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AIS vessel BUFFALO - show graphs
Callsign: MCQJ4
MMSI number: 235026032
IMO number: 814002
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Tug (52)
Location: 50°41.13' N 1°57.23' W - locator IO90AQ54MM - show map
4.8 km Southeast bearing 137° from Poole, Borough of Poole, England, United Kingdom [?]
5.0 km South bearing 187° from Parkstone, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
96.6 km Southeast bearing 152° from Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
123.0 km Southeast bearing 135° from Cardiff, City and County of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-08-15 22:07:48 UTC (1d 20h19m ago)
2025-08-15 23:07:48 BST local time at Poole, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 336° – heading 511°
Speed: 12 km/h
Dimensions: length 14 m width 6 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: MCQJ4>ais via M0TRT
Positions stored: 1566
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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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