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Bryan Lewis

Lapsed

ZEALOUS

United States · passenger boat · 18 m

An 18 m passenger boat, seen on 3 days in our last year of watching, an occasional visitor; last seen May 2026.

When she comes back

Seen on 3 days in our last year of watching, an occasional visitor. Last seen May 20. Expected back around Nov 21 (Oct 16 – Dec 28), about 5 weeks from now.

Based on how often we've seen her, timing uncertain after the 2026 gaplow confidence

ZEALOUS was seen on 2 days since Apr 1, 2026, most recently May 20, 2026. Expected back between Oct 16, 2026 and Dec 28, 2026, best guess Nov 21, 2026. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.

  • Apr 22, 2026
  • May 20, 2026

Her particulars

Build

Built
not yet known

Size

Length overall
18 m (59 ft)
Beam
4 m (13 ft)

Capacity

Gross tonnage
not yet known
Deadweight
not yet known

Registry and management

Call sign
WAC8089
Registered owner
not yet known
Manager
not yet known

In the window

Lapsed · seen on 118 days across 5 years · first seen Mar 2022 · last seen May 2026 · visits a year about 25 · busiest months May, Jun, Jul · usually arrives in the afternoon · usual stay about 21 hours · speed past the window 26.5 kn

Records

Observed top speed 24.4 kn · off Charleston, SC · 2 Jun 2022 · national archive 2021-25

Backstory, spoken

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190 seen · 90 inbound · 89 outbound · dwell 13.5h

Passages (20)
WhenDirectionDraughtStatus
May 20, 2026, 4:28 AMoutbound——
Apr 22, 2026, 9:03 AMunknown——
Oct 8, 2025, 3:40 PMinbound——
Jul 7, 2025, 4:02 PMoutbound——
May 14, 2025, 5:05 AMoutbound——
Apr 6, 2025, 5:39 PMoutbound——
Nov 26, 2024, 1:08 PMinbound——
Apr 23, 2024, 11:04 AMinbound——
Mar 8, 2024, 9:51 AMunknown——
Jan 15, 2024, 4:03 PMinbound——
Jan 15, 2024, 5:25 AMoutbound——
Nov 28, 2023, 3:11 PMinbound——
Nov 28, 2023, 5:24 AMoutbound——
Nov 8, 2023, 4:55 PMinbound——
Nov 3, 2023, 4:37 PMoutbound——
Nov 3, 2023, 2:58 PMinbound——
Oct 19, 2023, 4:38 PMinbound——
Oct 19, 2023, 5:01 AMoutbound——
Oct 14, 2023, 4:48 PMunknown——
Oct 10, 2023, 7:26 PMinbound——

Sightings come from the national AIS record through Jun 30, 2026, then our own window receiver from Sep 29, 2026. Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026 was not recorded.