Local regular
SMITH PRIVATEER
United States · tug · 28 m · Smith Marine Towing Corp
A 28 m harbor tug that crosses the window about 4 times a week.
How often we see her
Seen about every day. Last seen Oct 7. She hasn't been back in a long while, so we're no longer expecting her.
SMITH PRIVATEER was seen on 2 days since Oct 1, 2026, most recently Oct 7, 2026. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.
- Oct 5, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026
Where she's been
- Charleston, SC · in port Oct 5 to Oct 7 · 52 samples
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
- not yet known
- Former names
- Crosby Ram
Size
- Length overall
- 28 m (92 ft)
- Beam
- 10 m (33 ft)
Capacity
- Gross tonnage
- not yet known
- Deadweight
- not yet known
Registry and management
- IMO number
- 9558115
- Call sign
- WDK7850
- Registered owner
- Smith Marine Towing Corp
- Manager
- not yet known
- Class
- ABS
In the window
Local regular · seen on 235 days across 4 years · first seen Sep 2021 · last seen Oct 2026 · visits a year about 96 · usual gap every day (fairly regular) · busiest months Sep, Oct, Jan · usual stay about 7 hours · speed past the window 6.8 kn · broadcasts as destination CHARLESTON, SC
Records
Observed top speed 13.5 kn · off Charleston, SC · 4 Nov 2021 · national archive 2021-25
Backstory, spoken
Nothing recorded yet.
Backstory, written
Nothing written yet. Add a line.
966 seen · 479 inbound · 480 outbound · dwell 7.2h · draught 3.6m in / 3.6m out
Passages (20)
| When | Direction | Draught | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026, 9:53 PM | outbound | 4.1 m (13 ft) | night |
| Oct 5, 2026, 5:53 AM | inbound | 4.1 m (13 ft) | night |
| Nov 22, 2023, 11:55 AM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Nov 20, 2023, 1:21 AM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 23, 2023, 10:43 PM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 22, 2023, 11:28 PM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 21, 2023, 5:31 PM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 19, 2023, 11:23 PM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 19, 2023, 7:53 PM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 19, 2023, 12:06 PM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 19, 2023, 8:39 AM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 18, 2023, 10:47 PM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 18, 2023, 7:42 PM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 18, 2023, 11:48 AM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 18, 2023, 8:57 AM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 17, 2023, 4:59 PM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 17, 2023, 1:22 PM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 17, 2023, 6:40 AM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 17, 2023, 3:15 AM | outbound | 3.6 m (12 ft) | — |
| Feb 16, 2023, 8:03 PM | inbound | 3.6 m (12 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.