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AIS vessel AB INITIO - show graphs
Callsign: PD8997
MMSI number: 244037059
IMO number: 825568
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Passenger (69)
Destination: (ETA Aug05 00:00)
Location: 51°53.01' N 4°26.44' E - locator JO21FV22VA - show map
3.3 miles Southeast bearing 138° from Schiedam, Gemeente Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands [?]
4.7 miles Southeast bearing 115° from Vlaardingen, Gemeente Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands
38.9 miles Southwest bearing 210° from Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
71.4 miles North bearing 3° from Brussels, (Bruxelles-Capitale), Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
Last position: 2024-05-16 07:38:40 EDT (6d 17h29m ago)
2024-05-16 13:38:40 CEST local time at Schiedam, Netherlands [?]
Course: 34° – heading 50°
Speed: 4 MPH
Dimensions: length 67 m width 9 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: PD8997>ais via GM7HHB
Positions stored: 690
Stations near current position of AB INITIO - show more
callsign distance last heard - EDT      callsign distance last heard - EDT
RVE 37121.5 yards 180°2024-05-01 00:13:27 ADRIANUS186.5 yards 109°2024-05-23 00:47:13
KANG SHENG KOU208.0 yards 54°2024-05-20 01:36:57 DEVBULK ALARA248.3 yards 90°2024-05-22 13:26:36
NORDIC WECO297.5 yards 349°2024-05-22 18:30:12 AHOY PORTUNUS341.9 yards 344°2024-05-22 21:53:46
COMBINATION343.1 yards 295°2024-05-22 01:59:12 SAMSKIP HOFFELL351.4 yards 234°2024-05-21 17:50:12
NEPTUNUS 8389.7 yards 304°2024-05-08 15:53:13 ANDA431.0 yards 313°2024-05-22 14:02:36
ORIGO444.9 yards 112°2024-05-06 03:53:11 MSC MARJA481.6 yards 236°2024-05-23 00:59:47
FELICITAS492.1 yards 228°2024-05-20 22:39:55 ALBATROS502.4 yards 287°2024-05-21 09:22:40
CORNELIA503.3 yards 127°2024-04-25 06:59:27 SALVE0.3 miles 110°2024-05-22 15:20:40
LEO0.3 miles 64°2024-05-21 23:20:59 DEBORAH0.3 miles 270°2024-05-22 21:58:46
MRD -PATROL0.3 miles 269°2024-05-22 00:47:12 BO CHRIS JR0.3 miles 146°2024-05-22 18:48:12
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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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