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AIS vessel TAYCAN - show graphs
Callsign: 205253790
MMSI number: 205253790
IMO number: 226487
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: (0)
Location: 51°15.90' N 6°42.43' E - locator JO31IG43UO - show map
3.5 km Southeast bearing 126° from Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [?]
6.8 km Northwest bearing 315° from Düsseldorf, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.7 km Southwest bearing 226° from Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.6 km Northwest bearing 335° from Köln (Koeln), Regierungsbezirk Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Last position: 2026-01-03 17:15:19 UTC (1d 11h11m ago)
2026-01-03 18:15:19 CET local time at Meerbusch, Germany [?]
Course: 139° – heading 511°
Speed: 11 km/h
Dimensions: length 110 m width 12 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: 205253790>ais via ak4nv
Positions stored: 30734
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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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