CAPT FRANK W BANTA

Particulars

MMSI	368170890
Call sign	WDL8581
Flag	United States
Vessel type	Towing
Length overall	23 m
Beam	11 m
Draught	3.1 m

From her own AIS broadcasts.

Her MMSI

368170890

The first three digits, 368, are the country code of the United States: an MMSI follows a ship's flag, so a new flag brings a new number.

She broadcasts no IMO number. Only larger seagoing ships are required to have one.

Her AIS details

AIS is the radio signal a ship sends so that other ships can see her. This is what her signal tells us.

Seen from above, bow to the right, so port is the upper side. The ring is her GPS aerial, where her crew or installer said it sits. Shiptrail draws the aerial's position, not the middle of the ship.

AIS class	Class AWorked out, not reported: only Class A transponders send a status, and she sends one. Class A is the full-strength kind that large cargo and passenger ships must carry.
Status she reports	Pushing ahead or towing alongside
To the bow	6 m (A)
To the stern	17 m (B)
To the port side	4 m (C)
To the starboard side	7 m (D)
Destination as typed	US^108W>0ZPPWhat the crew entered; the Voyage card turns it into a port.
Heard from	AISStream
On the map since	30 Oct 2026, 20:39 UTC

A, B, C and D are AIS's own names for these four distances.

From her own AIS broadcasts as the feed delivers them.

Ships near her

COASTAL RUNNER Local vessel1.1 nm
CITATION Local vessel1.2 nm
BRENDAN CRYSTAL Local vessel2.1 nm
BELLE Local vessel2.2 nm
MAERSK MONTANA Cargo ship3.0 nm
ARTEMIS Tug3.0 nm
BARBARA G Tug3.2 nm
MSC UNIFIC VI Cargo ship3.4 nm

Where she is

Position	29.7076° N, 94.9339° W
Speed	7.0 knots
Course	342°
Local time

Voyage

From: Jacinto City, United StatesDeparted 31 Oct 2026 (inferred)
To: US^108W>0ZPPAs broadcast
ETA: Not reported