What kind of ship is Burns Harbor?

Burns Harbor is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1980 by Bay Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 330 m long and has a gross tonnage of 35,652.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Burns Harbor?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Burns Harbor from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Burns Harbor. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Burns Harbor

Bulk carrier · United States · built 1980 · AIS Class A

IMO7514713MMSI367050160Call signWDC6027Last AIS position Sep 25, 2026, 16:32 UTC

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In short

Burns Harbor (Bulk carrier, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 25, 2026, 16:32 UTC, under way at 8.1 kn, in the Great Lakes. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its last detected port call was at Sault Sainte Marie: arrived Sep 22, 2026, left Sep 22, 2026.

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: United States
Year built: 1980
Gross tonnage: 35,652
Size (length × beam): 330 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 25, 2026, 16:32 UTC

Position: 41.9578° N, 87.2514° W
Area: Great Lakes
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 8.1 kn
Course: 347°
Heading: 346°

41.9578° N, 87.2514° W

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Sault Sainte Marie).

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: Burns Harbor
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 7514713
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 367050160
Call signWhat is a call sign?: WDC6027
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Detailed type from WikidataBulk carrier
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 35,652
Length overall: 330 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1980

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Builder: Bay Shipbuilding Company
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Sep 22, 2026, 22:08 UTC	Left Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 22, 2026, 20:02 UTC	Arrived at Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
Sault Sainte Marie USSSM	Sep 22, 2026, 20:02 UTC	Sep 22, 2026, 22:08 UTC	2 h 6 min

Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.

About Burns Harbor

MV Burns Harbor is a very large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology. The ship is 1,000 feet long and 105 feet wide, with a carrying capacity of 80,900 deadweight tons at midsummer draft, either coal or iron ore.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Burns Harbor now?: Burns Harbor (Bulk carrier, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 25, 2026, 16:32 UTC, under way at 8.1 kn, in the Great Lakes. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is Burns Harbor?: Burns Harbor is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1980 by Bay Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 330 m long and has a gross tonnage of 35,652.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Burns Harbor?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Burns Harbor from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Burns Harbor. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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