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ONIKA

United States · yacht · 40 m · Akino Corporation

A 40 m yacht, seen once in our last year of watching.

When she comes back

Seen once in our last year of watching. Last seen Oct 15. Expected back around Oct 5, 2027 (May 6 – Mar 2), about 12 months from now.

Based on how often we've seen herlow confidence

ONIKA was seen on 2 days since Oct 1, 2026, most recently Oct 15, 2026. Expected back between May 6, 2027 and Mar 2, 2030, best guess Oct 5, 2027. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.

  • Oct 2, 2026
  • Oct 15, 2026

Where she's been

  • Charleston, SC · in port Oct 5 to Oct 15 · 151 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

Owner and cost

Owner
not yet known
Value
not yet known
Guests
6
Crew
8

Build

Built
2014, Delta Marine (Seattle), Seattle, Wa
Designer
Delta Design Group
Interior
Delta Design Group

Size

Length overall
36.2 m (119 ft)
Beam
8.6 m (28 ft)
Depth
4.5 m (15 ft)

Capacity

Gross tonnage
499
Net tonnage
231

Registry and management

IMO number
1012373
Call sign
WDH4527
Registered owner
Akino Corporation
Class
Lloyd's Register

Fun facts

  • She was built for returning Delta owners, and her shallow 2.1 m draft suits exploring reefs.
  • She won the World Superyacht Awards 2015 for displacement motor yachts under 500 GT, 30 to 42.99 m.
  • Two tenders, 18 ft and 12 ft, sit on her aft bridge deck and can be launched from either side.
  • She carries 14,720 gallons of fuel for a 4,000 nautical mile range.

In the window

Active · seen on 5 days across 3 years · first seen Oct 2022 · last seen Oct 2026 · visits a year about one · busiest months Oct · usually arrives overnight · speed past the window 10.5 kn · broadcasts as destination CHARLESTON

Records

Observed top speed 12.9 kn · off Charleston, SC · 13 Oct 2022 · national archive 2021-25

Backstory, spoken

Nothing recorded yet.

Backstory, written

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4 seen · 3 inbound · 4 outbound · dwell 89.9h · draught 2.3m in / 2.3m out

Passages (7)
WhenDirectionDraughtStatus
Oct 15, 2026, 5:15 PMoutbound2.4 m (8 ft)missed
Oct 2, 2026, 8:49 PMoutbound—no_camera
Oct 2, 2026, 8:43 PMinbound2.4 m (8 ft)—
Oct 17, 2023, 6:42 PMoutbound2.3 m (8 ft)—
Oct 14, 2023, 12:49 AMinbound2.3 m (8 ft)—
Oct 19, 2022, 5:54 PMoutbound2.3 m (8 ft)—
Oct 13, 2022, 10:22 PMinbound2.3 m (8 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.