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AIS vessel XIN TANG SHAN HAI 1 - show graphs
Callsign: BPCV5
MMSI number: 414152000
IMO number: 655822
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: QINZHOU (ETA Sep16 12:00)
Location: 32°52.69' S 152°10.41' E - locator QF67CC09TF - show map
17.7 km South bearing 171° from Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia [?]
18.6 km South bearing 161° from Corlette, Port Stephens Shire, New South Wales, Australia
37.4 km East bearing 82° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
141.9 km Northeast bearing 39° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last position: 2025-08-30 06:48:57 UTC (19h35m ago)
2025-08-30 16:48:57 AEST local time at Nelson Bay, Australia [?]
Course: 66° – heading 65°
Speed: 20 km/h
Dimensions: length 229 m width 32 m draught 14.4 m
Last path: BPCV5>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored: 8252
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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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