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AIS vessel HERMAS - show graphs
Callsign: 5BFW5
MMSI number: 209608000
IMO number: 224166
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (79)
Destination: NLMOE (ETA Dec10 00:01)
Location: 57°25.15' N 1°29.64' W - locator IO97GK00RO - show map
18.1 km East bearing 107° from Boddam, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom [?]
20.3 km East bearing 89° from Port Erroll, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
47.5 km Northeast bearing 50° from Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom
135.6 km Northeast bearing 41° from Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Last position: 2026-01-04 07:41:57 UTC (24d 19h40m ago)
2026-01-04 07:41:57 GMT local time at Boddam, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 20° – heading 18°
Speed: 10 km/h
Dimensions: length 90 m width 14 m draught 6.6 m
Last path: 5BFW5>ais via IC8HFW
Positions stored: 39249
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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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