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AIS vessel EXPLORER (PILOTS) - show graphs
Callsign: PDBK
MMSI number: 246151000
IMO number: 434049
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: (0)
Destination: HARLINGEN
Location: 51°58.64' N 4°07.46' E - locator JO21BX44VN - show map
0.4 miles West bearing 269° from Hoek van Holland, Gemeente Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands [?]
2.4 miles Southwest bearing 226° from 's-Gravenzande, Gemeente Westland, South Holland, Netherlands
15.6 miles West bearing 284° from Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
42.4 miles Southwest bearing 230° from Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Last position: 2025-01-21 15:49:31 EST (15d 19h30m ago)
2025-01-21 21:49:31 CET local time at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands [?]
Course: 246° – heading 30°
Speed: 0 MPH
Dimensions: length 21 m width 6 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: PDBK>ais via Southwood
Positions stored: 3741
Stations near current position of EXPLORER (PILOTS) - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
SC ROTTERDAM20.1 yards 312°2025-01-21 00:52:31 STENA TRANSPORTER320.1 yards 203°2025-02-06 02:58:51
VERENA0.3 miles 163°2025-02-01 12:56:34 SUECIA SEAWAYS0.3 miles 155°2025-02-06 10:14:23
DELTA0.3 miles 187°2025-01-14 06:50:55 MANOUK0.3 miles 186°2025-02-02 12:24:27
TRANS SEA0.3 miles 151°2025-01-30 07:02:27 NORDICA0.3 miles 169°2025-02-06 07:41:42
MATHIJS0.3 miles 190°2025-01-21 11:32:33 HAV NES0.4 miles 148°2025-01-28 14:45:29
A2B COMFORT0.4 miles 150°2025-02-05 22:11:52 STEN HIDRA0.4 miles 151°2025-02-06 02:39:41
STENA HOLLANDICA0.4 miles 144°2025-02-06 11:01:14 MISJE VIOLA0.4 miles 273°2025-02-04 17:13:20
NIJMEGEN MAX0.4 miles 199°2025-02-02 08:23:06 FAIRPLAY XIV0.4 miles 199°2025-01-28 16:21:06
LUNA (PILOTS)0.5 miles 202°2025-01-31 23:41:48 JAN LEENHEER0.5 miles 204°2025-01-31 08:11:32
ROERMOND MAX0.5 miles 205°2025-02-06 02:00:50 COMPARI0.5 miles 206°2025-02-01 03:54:45
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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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