Callsign:	VROF9
MMSI number:	477849500
IMO number:	712785
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo, carrying hazard/pollutant cat A (71)
Destination:	CN SHA (ETA Jan26 05:00)
Location:	33°21.24' N 135°04.93' E - locator PM73MI94UW - show map 49.7 km Southwest bearing 212° from Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan [?] 59.2 km South bearing 186° from Gobō, Wakayama, Japan 92.8 km South bearing 187° from Shimminatochō, Wakayama, Japan 97.2 km South bearing 185° from Wakayama-shi, Wakayama, Japan
Last position:	2026-01-24 06:42:21 UTC (1d 18h25m ago) 2026-01-24 15:42:21 JST local time at Tanabe, Japan [?]
Course:	266° – heading 264°
Speed:	23 km/h
Dimensions:	length 172 m width 28 m draught 8.0 m
Last path:	VROF9>ais via JG3HLX
Positions stored:	22471

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.