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AIS vessel JAMES R BARKER - show graphs
Callsign: WYP8657
MMSI number: 366905890
IMO number: 390260
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: DULUTH
Location: 42°13.12' N 87°36.27' W - locator EN62EF72LL - show map
16.4 km Northeast bearing 41° from Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois, United States [?]
17.5 km Northeast bearing 32° from Kenilworth, Cook County, Illinois, United States
41.1 km North bearing 5° from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
94.4 km South bearing 165° from Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Last position: 2025-12-14 22:45:26 UTC (1d 10h13m ago)
2025-12-14 16:45:26 CST local time at Winnetka, United States [?]
Course: 338° – heading 336°
Speed: 22 km/h
Dimensions: length 305 m width 32 m draught 7.2 m
Last path: WYP8657>ais via Snhnry
Positions stored: 136873
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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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