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AIS vessel RMS MEL - show graphs
Callsign: 8PLO9
MMSI number: 314747000
IMO number: 387607
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: TRDRC
Location: 36°37.46' N 13°22.60' E - locator JM66QO59ET - show map
44.7 miles Southwest bearing 209° from Palma di Montechiaro, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicily, Italy [?]
45.8 miles Southwest bearing 224° from Licata, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
56.7 miles Southwest bearing 237° from Gela, Provincia di Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy
77.1 miles West bearing 255° from Ragusa, Provincia di Ragusa, Sicily, Italy
Last position: 2024-12-30 01:59:39 EST (27d 2h34m ago)
2024-12-30 07:59:39 CET local time at Palma di Montechiaro, Italy [?]
Course: 111° – heading 111°
Speed: 15 MPH
Dimensions: length 0 m width 0 m draught 5.5 m
Last path: 8PLO9>ais via ir9zxa
Positions stored: 17876
Stations near current position of RMS MEL - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
TG ARKTIKA0.9 miles 195°2024-12-30 07:09:37 MAVKA1.1 miles 286°2025-01-18 01:28:01
APNOIA1.4 miles 283°2025-01-25 09:55:45 GOLSAN2.0 miles 74°2025-01-24 11:47:06
DIAMOND STAR II2.2 miles 84°2025-01-24 15:29:09 BULK ANTIGUA2.3 miles 296°2025-01-24 16:47:39
GOLDEN CONVERGENCE2.3 miles 343°2024-12-27 12:12:34 MSC ANNICK2.3 miles 155°2025-01-22 10:41:08
NADINE V2.4 miles 258°2025-01-22 22:34:22 DONG CHENG LAN TIAN2.7 miles 273°2025-01-20 11:38:31
BNEIDER3.1 miles 248°2025-01-23 08:22:03 MAERSK DURBAN3.3 miles 72°2025-01-24 00:28:32
BARBRO G3.8 miles 160°2025-01-23 17:18:44 MEDI CABOTO3.8 miles 286°2025-01-24 07:49:43
EAGLE BINTULU4.0 miles 112°2025-01-23 08:52:03 ORCHID RISING4.1 miles 330°2025-01-21 19:09:52
ISA4.1 miles 353°2025-01-21 19:35:13 HG HONGKONG4.1 miles 178°2024-12-30 02:38:58
ANTIBES EXPRESS4.3 miles 328°2025-01-09 15:42:12 BELLA NIAGARA4.3 miles 240°2025-01-05 17:36:05
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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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