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MARIE CLARE

US · tug · 30 m · KMD Marine, Inc.

A 30 m tug, seen on 31 days in our last year of watching, here most months.

When she comes back

Seen on 31 days in our last year of watching, here most months. Last seen Oct 14. In port now. Past her expected window (Oct 14 – Oct 15).

Her AIS says ETA Oct 15medium confidence

MARIE CLARE was seen on 8 days since Apr 1, 2026, most recently Oct 14, 2026. Expected back between Oct 14, 2026 and Oct 15, 2026, best guess Oct 14, 2026. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.

  • Apr 13, 2026
  • Apr 15, 2026
  • Apr 16, 2026
  • Apr 30, 2026
  • Jun 17, 2026
  • Jun 26, 2026
  • Oct 3, 2026
  • Oct 14, 2026

Where she's been

  • Charleston, SC · in port Oct 14 to Oct 15 · 2 samples
  • New York, NY · seen Oct 8
  • to Charleston, SC · left after Oct 8 01:55, arrived before Oct 14 23:58 · she said CHARLESTON,SC
  • Charleston, SC · seen Oct 3
  • to New York, NY · left after Oct 3 08:07, arrived before Oct 8 01:55 · she said NEWARK NJ

From shore receivers' AIS samples: volunteer networks, our own antenna and NOAA's archive. A port call means she was heard stopped there; ocean passages are not heard, and the times are bounds, not events.

Her particulars

Build

Built
1997
Former names
Captain Bud

Size

Length overall
30 m (98 ft)
Beam
8 m (26 ft)

Capacity

Gross tonnage
not yet known
Deadweight
not yet known

Registry and management

IMO number
9175999
Call sign
WDJ9077
Flag
United States
Registered owner
KMD Marine, Inc.
Manager
not yet known
Class
ABS

In the window

Active · seen on 245 days across 6 years · first seen Sep 2021 · last seen Oct 2026 · visits a year about 30 · busiest months Feb, Jan, Mar · usual stay about 31 hours · speed past the window 5.1 kn · broadcasts as destination CHARLESTON,SC

Records

Observed top speed 11.9 kn · off Charleston, SC · 5 Apr 2024 · national archive 2021-25

Backstory, spoken

Nothing recorded yet.

Backstory, written

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406 seen · 159 inbound · 155 outbound · dwell 24.1h · draught 2.9m in / 2.9m out

Passages (20)
WhenDirectionDraughtStatus
Oct 14, 2026, 9:41 PMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)night
Oct 3, 2026, 10:50 AMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)no_camera
Jun 26, 2026, 2:47 PMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Jun 17, 2026, 6:32 PMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Apr 30, 2026, 5:54 PMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Apr 16, 2026, 6:59 PMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Apr 15, 2026, 11:45 AMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Apr 15, 2026, 6:17 AMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Apr 13, 2026, 12:47 PMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Mar 27, 2026, 8:04 AMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Mar 21, 2026, 9:44 AMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Mar 11, 2026, 7:04 PMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Feb 11, 2026, 12:38 PMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Jan 9, 2026, 3:07 AMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Jan 7, 2026, 7:23 PMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Jan 3, 2026, 7:06 PMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Jan 2, 2026, 12:20 PMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Dec 13, 2025, 7:57 AMinbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Dec 11, 2025, 6:29 PMoutbound3.0 m (10 ft)—
Dec 3, 2025, 1:03 PMunknown3.0 m (10 ft)—

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.