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Callsign: 2FGV4
MMSI number: 235091146
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: RR 18 (Mob-83) (59)
Destination: RAINHAM COLD HARBOUR (ETA ***00 24:60)
Location: 51°30.53' N 0°02.71' W - locator IO91XM42NC - show map
3.3 km East bearing 98° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom [?]
4.8 km Northeast bearing 61° from Kennington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
5.6 km East bearing 90° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
8.5 km Northeast bearing 64° from Battersea, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-08-22 07:31:49 UTC (24d 12h43m ago)
2025-08-22 08:31:49 BST local time at City of London, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 49° – heading 511°
Speed: 0 km/h
Dimensions: length 13 m width 5 m draught 1.8 m
Last path: 2FGV4>ais via IC8FGU
Positions stored: 445
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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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