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AIS vessel AMETHYST - show graphs
Callsign: 5BXW4
MMSI number: 209223000
IMO number: 246918
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Tanker (89)
Destination: DE HAM > GB EAM (ETA Nov06 21:00)
Location: 53°29.23' N 3°05.27' W - locator IO83KL96KW - show map
9.9 km North bearing 11° from Moreton, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England, United Kingdom [?]
11.2 km Northwest bearing 320° from Liverpool, City and Borough of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
12.4 km Northeast bearing 30° from Hoylake, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England, United Kingdom
137.1 km Northwest bearing 325° from Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-11-07 10:45:04 UTC (20d 11h16m ago)
2025-11-07 10:45:04 GMT local time at Moreton, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 148° – heading 150°
Speed: 19 km/h
Dimensions: length 93 m width 13 m draught 6.3 m
Last path: 5BXW4>ais via IC8FGU
Positions stored: 42802
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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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