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AIS vessel SPITFIRE - show graphs
Callsign: MQKB
MMSI number: 235052873
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Sailing (36)
Location: 51°24.63' N 0°36.42' E - locator JO01HJ28UM - show map
9.8 km West bearing 266° from Queenborough, Kent, England, United Kingdom [?]
11.1 km West bearing 253° from Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom
49.7 km East bearing 103° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
51.9 km East bearing 102° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-08-25 12:25:41 UTC (26d 2h6m ago)
2025-08-25 13:25:41 BST local time at Queenborough, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 269° – heading 511°
Speed: 10 km/h
Dimensions: length 11 m width 3 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: MQKB>ais via K9WK
Positions stored: 560
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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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