Callsign:	MERD8
MMSI number:	235017585
IMO number:	312975
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	High Speed Catamaran (40)
Destination:	SURVEY_SITE (ETA Jul11 21:00)
Location:	53°27.59' N 3°16.81' W - locator IO83IL60JJ - show map 10.1 km Northwest bearing 320° from Hoylake, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England, United Kingdom [?] 11.6 km Northwest bearing 327° from West Kirby, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England, United Kingdom 20.7 km West bearing 285° from Liverpool, City and Borough of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom 142.7 km Northwest bearing 320° from Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Last position:	2025-09-04 09:47:03 UTC (16d 12h44m ago) 2025-09-04 10:47:03 BST local time at Hoylake, United Kingdom [?]
Course:	58° – heading 511°
Speed:	1 km/h
Dimensions:	length 15 m width 5 m draught 1.3 m
Last path:	MERD8>ais via IC8FGU
Positions stored:	2108

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.