Callsign:	MECW9
MMSI number:	232018799
IMO number:	834167
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	SHEERNESS (ETA Nov08 14:00)
Location:	51°26.48' N 0°44.25' E - locator JO01IK85LW - show map 1.6 km West bearing 278° from Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom [?] 2.9 km North bearing 346° from Queenborough, Kent, England, United Kingdom 57.9 km East bearing 98° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 60.2 km East bearing 97° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position:	2025-11-11 18:26:27 UTC (9d 1h9m ago) 2025-11-11 18:26:27 GMT local time at Sheerness, United Kingdom [?]
Course:	96° – heading 291°
Speed:	3 km/h
Dimensions:	length 25 m width 12 m draught 6.6 m
Last path:	MECW9>ais via IC8HFW
Positions stored:	4867

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.