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AIS vessel SVITZER BIDSTON - show graphs
Callsign: MCYT8
MMSI number: 235014278
IMO number: 286695
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Tug (52)
Destination: O,S I__RIVER (ETA May21 12:00)
Location: 53°41.01' N 3°32.08' W - locator IO83FQ54TA - show map
21.1 miles Northwest bearing 295° from Formby, Borough of Sefton, England, United Kingdom [?]
21.8 miles West bearing 277° from Southport, Borough of Sefton, England, United Kingdom
29.6 miles Northwest bearing 310° from Liverpool, City and Borough of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
55.0 miles West bearing 285° from Manchester, City and Borough of Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-01-16 16:54:46 EST (10d 5h41m ago)
2025-01-16 21:54:46 GMT local time at Formby, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 227° – heading 78°
Speed: 1 MPH
Dimensions: length 28 m width 11 m draught 6.0 m
Last path: MCYT8>ais via GD4RVQ
Positions stored: 18428
Stations near current position of SVITZER BIDSTON - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
CHRISTOPHER JAMES2.5 miles 164°2025-01-15 16:20:55 ESVAGT DON6.5 miles 124°2025-01-16 11:46:15
CONWY PLATFORM6.9 miles 235°2025-01-16 04:34:16 SVITZER TRIDENT7.2 miles 62°2025-01-16 12:27:21
IRISH SEA PIONEER8.7 miles 158°2025-01-16 06:58:35 ARKLOW GRACE9.5 miles 265°2025-01-25 22:18:50
GRAMPIAN TALISMAN10.0 miles 337°2025-01-25 10:16:11 CORNALIN10.3 miles 146°2025-01-16 16:38:43
ACCOMODATION PLAT 111.4 miles 350°2025-01-26 22:36:02 GRAMPIAN FORTRESS13.2 miles 350°2025-01-26 22:36:02
BOS PRECIOUS14.1 miles 330°2025-01-22 12:11:19 MAREEL VERONICA14.5 miles 179°2025-01-15 13:07:29
ICENI VICTORY14.7 miles 189°2025-01-16 11:30:13 ROWAN NORWAY15.1 miles 104°2025-01-16 04:32:15
ESVAGT DC 1315.2 miles 103°2025-01-16 03:53:10 EW470115.2 miles 227°2025-01-26 14:48:31
RIVER OAK15.8 miles 220°2025-01-26 10:36:20 MSC KYUNGMIN16.6 miles 251°2025-01-25 06:05:01
MAREEL SAPPHIRE16.7 miles 190°2025-01-18 07:54:18 KEEWHIT16.7 miles 323°2025-01-04 04:14:42
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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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