Callsign:	MECW9
MMSI number:	232018799
IMO number:	834167
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	SHEERNESS (ETA Jun06 10:00)
Location:	51°29.53' N 0°43.98' E - locator JO01IL78WD - show map 5.4 km South bearing 177° from Southchurch Village, Borough of Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom [?] 6.2 km North bearing 342° from Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom 57.1 km East bearing 92° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 59.4 km East bearing 91° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position:	2025-07-01 10:20:09 UTC (1d 22h33m ago) 2025-07-01 11:20:09 BST local time at Southchurch Village, United Kingdom [?]
Course:	99° – heading 98°
Speed:	19 km/h
Dimensions:	length 25 m width 12 m draught 6.6 m
Last path:	MECW9>ais via G7OCD
Positions stored:	4771

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.