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AIS vessel ALGOMA BEAR - show graphs
Callsign: VBAC
MMSI number: 316053597
IMO number: 619309
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: ASHTABULA (ETA Jan21 17:00)
Location: 41°52.86' N 82°39.59' W - locator EN81QV01TK - show map
12.3 miles South bearing 193° from Leamington, Ontario, Canada [?]
25.8 miles Southeast bearing 129° from Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
36.9 miles Southeast bearing 147° from Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
56.3 miles Northwest bearing 298° from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Last position: 2025-01-21 18:43:37 EST (1d 10h1m ago)
2025-01-21 18:43:37 EST local time at Leamington, Canada [?]
Course: 95° – heading 95°
Speed: 11 MPH
Dimensions: length 226 m width 24 m draught 7.5 m
Last path: VBAC>ais via AIS-Windsor
Positions stored: 13946
Stations near current position of ALGOMA BEAR - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
ROSSI A DESGAGNES0.7 miles 200°2025-01-01 05:47:32 EDGAR B. SPEER0.8 miles 209°2025-01-10 05:53:22
ALGOMA NIAGARA0.9 miles 212°2025-01-07 21:32:34 JOHN D LEITCH0.9 miles 211°2025-01-08 09:39:15
H LEE WHITE0.9 miles 222°2025-01-16 21:20:26 ALGONOVA1.0 miles 275°2025-01-21 18:34:35
FEDERAL OSHIMA1.1 miles 135°2024-12-25 14:33:33 THUNDER BAY1.2 miles 120°2024-12-30 14:05:02
CSL ASSINIBOINE1.5 miles 245°2025-01-02 01:41:17 VICTORY2.4 miles 113°2025-01-07 10:37:04
MANITOULIN2.5 miles 112°2025-01-18 10:14:32 MANITOWOC3.9 miles 257°2025-01-11 09:51:14
SHARON M I3.9 miles 265°2025-01-21 17:32:27 WILF SEYMOUR4.1 miles 110°2025-01-08 10:21:21
ALGOMA CONVEYOR4.3 miles 107°2025-01-07 20:04:22 ALGOMA HARVESTER4.5 miles 109°2024-12-29 21:13:42
ALGOMA EQUINOX4.7 miles 110°2025-01-01 14:30:44 OLIVE L. MOORE6.0 miles 268°2025-01-21 16:30:18
CG NEAH BAY6.1 miles 268°2025-01-20 19:31:24 AMERICAN MARINER7.7 miles 276°2025-01-19 11:04:55
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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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