Callsign:	PD8618
MMSI number:	244740863
IMO number:	693848
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo (79)
Location:	51°18.30' N 6°44.03' E - locator JO31IH83BE - show map 5.2 km Northeast bearing 63° from Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [?] 8.1 km West bearing 276° from Ratingen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 25.4 km Southwest bearing 231° from Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 44.0 km North bearing 340° from Köln (Koeln), Regierungsbezirk Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Last position:	2026-01-21 14:57:07 UTC (4h3m ago) 2026-01-21 15:57:07 CET local time at Meerbusch, Germany [?]
Course:	202.8° – heading 511°
Speed:	10 km/h
Dimensions:	length 86 m width 11 m draught 2.4 m
Last path:	PD8618>ais via ak4nv
Positions stored:	31514

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.