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AIS vessel HESTER - show graphs
Callsign: PF8553
MMSI number: 244438076
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Pleasure (37)
Location: 52°58.40' N 5°37.23' E - locator JO22TX43LO - show map
4.1 miles Southwest bearing 229° from Oppenhuizen, Sûdwest Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands [?]
4.4 miles South bearing 201° from Sneek, Sûdwest Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
51.5 miles Northeast bearing 36° from Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
83.2 miles Northeast bearing 41° from Den Haag, Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage, South Holland, Netherlands
Last position: 2024-11-13 08:38:15 EST (10d 15h2m ago)
2024-11-13 14:38:15 CET local time at Oppenhuizen, Netherlands [?]
Course: 274° – heading 511°
Speed: 0 MPH
Dimensions: length 15 m width 5 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: PF8553>ais via pa2dx
Positions stored: 2858
Stations near current position of HESTER - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
SPES NOVA78.4 yards 352°2024-11-23 23:38:05 SUMMER BREEZE118.1 yards 165°2024-11-22 19:55:31
WATERLEUS138.0 yards 47°2024-11-12 21:09:51 HOLLY236.2 yards 356°2024-11-16 11:03:07
SEREEN237.3 yards 255°2024-11-21 09:19:38 PEGASUS251.7 yards 174°2024-11-16 08:37:18
ENTERPRISE293.9 yards 135°2024-11-11 10:34:28 ESCAPE320.4 yards 165°2024-11-18 13:30:43
HEART OF GOLD358.6 yards 215°2024-11-16 09:22:59 ORSTE360.8 yards 213°2024-10-25 03:07:21
2ENJOY369.7 yards 148°2024-11-17 09:07:55 TAPASYA371.2 yards 234°2024-11-02 23:54:39
SIJPIE376.4 yards 227°2024-11-01 11:03:34 SUNSHINE385.3 yards 216°2024-11-09 10:57:29
MARISKA515.7 yards 39°2024-11-23 23:32:29 DJANE523.8 yards 153°2024-10-25 05:06:24
VANTAGE POINT0.3 miles 165°2024-11-20 14:03:14 SELADON0.4 miles 23°2024-10-28 07:18:12
MAKENA0.4 miles 196°2024-10-31 16:31:35 RNB0.4 miles 201°2024-10-31 20:03:33
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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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