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AIS vessel SINOTRANS SHANGHAI - show graphs
Callsign: VRMK8
MMSI number: 477242600
IMO number: 633745
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: CN SHA D5 (ETA Sep10 18:00)
Location: 33°13.87' N 135°21.58' E - locator PM73QF35DL - show map
55.8 km South bearing 181° from Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan [?]
75.0 km South bearing 165° from Gobō, Wakayama, Japan
106.8 km South bearing 172° from Shimminatochō, Wakayama, Japan
112.0 km South bearing 171° from Wakayama-shi, Wakayama, Japan
Last position: 2026-01-13 02:59:33 UTC (1d 2h54m ago)
2026-01-13 11:59:33 JST local time at Tanabe, Japan [?]
Course: 74° – heading 70°
Speed: 34 km/h
Dimensions: length 144 m width 22 m draught 7.0 m
Last path: VRMK8>ais via JG3HLX
Positions stored: 84762
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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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