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Port of Cove Point

United States

UN/LOCODEUSCP6What is a UN/LOCODE?38.3667° N, 76.3833° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4
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In short

Cove Point: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:28 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
40

Vessels near Cove Point

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

Vessels near Cove Point
VesselLast seen
United StatesYOUBETCHAPleasure craft
United StatesFLOAT ONPleasure craft
United StatesTHE DOODADPleasure craft
United StatesDELTA ESCAPEPort tender
United StatesAMPLITUDESailing
United StatesSERENITYSailing
United StatesSEANAREO
United StatesFISH HOOKERFishing
United StatesIVORY COASTLocal vessel
Marshall IslandsBELLA DONA IIPleasure craft
United StatesEVEN KEELEDSailing
United StatesEMILY ANNE MCALLISTETug
United StatesSTEVEN MCALLISTERTug
United StatesTIMOTHY MTug
United StatesNEPTUNE'S RIDEPleasure craft
United StatesCALVERT SPEC OPS 1Law enforcement
United StatesPAXSailing
United StatesSUZ INNPleasure craft
United StatesGUSTO VITASailing
United StatesTHISILLDOUS
Marshall IslandsTRIDENT
United StatesCAPTAIN'S LADY
United StatesHANNAH GRACESailing
United StatesTOKERAU
United StatesSEIZE THE BAY
United StatesSEE SEA
United StatesFJORD EXPLORERPleasure craft
United StatesKEALANISailing
United StatesDOUBLE NICKELPleasure craft
United StatesOUR MAGICPleasure craft
United StatesLORELEI
United StatesORCAPleasure craft
United StatesCROCODILESailing
United StatesCIRCE
United StatesREELTHYMEPleasure craft
United StatesWINDHOVERSailing
United StatesR&RPleasure craft
United StatesPRODIGAL SUMMER
United StatesCANANDAIGUAPleasure craft
United StatesMANGAUX PANGAUX

Forecast

Model forecast for Cove Point over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
5186°110.2324
9208°130.3224
9220°140.3324
9221°150.4324
6204°120.2324
6320°100.2224
1214°200.7324
919°180.5314
629°120.3222
564°80.2223
742°110.3223

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 17 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Marine conditions near Cove Point

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy COVM2 · 3.9 kmobserved
Water temp
—
Air temp
22.1°C (72°F)
Wind
9.9 kn @ 130°
Waves
—

Weather buoys

Tide gauges

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Cove Point: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 1 port calls in the 7 days and 6 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 20% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (5).

Container
0
Tanker
6
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
0
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Cove Point, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
0
09-16
0
09-17
1
09-18
0
09-19
1
09-20
0
09-21
0
09-22
0
09-23
0
09-24
0
09-25
0

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

VesselArrivedDeparted
United States STEVEN MCALLISTERTugnot recorded
United States JAMES R MORANTowingnot recorded

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

8 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Aug 25, 2012, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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