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AIS vessel SPITFIRE - show graphs
Callsign: MQKB
MMSI number: 235052873
Navigational status: Undefined/default (15)
Vessel class: (0)
Location: 51°20.23' N 1°27.65' E - locator JO01RI50HW - show map
1.8 miles Southeast bearing 148° from Broadstairs, Kent, England, United Kingdom [?]
2.0 miles East bearing 87° from Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom
67.9 miles East bearing 100° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
69.3 miles East bearing 99° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2024-05-22 12:50:36 EDT (10d 17h24m ago)
2024-05-22 17:50:36 BST local time at Broadstairs, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 219° – heading 511°
Speed: 5 MPH
Dimensions: length 11 m width 3 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: MQKB>ais via G8WLY
Positions stored: 171
Stations near current position of SPITFIRE - show more
callsign distance last heard - EDT      callsign distance last heard - EDT
CWIND PIONEER0.5 miles 123°2024-05-30 13:07:16 SEA SATIN1.0 miles 107°2024-05-26 08:39:50
WINDCAT291.1 miles 242°2024-05-27 01:28:00 JOY1.3 miles 128°2024-05-18 11:11:20
M5AAD-51.4 miles 301°2024-05-16 12:54:40 BF DEFENDER1.7 miles 252°2024-06-01 19:48:16
SPECTRUM 21.7 miles 252°2024-06-02 04:38:16 BF VOLUNTEER1.7 miles 252°2024-06-01 02:00:15
WINDCAT 361.7 miles 253°2024-06-02 05:37:16 ELISE1.8 miles 137°2024-05-11 05:59:23
WINDCAT 391.8 miles 253°2024-06-01 16:17:15 BF RANGER1.8 miles 252°2024-06-01 11:24:38
INDIAN SUMMER1.8 miles 112°2024-05-07 12:02:28 BF TYPHOON1.8 miles 253°2024-06-01 21:17:16
RAGAZZA1.8 miles 101°2024-05-10 08:43:12 DIVA1.8 miles 257°2024-05-05 23:25:33
ESTUARY ELAN1.8 miles 254°2024-06-01 11:59:39 MMS SUPREME1.8 miles 252°2024-06-02 05:34:43
WINDCAT 271.8 miles 250°2024-06-02 01:46:16 OPTIE1.8 miles 145°2024-05-11 19:16:17
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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.
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