Callsign:	MECW9
MMSI number:	232018799
IMO number:	834167
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	SHEERNESS (ETA Dec10 15:00)
Location:	51°30.34' N 0°38.38' E - locator JO01HM61SI - show map 4.4 km Southeast bearing 114° from Canvey Island, Essex, England, United Kingdom [?] 7.6 km Southeast bearing 133° from South Benfleet, Essex, England, United Kingdom 50.6 km East bearing 91° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 52.9 km East bearing 90° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position:	2026-01-21 16:59:44 UTC (14h29m ago) 2026-01-21 16:59:44 GMT local time at Canvey Island, United Kingdom [?]
Course:	86° – heading 291°
Speed:	6 km/h
Dimensions:	length 25 m width 12 m draught 6.6 m
Last path:	MECW9>ais via IC8HFW
Positions stored:	4947

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.