Callsign:	VRNS8
MMSI number:	477637200
IMO number:	867073
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tanker, carrying hazard/pollutant cat C (83)
Destination:	AU MEL (ETA Jan14 23:00)
Location:	37°57.40' S 144°55.46' E - locator QF22LB00VJ - show map 7.4 km West bearing 253° from Hampton, Bayside, Victoria, Australia [?] 9.8 km Southwest bearing 212° from Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia 16.2 km South bearing 192° from Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 53.7 km Northeast bearing 67° from Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Last position:	2026-01-16 20:44:16 UTC (14d 14h24m ago) 2026-01-17 07:44:16 AEDT local time at Hampton, Australia [?]
Course:	184° – heading 182°
Speed:	20 km/h
Dimensions:	length 127 m width 21 m draught 6.9 m
Last path:	VRNS8>ais via PALASKAS-AIS
Positions stored:	43741

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.