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AIS vessel VB STERLING - show graphs
Callsign: ORKU
MMSI number: 205188000
IMO number: 120164
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Tug (52)
Destination: VLAARDINGEN (ETA ***00 24:60)
Location: 51°53.46' N 4°17.14' E - locator JO21DV43GU - show map
3.7 miles Northwest bearing 330° from Spijkenisse, Gemeente Spijkenisse, South Holland, Netherlands [?]
7.1 miles Northwest bearing 311° from Oud-Beijerland, Gemeente Oud-Beijerland, South Holland, Netherlands
42.0 miles Southwest bearing 218° from Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
71.9 miles North bearing 358° from Brussels, (Bruxelles-Capitale), Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
Last position: 2025-01-15 11:37:36 EST (9d 4h43m ago)
2025-01-15 17:37:36 CET local time at Spijkenisse, Netherlands [?]
Course: 184° – heading 174°
Speed: 3 MPH
Dimensions: length 30 m width 12 m draught 5.4 m
Last path: ORKU>ais via Southwood
Positions stored: 75862
Stations near current position of VB STERLING - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
SEATRADE BLUE57.9 yards 33°2025-01-17 03:46:26 RPA 660.7 yards 300°2025-01-11 04:31:16
TOLERANTIE68.4 yards 274°2025-01-13 14:56:09 LADY BERTA109.1 yards 217°2025-01-23 00:20:30
AMERIX356.7 yards 165°2025-01-10 15:09:22 ANNA MARIE363.7 yards 112°2025-01-22 02:49:09
OLYMPIC FLAG375.4 yards 158°2025-01-22 16:25:11 EN AVANT 1469.7 yards 133°2025-01-19 09:47:30
ANNAMARIE0.3 miles 140°2025-01-20 07:52:18 VB TEXELBANK0.4 miles 153°2025-01-22 16:38:19
SUNSET0.4 miles 39°2025-01-23 01:03:56 FRIENDSHIP0.4 miles 23°2025-01-13 02:17:03
PIZ ALBANA0.4 miles 172°2025-01-07 04:52:38 PURITY0.4 miles 172°2025-01-07 05:50:46
CAPALL MARA0.4 miles 27°2025-01-17 11:29:10 ZEUS 0.4 miles 22°2025-01-15 12:53:14
EPSHIP 30.4 miles 214°2025-01-05 02:46:27 AURA0.4 miles 28°2025-01-08 15:37:42
PONTONNIER0.4 miles 210°2025-01-07 02:36:43 EPSHIP I0.4 miles 216°2025-01-07 02:50:01
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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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