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AIS vessel PROTECTOR - show graphs
Callsign: 2GCY8
MMSI number: 235096336
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Law enforcement (55)
Location: 50°51.01' N 1°18.52' W - locator IO90IU24XB - show map
6.0 miles North bearing 355° from Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom [?]
6.2 miles North bearing 6° from Gurnard, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
68.5 miles Southwest bearing 229° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
69.8 miles Southwest bearing 229° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2024-05-17 15:24:04 EDT (1d 11h11m ago)
2024-05-17 20:24:04 BST local time at Cowes, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 345° – heading 511°
Speed: 7 MPH
Dimensions: length 8 m width 2 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: 2GCY8>ais via G7RUH
Positions stored: 736
Stations near current position of PROTECTOR - show more
callsign distance last heard - EDT      callsign distance last heard - EDT
TE FITI33.7 yards 287°2024-05-18 09:00:21 TRUANT54.0 yards 54°2024-05-18 08:14:46
OUTLAW62.9 yards 303°2024-05-09 05:46:07 ALEXIS86.7 yards 22°2024-05-11 11:07:42
MAHANA89.2 yards 319°2024-05-18 19:19:21 BLUE MAGIC99.5 yards 20°2024-05-12 05:15:48
SANITY102.8 yards 194°2024-05-12 08:09:28 T105.2 yards 346°2024-05-04 07:47:14
STARDUST111.6 yards 11°2024-05-12 07:08:13 EAU BOY112.5 yards 319°2024-04-25 09:02:24
PENROSE IV115.5 yards 12°2024-05-12 04:40:13 NAUTI KIDS120.4 yards 166°2024-04-20 07:43:49
CURVED AIR120.6 yards 267°2024-05-14 05:25:11 MOSTLY HARMLESS132.6 yards 24°2024-05-18 12:35:35
GALAHAD OF COWES144.7 yards 178°2024-05-06 00:33:49 PETRONELLA147.2 yards 326°2024-05-08 10:03:30
RIA OF HAMBLE175.4 yards 172°2024-04-21 11:02:12 SCORCHIO181.9 yards 25°2024-05-09 07:47:32
TIGER TIME184.9 yards 183°2024-05-18 13:10:56 JOLIEF188.4 yards 180°2024-05-17 06:02:10
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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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