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Callsign: V2FB8
MMSI number: 305315000
IMO number: 369095
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: TRALI
Location: 36°04.26' N 4°49.36' W - locator IM76OB17GB - show map
49.7 km South bearing 173° from Marbella, Provincia de Málaga, Andalusia, Spain [?]
55.0 km South bearing 199° from Fuengirola, Provincia de Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
80.6 km Southwest bearing 207° from Málaga, Provincia de Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
94.2 km East bearing 69° from Tangier, Tanger-Assilah, Tanger-Tétouan, Morocco
Last position: 2025-11-23 12:03:16 UTC (3d 13h34m ago)
2025-11-23 13:03:16 CET local time at Marbella, Spain [?]
Course: 262° – heading 260°
Speed: 23 km/h
Dimensions: length 146 m width 18 m draught 5.3 m
Persons on board: 12 (2015-01-27 18:27:53 UTC – 3956d 7h9m ago)
Last path: V2FB8>ais via ea7kqr
Positions stored: 44051
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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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