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AIS vessel HC BEAUTY - show graphs
Callsign: VRVQ8
MMSI number: 477906200
IMO number: 332808
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: GUISHAN (ETA Dec15 08:00)
Location: 32°50.31' S 152°25.70' E - locator QF67FD18JS - show map
18.4 miles Southeast bearing 116° from Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia [?]
18.7 miles Southeast bearing 129° from Hawks Nest, Great Lakes, New South Wales, Australia
38.3 miles East bearing 81° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
100.1 miles Northeast bearing 45° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last position: 2024-11-26 19:46:33 EST (1d 3h54m ago)
2024-11-27 11:46:33 AEDT local time at Nelson Bay, Australia [?]
Course: 77° – heading 70°
Speed: 11 MPH
Dimensions: length 229 m width 37 m draught 12.8 m
Last path: VRVQ8>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored: 15139
Stations near current position of HC BEAUTY - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
DA LIANG1.2 miles 107°2024-11-27 10:34:38 ALPHA LEGACY1.3 miles 250°2024-11-22 02:32:11
BERGE MCCLINTOCK1.7 miles 348°2024-11-19 11:36:44 MAREEBA2.7 miles 188°2024-11-27 12:54:38
CS JINAN2.8 miles 264°2024-11-17 07:25:10 NORD VICTORIOUS3.6 miles 243°2024-11-26 09:44:29
FALCON COURAGE5.7 miles 245°2024-11-25 18:52:52 REIMEI5.7 miles 278°2024-10-31 07:06:35
BBC APOLLO6.0 miles 216°2024-11-20 07:22:45 PEACE GARDEN6.3 miles 358°2024-11-25 08:20:51
TENSO6.8 miles 269°2024-11-16 20:57:09 KYDONIA7.5 miles 213°2024-11-17 12:01:10
SHORYU8.7 miles 230°2024-11-15 03:39:47 GOLDEN LION9.1 miles 257°2024-11-26 11:40:29
ALKIMOS9.2 miles 234°2024-11-27 16:58:14 MEDI KAZAHAYA10.1 miles 323°2024-11-08 05:16:55
MEDI MATSUURA10.1 miles 231°2024-11-21 19:50:11 SEACON YOKOHAMA10.4 miles 275°2024-11-16 19:05:09
MODEST SW11.0 miles 252°2024-11-13 09:43:37 ADONIS11.1 miles 236°2024-11-11 03:14:57
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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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