Callsign:	VRFC9
MMSI number:	477217400
IMO number:	380257
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo, carrying hazard/pollutant cat D (74)
Destination:	JPTKY (ETA Aug07 12:00)
Location:	33°38.01' N 134°43.58' E - locator PM73IP72EB - show map 32.2 km South bearing 167° from Anan, Tokushima, Japan [?] 48.0 km Southwest bearing 235° from Gobō, Wakayama, Japan 124.8 km South bearing 200° from Kōbe-shi, Hyōgo, Japan 137.7 km Southwest bearing 211° from Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka, Japan
Last position:	2025-08-06 20:03:31 UTC (4d 21h10m ago) 2025-08-07 05:03:31 JST local time at Anan, Japan [?]
Course:	210° – heading 212°
Speed:	30 km/h
Dimensions:	length 172 m width 27 m draught 8.6 m
Last path:	VRFC9>ais via JG3HLX
Positions stored:	14145

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.