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AIS vessel NORTHERN VENTURE - show graphs
Callsign: VDAK
MMSI number: 316052496
IMO number: 167681
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: CHICAGO (ETA Dec10 15:00)
Location: 43°25.11' N 79°21.92' W - locator FN03HK60DK - show map
25.9 km East bearing 98° from Oakville, Ontario, Canada [?]
29.5 km North bearing 342° from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
29.6 km Southeast bearing 127° from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
31.6 km South bearing 173° from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Last position: 2026-01-07 20:35:59 UTC (33d 2h6m ago)
2026-01-07 15:35:59 EST local time at Oakville, Canada [?]
Course: 248° – heading 247°
Speed: 27 km/h
Dimensions: length 155 m width 22 m draught 6.4 m
Last path: VDAK>ais via abcd567
Positions stored: 43253
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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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