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AIS vessel COSCO ISTANBUL - show graphs
Callsign: VRKY2
MMSI number: 477464400
IMO number: 484340
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo, carrying hazard/pollutant cat A (71)
Destination: AU ADL (ETA Aug28 18:30)
Location: 38°06.34' S 144°54.69' E - locator QF21KV94JP - show map
17.3 km Southwest bearing 212° from Black Rock, Bayside, Victoria, Australia [?]
18.8 km Southwest bearing 229° from Parkdale, Kingston, Victoria, Australia
32.7 km South bearing 188° from Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
48.4 km East bearing 85° from Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Last position: 2025-08-26 18:21:37 UTC (2h27m ago)
2025-08-27 04:21:37 AEST local time at Black Rock, Australia [?]
Course: 181.9° – heading 181°
Speed: 36 km/h
Dimensions: length 261 m width 32 m draught 11.3 m
Last path: VRKY2>ais via PALASKAS-AIS
Positions stored: 56924
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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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