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Denny,
Per your inquiry:

FCC granted Mark W. Barker license 4/21/2022
Call Sign: WDM9326
Official # 1591729
MMSI: 368251670

They're working on it, that's pretty much it

Any new info on the status of the Barker?

I see no FCC application filed for the radio license yet.

According to the Equasis database, Mark W. Barker's I.M.O. number is 9962445 .

Denny wrote:Ok thanks and when they are finally assigned, can you or someone please post that information here? Thanks.

I will try to check it periodically, especially if I see any info on here that it is likely to become operational soon.

In looking at FCC license and application data for Interlake and affiliated companies I discovered an interesting bit of trivia. The Badger, operated by an Interlake affiliate, still has the original radio call sign from radiotelegraph days: KBAG

IMO 9962445

Ok thanks and when they are finally assigned, can you or someone please post that information here? Thanks.

Denny wrote:Don’t know yet? Anyone hear or know what their call sign or their IMO Numbers are and have they been assigned to them yet? Thanks.

I just checked the FCC Ship database and nothing assigned yet.

GLCapt wrote:Has Interlake assigned the captain yet?

Having experience with new-build projects, one would imagine that they certainly have by now.

Don’t know yet? Anyone hear or know what their call sign or their IMO Numbers are and have they been assigned to them yet? Thanks.

Has Interlake assigned the captain yet?

A large enough test cargo to weigh her down to that degree would have to have been delivered directly into her holds by another self-unloading lake freighter. If that kind of operation had been undertaken recently we would likely have seen significant coverage of it, but we did not.

A more likely explanation is that she has used her own ballast pump/tanks system to take on ballast water for the first time.

In looking at the Bay Shipbuilding photos on today's (1-29-22) port reports, does the Mark W. Barker have any test cargo on board? It looks quite low in the water compared to the other ships.