKERING, INC.(not linked to a company record)Source: FCC Universal Licensing System — ship station licences · since 2021 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived at Brooklyn/New YorkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Port RichmondAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Port RichmondAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Brooklyn/New YorkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Brooklyn/New YorkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Vessel Inspection | Baltimore, Maryland | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn/New York USBOY | Oct 6, 2026, 06:36 UTC | in port | — |
| Port Richmond USRI4 | Oct 5, 2026, 20:05 UTC | Oct 6, 2026, 06:06 UTC | 10 h 0 min |
| Brooklyn/New York USBOY | Oct 3, 2026, 20:07 UTC | Oct 4, 2026, 19:18 UTC | 23 h 11 min |
| Brooklyn/New York USBOY | Sep 30, 2026, 04:30 UTC | Oct 1, 2026, 11:33 UTC | 31 h 3 min |
| New York USNYC | Sep 14, 2026, 16:43 UTC | Sep 15, 2026, 03:02 UTC | 10 h 20 min |
| New York USNYC | Sep 5, 2026, 19:26 UTC | Sep 7, 2026, 00:18 UTC | 28 h 52 min |
| New York USNYC | Sep 5, 2026, 15:10 UTC | Sep 5, 2026, 19:20 UTC | 4 h 9 min |
| New York USNYC | Jun 16, 2026, 02:02 UTC | Jun 20, 2026, 01:19 UTC | 3 d 23 h |
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.
Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived
Patterns Voydar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.
Predicted arrival
Voydar estimates arrival at New York around Oct 6, 2026, 10:46 UTC, most likely between Oct 4, 2026, 23:55 UTC and Oct 18, 2026, 11:11 UTC. Based on 126 past transits between USBOY and New York seen in our port calls. The crew-reported ETA is Sep 30, 2026, 02:00 UTC.
Medium (62%) · Method seadar.behaviour.eta_prediction v1
Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.
Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is CHARLES HUGHES now?
- CHARLES HUGHES (Tug, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 12:40 UTC, not moving, in the port of Brooklyn/New York. The crew-entered destination was US NYC (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 11:56 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is CHARLES HUGHES?
- CHARLES HUGHES is a tug sailing under the flag of United States. The vessel is 29 m long with a beam of 10 m.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of CHARLES HUGHES?
- VANE LINE BUNKERING LLC is recorded as Managing owner (USCG) for CHARLES HUGHES (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 CHARLES HUGHES?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CHARLES HUGHES 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. CHARLES HUGHES has 7 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
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