Callsign:	MECW9
MMSI number:	232018799
IMO number:	834167
Navigational status:	Moored (5)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	SHEERNESS (ETA Sep04 10:00)
Location:	51°25.52' N 0°42.48' E - locator JO01IK42XB - show map 2.9 km West bearing 290° from Queenborough, Kent, England, United Kingdom [?] 3.9 km Southwest bearing 247° from Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom 56.2 km East bearing 100° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 58.5 km East bearing 99° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position:	2025-09-04 15:15:48 UTC (1d 10h12m ago) 2025-09-04 16:15:48 BST local time at Queenborough, United Kingdom [?]
Course:	17° – heading 63°
Speed:	0 km/h
Dimensions:	length 25 m width 12 m draught 6.6 m
Last path:	MECW9>ais via IC8FGU
Positions stored:	4838

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.