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Callsign: LXAF3
MMSI number: 253000045
IMO number: 378046
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (79)
Destination: DEN HELDER
Location: 52°52.73' N 4°37.20' E - locator JO22HV40JW - show map
13.0 km Southwest bearing 226° from Den Helder, Gemeente Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands [?]
15.7 km Northwest bearing 310° from Schagen, Gemeente Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
59.0 km North bearing 342° from Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
106.7 km North bearing 5° from Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Last position: 2026-02-03 05:30:15 UTC (6d 20h20m ago)
2026-02-03 06:30:15 CET local time at Den Helder, Netherlands [?]
Course: 33° – heading 47°
Speed: 11 km/h
Dimensions: length 72 m width 16 m draught 4.5 m
Last path: LXAF3>ais via pa2dx
Positions stored: 13583
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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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