Callsign:	MECW9
MMSI number:	232018799
IMO number:	834167
Navigational status:	Moored (5)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	SHEERNESS (ETA Sep04 10:00)
Location:	51°25.50' N 0°42.42' E - locator JO01IK42UA - show map 12.5 km South bearing 182° from Southend-on-Sea, Borough of Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom [?] 12.9 km South bearing 187° from Southchurch Village, Borough of Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom 56.2 km East bearing 100° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 58.4 km East bearing 99° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position:	2025-09-06 16:46:00 UTC (20d 11h3m ago) 2025-09-06 17:46:00 BST local time at Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom [?]
Course:	332° – heading 238°
Speed:	0 km/h
Dimensions:	length 25 m width 12 m draught 6.6 m
Last path:	MECW9>ais via IC8FGU
Positions stored:	4840

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.