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AIS vessel NORTHERN STAR N75 - show graphs
Callsign: MAQD7
MMSI number: 235000910
IMO number: 20056
Navigational status: Undefined/default (15)
Vessel class: Fishing (30)
Destination: (ETA ***00 00:00)
Location: 54°14.06' N 5°09.87' W - locator IO74KF06GF - show map
30.8 km Southeast bearing 144° from Portavogie, N Ireland, United Kingdom [?]
31.6 km Northwest bearing 302° from Port Erin, Isle of Man
63.1 km Southeast bearing 128° from Belfast, City of Belfast, N Ireland, United Kingdom
122.9 km Northeast bearing 35° from Dublin, Dublin City, Leinster, Ireland
Last position: 2025-07-23 06:36:53 UTC (72d 20h25m ago)
2025-07-23 07:36:53 BST local time at Portavogie, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 147° – heading 150°
Speed: 6 km/h
Dimensions: length 22 m width 6 m draught 4.0 m
Last path: MAQD7>ais via GD4RVQ
Positions stored: 4243
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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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