Callsign:	MERD8
MMSI number:	235017585
IMO number:	312975
Navigational status:	Moored (5)
Vessel class:	High Speed Catamaran (40)
Destination:	SURVEY_SITE
Location:	50°50.62' N 1°06.11' W - locator IO90KU72SL - show map 2.7 km West bearing 263° from Cosham, City of Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom [?] 5.0 km North bearing 351° from Portsmouth, City of Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom 100.4 km Southwest bearing 223° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 102.4 km Southwest bearing 224° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position:	2025-11-18 11:25:26 UTC (4d 22h34m ago) 2025-11-18 11:25:26 GMT local time at Cosham, United Kingdom [?]
Course:	0° – heading 511°
Speed:	0 km/h
Dimensions:	length 15 m width 5 m draught 1.3 m
Last path:	MERD8>ais via G7RUH
Positions stored:	2158

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.