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AIS vessel NICHIWAKA MARU - show graphs
Callsign: JD5417
MMSI number: 431024401
IMO number: 37751
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: JP FNB OFF (ETA Dec18 19:00)
Location: 36°35.74' N 140°54.42' E - locator QM06KO82UW - show map
21.7 km Southeast bearing 128° from Takahagi, Ibaraki, Japan [?]
22.9 km East bearing 91° from Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
148.4 km Northeast bearing 47° from Tokyo, Tōkyō, Japan
160.3 km Northeast bearing 41° from Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Last position: 2026-01-22 08:30:21 UTC (3d 11h59m ago)
2026-01-22 17:30:21 JST local time at Takahagi, Japan [?]
Course: 189° – heading 196°
Speed: 20 km/h
Dimensions: length 74 m width 12 m draught 4.7 m
Last path: JD5417>ais via IC8HFW
Positions stored: 14663
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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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