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AIS vessel SAHARA - show graphs
Callsign: 2BXQ8
MMSI number: 235070259
IMO number: 539808
Navigational status: Undefined/default (15)
Vessel class: Pleasure (37)
Location: 50°44.76' N 1°17.40' W - locator IO90IR59FA - show map
0.8 miles South bearing 185° from East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom [?]
1.0 miles East bearing 71° from Northwood, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
72.9 miles Southwest bearing 224° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
74.2 miles Southwest bearing 225° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-01-17 07:27:49 EST (2d 19h52m ago)
2025-01-17 12:27:49 GMT local time at East Cowes, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 158° – heading 511°
Speed: 7 MPH
Dimensions: length 9 m width 3 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: 2BXQ8>ais via G7RUH
Positions stored: 410
Stations near current position of SAHARA - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
SHARANOR 2146.2 yards 17°2025-01-12 07:49:15 COACH BOAT 1154.4 yards 359°2025-01-19 10:43:26
BILLY BOAT191.2 yards 75°2025-01-05 11:01:52 WHISKEY ROMEO207.3 yards 49°2025-01-11 07:46:23
MANDRAKE210.1 yards 60°2025-01-13 11:07:54 RNLI LIFEBOAT D-898217.8 yards 329°2025-01-08 06:28:04
ULTRA223.5 yards 57°2025-01-01 07:23:14 STORM PETREL274.7 yards 340°2025-01-12 05:57:47
RNLI LIFEBOAT B-919372.4 yards 333°2025-01-16 09:51:22 SHARA OF SOUTHAMPTON432.8 yards 350°2025-01-20 03:18:02
SOLENT HERO434.1 yards 354°2025-01-20 03:18:02 ESCAPISM434.2 yards 355°2025-01-19 23:50:51
RISKY BUSINESS435.7 yards 355°2025-01-20 03:18:02 SPIRIT OF HADZOR436.4 yards 352°2025-01-10 09:40:12
SUNSHINE465.9 yards 348°2025-01-02 09:03:52 INTUITION483.7 yards 351°2025-01-16 08:30:08
LAKSHMI499.4 yards 354°2025-01-17 11:11:23 SHAMROCK OF GOREY517.8 yards 1°2025-01-17 11:11:23
SITA0.3 miles 3°2025-01-07 11:31:06 TITAN0.3 miles 350°2025-01-13 06:14:18
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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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