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Callsign: WBQ9253
MMSI number: 367016410
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Towing (31)
Destination: NORFOLK VA. (ETA 20110312193000)
Location: 36°50.33' N 76°16.93' W - locator FM16UU61DH - show map - static map
0.6 miles South bearing 163° from Norfolk, City of Norfolk, Virginia, United States [?]
0.9 miles East bearing 75° from Portsmouth, City of Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
4.9 miles East bearing 76° from Portsmouth Heights, City of Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
16.8 miles West bearing 267° from Virginia Beach, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Last position: 2011-03-17 19:36:13 UTC (333d 15h17m ago)
2011-03-17 15:36:13 EDT local time at Norfolk, United States [?]
Course: 169° – heading 511°
Dimensions: draught 3.1 m
Last path: WBQ9253>ais via MarineTraffic
Positions stored: 33027
Stations near current position of TAFT BEACH - show more
callsign distance last heard - UTC      callsign distance last heard - UTC
JACK HOLLAND24.2 yards 329°2012-02-06 12:57:49 BUCHANAN 150.1 yards 233°2012-01-17 00:54:59
SEA ROBIN290.9 yards 47°2012-02-07 19:09:06 MCFARLAND305.8 yards 97°2012-02-07 22:20:25
CHARLESTON0.3 miles 115°2012-01-27 02:07:35 LIBERTY ISLAND0.3 miles 110°2012-02-13 11:12:08
GRAPPLE0.3 miles 106°2012-01-28 18:56:01 BEAUFORT BELLE0.4 miles 108°2012-02-07 22:03:55
GM MCALLISTER0.5 miles 259°2012-02-07 22:33:16 DANIEL MCALLISTER0.5 miles 262°2012-02-07 20:23:39
COLLEEN MCALLISTER0.5 miles 258°2012-02-05 13:45:16 CAPT HENRY KNOTT0.5 miles 269°2012-02-07 21:23:23
DELTA0.5 miles 257°2012-02-07 07:59:55 CAJUN0.5 miles 258°2012-01-29 13:23:40
CANDICE L0.5 miles 257°2012-02-07 20:11:54 EILEEN MCALLISTER0.5 miles 259°2012-02-06 17:59:18
CAROLINA0.5 miles 89°2012-01-27 19:17:49 ELIZABETH.ANNE0.7 miles 258°2012-02-05 20:55:28
ROANOKE0.7 miles 80°2012-01-17 00:11:52 CATHLEEN E.MORAN0.8 miles 76°2012-01-26 17:03:48
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This page shows real-time information collected from the Automatic Position Reporting System Internet network (APRS-IS). APRS is used by amateur (ham) radio operators to transmit real-time position information, weather data, telemetry and messages over the radio. A vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver, a VHF transmitter or HF transceiver and a small computer device called a tracker transmits it's location, speed and course in a small data packet, which is then received by a nearby iGate receiving site which forwards the packet on the Internet. Systems connected to the Internet can send information on the APRS-IS without a radio transmitter, or collect and display information transmitted anywhere in the world.
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