What kind of ship is NICKELENA?

NICKELENA is a tug sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1973 by Marinette Marine. The vessel is 33.2 m long.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for NICKELENA?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for NICKELENA 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 NICKELENA. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

NICKELENA

Tug · United States · built 1973 · AIS Class A

IMO8654247MMSI367393840Call signWDE7486Last AIS position Sep 2, 2026, 09:54 UTC

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In short

NICKELENA (Tug, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 2, 2026, 09:54 UTC, under way at 6.2 kn, near East Chicago (Great Lakes). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.

Vessel type: Tug
Flag: United States
Year built: 1973
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 33 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 2, 2026, 09:54 UTC

Position: 41.7388° N, 87.5054° W
Area: Great Lakes
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 6.2 kn
Course: 206°
Heading: —

41.7388° N, 87.5054° W

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Seadar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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

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Identity & particulars

Name: NICKELENA
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8654247
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 367393840
Call signWhat is a call sign?: WDE7486
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Tug
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 33.2 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1973

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

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Operator: United States Navy
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Marinette Marine
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

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

Date	Event	Source
Nov 2, 2014	Reported arrival at BURNS WATERWAY HARBOR, INAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

Occurred May 7, 2023Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)MI, USA
Nickelena / BMI 209, MI, USA (NTSB DCA23FM032)Report published Feb 10, 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the contact of the Nickelena’s towed crane on deck barge BMI 209 with the Mackinac Bridge was the captain’s and barge company managers’ ineffective voyage planning, which did not identify the crane being towed was too high to pass safely under the bridge.

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

Port calls

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

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
BURNS WATERWAY HARBOR, IN	Arrival	Nov 2, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: November 2, 2014.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About NICKELENA

Chetek (YTB-827) was a United States Navy Natick-class large harbor tug named for Chetek, Wisconsin.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is NICKELENA now?: NICKELENA (Tug, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 2, 2026, 09:54 UTC, under way at 6.2 kn, near East Chicago (Great Lakes). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is NICKELENA?: NICKELENA is a tug sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1973 by Marinette Marine. The vessel is 33.2 m long.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for NICKELENA?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for NICKELENA 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 NICKELENA. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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