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AIS vessel MERAK - show graphs
Callsign: IVWD
MMSI number: 247152500
IMO number: 341263
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Tug (52)
Destination: MILAZZO (ETA Dec04 16:00)
Location: 38°14.69' N 15°19.99' E - locator JM78PF98XS - show map
5.7 miles West bearing 273° from Villafranca Tirrena, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy [?]
6.4 miles Northwest bearing 303° from Saponara (Saponara Villafranca), Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy
12.3 miles West bearing 287° from Messina, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy
53.0 miles North bearing 15° from Catania, Provincia di Catania, Sicily, Italy
Last position: 2024-05-21 02:05:16 EDT (2d 18h12m ago)
2024-05-21 08:05:16 CEST local time at Villafranca Tirrena, Italy [?]
Course: 290° – heading 511°
Speed: 3 MPH
Dimensions: length 31 m width 10 m draught 4.5 m
Last path: IVWD>ais via IW9GDC
Positions stored: 2634
Stations near current position of MERAK - show more
callsign distance last heard - EDT      callsign distance last heard - EDT
JAG AANCHAL429.1 yards 33°2024-05-21 02:18:20 SYN ZUBE1.0 miles 309°2024-05-22 11:06:15
PACIFIC TREASURES1.1 miles 303°2024-05-23 15:18:39 IONIC ANASSA1.8 miles 3°2024-05-23 05:53:09
GREEN LIPARI3.1 miles 289°2024-05-23 05:27:59 IT9GDY-33.1 miles 193°2024-05-23 20:12:31
IT9GDY-113.4 miles 193°2024-05-23 09:23:03 EDUARDO M3.4 miles 286°2024-05-23 06:25:24
IW9BHQ-103.7 miles 164°2024-05-22 14:26:18 IW9BHQ-113.9 miles 161°2024-05-18 12:56:27
ESCHILO4.0 miles 301°2024-05-23 12:06:32 IT9HPP-14.3 miles 103°2024-05-23 20:11:04
IT9HPP-R4.3 miles 103°2024-05-23 20:14:17 IW9HEJ-14.4 miles 217°2024-05-11 15:10:41
MIRELLA MORACE4.8 miles 306°2024-05-23 13:56:11 IT9BRN4.9 miles 166°2024-04-25 13:54:10
CITTA DI MILAZZO4.9 miles 245°2024-05-06 10:37:12 DECRUX5.0 miles 248°2024-05-14 07:09:48
ACRUX5.0 miles 248°2024-05-17 12:41:26 CAPO FARO5.0 miles 247°2024-05-06 10:43:13
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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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