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AIS vessel GERMAN WARSHIP M1068 - show graphs
Callsign: DRFA
MMSI number: 211211230
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Military operations (35)
Destination: ...XXX (ETA ***00 00:00)
Location: 54°23.60' N 10°12.16' E - locator JO54CJ44HJ - show map
5.0 km North bearing 15° from Mönkeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany [?]
9.1 km Northeast bearing 29° from Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
92.1 km North bearing 4° from Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
94.7 km North bearing 8° from Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Last position: 2026-01-22 08:42:23 UTC (6d 19h51m ago)
2026-01-22 09:42:23 CET local time at Mönkeberg, Germany [?]
Course: 6° – heading 9°
Speed: 16 km/h
Dimensions: length 55 m width 10 m draught 0.0 m
Persons on board: 0 (2025-05-01 03:11:43 UTC – 273d 1h22m ago)
Last path: DRFA>ais via IC8HFW
Positions stored: 8792
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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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