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AIS vessel NOOTKA ISLAND - show graphs
Callsign: VRTX6
MMSI number: 477681600
IMO number: 705299
Navigational status: At anchor (1)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: BALBOA (ETA Jan12 21:00)
Location: 8°50.32' N 79°31.61' W - locator FJ08FU61SH - show map
12.7 km Southeast bearing 113° from Veracruz, Panamá, Panama [?]
14.4 km South bearing 170° from Ancón, Panamá, Panama
17.2 km South bearing 183° from Panamá, Panamá, Panama
21.8 km South bearing 188° from San Miguelito, Panamá, Panama
Last position: 2026-01-13 08:30:52 UTC (27m32s ago)
2026-01-13 03:30:52 EST local time at Veracruz, Panama [?]
Course: 009.9° – heading 38°
Speed: 0 km/h
Dimensions: length 200 m width 32 m draught 11.7 m
Last path: VRTX6>ais via hp2dfa-12
Positions stored: 12644
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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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