Port of New Madrid

UN/LOCODEUSXNWWhat is a UN/LOCODE?36.5833° N, 89.5167° WLocal timeAmerica/Chicago, UTC-5

In short

New Madrid: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:53 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: 0

Vessels near New Madrid

Ships Seadar 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.

No vessels detected near New Madrid in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

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

Time (UTC)	Wind (kn)	From	Gusts (kn)	Waves (m)	Period (s)	Visibility (km)
Oct 1 18:00	11	188°	22	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 2 00:00	6	169°	10	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 2 06:00	3	285°	18	NaN	NaN	18
Oct 2 12:00	1	56°	5	NaN	NaN	9.7
Oct 2 18:00	11	357°	20	NaN	NaN	3.9
Oct 3 00:00	11	24°	19	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 06:00	10	28°	18	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 12:00	9	33°	16	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 18:00	8	37°	17	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 4 00:00	6	42°	12	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 4 06:00	5	39°	10	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 4 12:00	5	23°	9	NaN	NaN	24

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.

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 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 Jun 6, 2012, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Jul 29, 2023Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)69 km away
City of Louisville, Scott City, MO, USA (NTSB DCA23FM050)
Apr 15, 2023Combatant/MilitaryNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)28 km away
USCGC Chena / CGB 71 / B9905, Hickman, KY, USA (NTSB DCA23PM027)
Mar 6, 2018ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)59 km away
Ms Nancy C, Finley, TN, USA (NTSB DCA18FM015)
Jul 8, 2017ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)60 km away
Eric Haney, Miller City, IL, USA (NTSB DCA17FM020)
Apr 17, 2017ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)42 km away
Todd Brown, Arlington, KY, USA (NTSB DCA17FM010)
Apr 6, 2016ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)70 km away
Michael G Morris, Thebes, IL, USA (NTSB DCA16FM036)
Sep 2, 2015ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)41 km away
PB Shah / Dewey R / APEX 3508, Columbus, KY, MO, USA (NTSB DCA15LM034)
Jun 6, 2012ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)11 km away
Marguerite L. Terral, Lower Miss. River MM 911, MS, USA (NTSB DCA12LM020)

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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